Getty Rafael Nadal made a rare appearance on the tennis court earlier this month at the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nadal lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals before falling to longtime rival Novak Djokovic in the third-place match. It was the penultimate event of Nadal’s career prior to his retirement…
Ben Shelton faces Stan Wawrinka in Basel on Thursday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Swiss Indoors Basel Basel, SwitzerlandOctober 21-27, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,385,100 Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud Headline Basel FieldAndrey Rublev is the top seed and Casper Ruud is seeded second in Basel. Roger Federer, who once served as a ball boy at…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 22, 2024 Remember back in 2022 when the ATP Tour announced that off-court coaching would be permitted on a trial basis? Since then, coaching during matches, from player’s boxes, has become the norm on tour. On Monday the ITF announced that the changes have become official. Here’s…
John Fitzgerald and Lawrence Robertson, Tennis Australia Director of Pathways and Tennis Services. with members of the Oakleigh Tennis Club. Australia. Celebrating 1 million hours of court hire, Oakleigh Tennis Club on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. PHOTO CREDIT Tennis Australia/ FIONA HAMILTON Australian tennis is booming. Tennis in Australia has hit a monumental milestone, with…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 23, 2024 This year’s Paris Masters will be missing the most successful player in tournament history. Also Read: Djokovic’s Plan for 2025: I Can Hang With the Big Guys Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic announced today that he will skip the event. Novak Djokovic will not play the…
With the early retirement of the 2nd seed, Bianca Andreescu joins Leylah Fernandez in the WTA 500 quarter-finals in Tokyo, while Wang Xiyu survived a scare to keep her title defence in tact in Guangzhou. I’ve found myself in a similar situation countless times, and it’s truly the worst feeling imaginable. I genuinely wish her…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, October 23, 2024Photo credit: Javier Suarez/Delray Beach Open Winning an ATP title is no day at the beach. Sporting a new look, Taylor Fritz will take aim at a historic three-peat in Delray Beach. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis Two-time defending champion Fritz will play for a three-peat at the…
Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the WTA 250 Hong Kong Tennis Open due to begin on 28 October. In the meantime, I am doing what I can to be ready for BJKC Emma Raducanu “I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to play in Hong Kong next week,” the 21-year old…
Photo credit: Juarez Santos/Delray Beach Open Two-time defending champion Taylor Fritz will attempt a three-peat at the 2025 Delray Beach Open, Feb. 7-16, as the ATP tournament announces the return of the world Top 10 player along with 2024 finalist Tommy Paul. Last February, Fritz became just the second player to win back-to-back DBO titles…
Collegiate tennis is back south of the border! The fall part of the NCAA tennis schedule is all about tournaments, so the format more closely resembles the professional circuit with players going from place to place, competing in standard knockout draws. Let’s catch up with the latest news from Canadians competing in the NCAA. …
