Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo Sonego have both reached the quarter finals of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morroco, an ATP 250 level event, as has a third Italian, the flamboyant Fabio Fognni who eliminated the top seeded Laslo Djere of Serbia. It marks the first time since the 2022 Umag tournament that 3…
Getty Images Top seed Ben Shelton will continue his campaign on the red clay of Houston against Brandon Nakashima during quarterfinal action on Friday. The winner will face either Tomas Martin Echeverry or Michael Mmoh in the semis.(1) Ben Shelton vs. Brandon NakashimaShelton and Nakashima will be going head-to-head for the first time in their…
No. 13-seeded Taylor Fritz will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti in a tough Monte-Carlo opening-round match. 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…
BY JAMES BECK Danielle Collins will be difficult for any opponent to defeat in the Credit One Charleston Open. Her 10-match winning streak and march though Miami before heading north to Charleston brings back memories of Mary Pierce nearly a quarter century ago. This tournament was then known as the Family Circle Cup and it…
So far in 2024, the young guns have dominated the ATP Tour ahead the clay season. Three big titles have been claimed, divided amongst two of the tour’s best young stars. But that was all on hard courts. The next few months will be all about clay, which has the potential to shake up the…
The clay swing is underway in Estoril and Marrakech, and the stakes are about to go up a notch; the 2024 Monte Carlo Masters draw is out, and main draw action at the third Masters 1000 of the season commences on Sunday, 7th April. Pre-tournament, the big but somewhat expected news is that 11-time champion…
Novak Djokovic‘s former coach, Goran Ivanisevic, has said the Serbian found last year’s Davis Cup defeat to Jannik Sinner extremely tough. Many in the tennis world were left shocked by Ivanisevic and Djokovic ending their very successful partnership after more than five years. And the Croatian has made some very interesting comments since that news….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 5, 2024 The first Masters 1000 draw of the clay court season is upon us, as Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have all taken thor place in the 56-player table. See the full draw here: Allez! The draw for the first clay court…
Inclement weather has dogged the WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas Zurich in Bogotá, Colombia, this week, added to which a power cut in the city also impacted the schedule on Thursday. With rain every day, 2nd-round matches were still being played on Day 4, and the one involving two-time defending champion Tatjana Maria from Germany and…
In 2020, Tennis Ireland launched the Team Ireland Programme with the support of Sport Ireland to provide funding and assistance for Irish Tennis Players in their professional careers. The Team Ireland Tennis Programme provides ringfenced funding and non-financial support to assist Irish Tennis Players, both male and female, based on achievement of specific performance benchmarks….
