2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin will not continue her clay court season at the 2024 Rouen Open after electing to withdraw from the tournament. The 25-year-old played her first clay event of 2024 on the green clay courts of the Charleston Open in South Carolina. Unfortunately, she was defeated comprehensively by her compatriot Taylor…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday April 11, 2024 For Casper Ruud, the 2024 clay-court season is all about the attitude. The Norwegian has already carved out an enviable career on the surface, which includes two Roland-Garros finals, nine ATP titles, and 125 wins against just 46 losses, but now that he’s 25, and…
Hubert Hurkacz with his first clay court trophy (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images) Hubert Hurkacz won the Millennium Estoril Open to claim his first clay court title as he downed Pedro Martinez in straight sets in what could be the final edition of the ATP 250 level event in Portugal. The Pole beat the Spaniard…
Getty Images Novak Djokovic avenged last year’s early Monte-Carlo loss to Lorenzo Musetti and will now face Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals on Friday. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov are also aiming for a semifinal spot.(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (11) Alex de MinaurDjokovic and De Minaur will be going head-to-head for the third rime…
Holger Rune faces world No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the Monte-Carlo quarterfinals on Friday. Photo credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Facebook Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, MonacoApril 7-14, 2024Prize Money: €5,950,575 Novak Djokovic Returns in Monte-Carlo Eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from Monte-Carlo. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic returns to his home-away-from-home tournament for his first ATP…
Novak Djokovic has won back-to-back matches for the first time since the Australian Open, and now he aims to make it three in a row against Alex de Minaur. This year hasn’t been what Djokovic wanted it to be. He has failed to win a single trophy so far, and the season is already in…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, April 11, 2024 Daniil Medvedev vowed to control the crazy yesterday. Score one for crazy today. More: Alcaraz Out of Monte-Carlo with Arm Injury World No. 4 Medvedev erupted in a second-set Monte-Carlo meltdown for the second straight day—only this time he didn’t survive his descent into madness. Karen Khachanov…
Ben Shelton beats his friend to claim title (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images) American Ben Shelton lifted the second title of his career at the expense of his friend Frances Tiafoe, the defending champion at the US Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. The 21-year-old though had to battle hard to inflict the 7-5…
Carlos Alcaraz is back on the practice courts at his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero‘s academy, but it is not yet clear if he will play at the Barcelona Open. The news of Alcaraz’s withdrawal from the Monte-Carlo Masters was a devastating blow for the tournament. This was especially the case since Rafael Nadal had also…
By Tennis Now | @nnis_Now | Thursday, April 11, 2024 Team World will bring back the Demon defense in its bid to three-peat as Laver Cup champion. World captain John McEnroe has named Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul to his squad, which will play for a third straight Laver Cup crown against Team Europe…
