The 2024 French Open came to a close this weekend in Paris, and on both the men’s side we had a first-time champion while on the women’s side, one player continued her dominance on the red clay. Iga Swiatek continued her Roland Garros reign, completing a dominant fortnight was a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy’s…
With spring, it’s time for the clay court season on the ATP and WTA Tours, which is highlighted by the signature red clay of Roland Garros and the year’s second major: the French Open. A year ago, Novak Djokovic was the men’s singles champion and hoisted the fourth French Open title of his career to…
In what will most likely be the final French Open for Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard now knows who is first-round opponent will be. The 14-time Roland Garros champion will square off against fourth-seed Alexander Zverev to kick off his fortnight in Paris. In their previous 10 matchups against one another, Nadal is 7-3 against Zverev….
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host the next three editions of the WTA Finals from 2024-2026, following the announcement Thursday of a new agreement between the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation. The 2024 season-ending Finals will take place between November 2-9, featuring the Top 8 singles players and doubles teams in the Race to the…
Carlos Alcaraz has first title of 2024. The Spaniard captured the BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells as he downed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 6-1 on Sunday. It’s Alcaraz’s first title since he won Wimbledon last summer. “Winning this tournament means a lot to me because the week before it began, I had a lot…
Italy’s Lucas Nardi scored the biggest win of his career on Monday as the 20-year-old upset top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Nardi, a lucky loser, became the lowest-ranked player (No. 123) to defeat Djokovic at the ATP Masters 1000 or Grand…
Romania’s Simona Halep has been cleared for a return to professional tennis, after the sport’s highest court accepted her appeal that she her positive doping test was not entirely her fault. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Halep’s appeal and reduced her original four-year ban to just nine months, which applied retroactively means the…
On Monday, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul battled for the Delray Beach Open in a match that was postponed from Sunday. Paul, fresh off of his title at the Dallas Open, was trying to upend Fritz, the defending Delray Beach Open champion, in a showdown of the top two ranked American men. Fritz successfully defending…
For the third consecutive year, Iga Swiate is the Doha champion. The top-ranked woman in the world won the WTA 1000 title for the third straight time on Saturday, holding off fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina 7-6(8), 6-2 to win the 18th singles title of her career, and the first of 2024. “I’m happy that I kept…
There are eight players remaining in the Delray Beach Open draw, which means Friday is quarterfinal day down in Florida. Below are the four quarterfinal showdowns set for Friday: (1) Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Rinky Hijikata (Australia) – Fritz, based in Miami, is the defending champion, ranked No. 9 in the world, and reached the quarterfinals…