Getty Images The season-ending European indoor hard-court swing begins on Monday in Stockholm, where Matteo Berrettini kicks off his week against Luciano Darderi. Aleksandar Kovacevic and Dominic Stricker are also on the schedule. (8) Luciano Darderi vs. Matteo Berrettini Berrettini has already racked up three titles in 2024–all at the ATP 250 and all on…
The Mercer Tennis Classic hosts Media Day today and RadioTennis.com will be there to telecast it. RadioTennis.com host Ken Thomas will broadcast Media Day live from the Otis Redding Foundation in Downtown Macon, Georgia this afternoon. The Mercer Tennis Classic is a sanctioned USTA Women’s $100,000 Pro Circuit Event and an ITF World Tour Event….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday October 13, 2024 There are still plenty of positives for Novak Djokovic to take despite the fact that he failed to bring home his 100th career ATP title on Sunday in Shanghai. The 24-time major champion, who fell to Jannik Sinner, 7-6(4), 6-3, says that the 100th title…
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka has set her sights on the top year-ending ranking, and she narrowed the gap on Iga Swiatek by winning the last WTA 1000 of the season, the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open, after defeating Zheng Qinwen, 6-3 5-7 6-3, in the final on Sunday. Really tight ranking right now. Really…
Getty Images The Asian swing came to an end with Jannik Sinner’s victory over Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters final, so now the home stretch of the tennis season really begins on European indoor hard courts. Up first is a busy week with a trio of ATP 250s in Stockholm, Antwerp, and Almaty. Among…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday October 13, 2024 Zheng Qinwen couldn’t find a way to get past Aryna Sabalenka in Sunday’s Wuhan final, but the rising Chinese finally took a set off of her rival, and feels good about the improvements she made after losing to the Belarusian in straight sets in their…
Getty Images Jannik Sinner won his seventh title on Sunday afternoon, toppling Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Sinner did not face a single break point en route to victory in one hour and 37 minutes. The first-set tiebreaker proved to be decisive. Djokovic has been dominant in such…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, October 13, 2024Photo credit: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Novak Djokovic has applied artistic deconstruction capturing 24 Grand Slam titles. Seeing Djokovic trying to break down Jannik Sinner in today’s Shanghai final was like watching a former heavyweight champion trying to knock out his own shadow. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis The…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (R) speaks while holding his winner’s trophy following victory against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (L) in their men’s singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 13, 2024. Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images Jannik Sinner slammed his eighth ace to realize seventh heaven. World No. 1…
Stats compiled on October 12, 2024. 1988 Seoul: Men’s Singles: Gold: Miloslov Mecir, CzechiaSilver: Tim Mayotte, USABronze: Stefan Edberg/ Sweden, Brad Gilbert/ USA Women’s Singles: Gold: Steffi Graf, GermanySilver: Gabriela Sabatini, ArgentinaBronze: Zina Garrison/ USA, Manuela Maleeva, BulgariaMen’s Doubles: Gold: Ken Flach/ Robert Seguso, USASilver: Emilio Sanchez, Sergio Casal, SpainBronze: Miloslav Mecir/ Milan Srejber/ Czechia,…
