The USTA today announced that it will award former world No. 1 and two-time US Open women’s singles finalist Caroline Wozniacki a wild card into the women’s singles main draw of the 2023 US Open. Wozniacki, 32, recently announced she’d be returning to competitive tennis this summer. She retired following the 2020 Australian Open in…
With a joint commitment to expanding opportunities for professional women’s and men’s tennis players on and off the court, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and Universal Tennis announce a strategic partnership focused on delivering long-term value to the global tennis community by growing and innovating the sport. “The PTPA brings an ambitious agenda for advocating for the rights…
Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the French Open final to capture his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam singles title. When Ruud sailed a crosscourt forehand long on match point, Djokovic collapsed under the weight of the history of the moment and fell to the ground in pure elation. With the momentous win, Djokovic reclaimed the…
American Frances Tiafoe won the third ATP Tour title of his career on Sunday as he defeated Jam-Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(8) to win the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany. Tiafoe fought back from a set down and saved one championship point to pull off the victory. “That tie-break was wild. It was back…
The second major of 2023 has come and gone as the French Open wrapped up on Sunday, but not before the tournament delivered two weeks of thrilling tennis, culminating with Iga Swiatek capturing the Women’s Singles title, and Novak Djokovic hosting the Men’s Singles title. Swiatek’s came first as she defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2,…
With a spot in the semifinals of the 2023 French Open, American Coco Gauff and Poland’s Iga Swiatek will square off in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Gauff booked a spot in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the second straight year as she defeated Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-2. “Today was honestly a…
Tennis fans received sobering news on Thursday as 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal announced he will miss this year’s Roland Garros event as he continues to deal with a lingering hip injury. “I was even working as much as possible every single day for the last four months. It has been very difficult…
Next week, following the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Carlos Alcaraz will assume the top-ranking in the world, leapfrogging Novak Djokovic. But on Monday, Alcaraz saw his time in Rome come to an abrupt end as he was upset by Fabian Marozsan, a Hungarian qualifier. Marozsan ousted Alcaraz 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the fourth…
At the age of 16, Andrey Rublev was victorious on the red clay of Roland Garros. The Russian teenager captured the 2014 French Open Juniors title which catapulted him to the top spot in the ITF Junior World Rankings. That victory would serve as the catalyst to Rublev turning professional and leaving his junior…
For the first time in his career, Andrey Rublev is an ATP Masters 1000 champion. The Russian came back to defeat Holger Rune 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday to claim the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters title, a result that left him in tears afterwards. “I don’t know what to say to be honest. I…