World number 1 Novak Djokovic scored a 6-4,6-3 victory in the ATP Masters Rome semi final against Norwegian Casper Ruud to score career victory 1000. He advances to his 55th career masters final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday. Read more… Read More ›
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#Shapovalov shocks #Nadal, joins #Andreescu, Auger-Aliassime in #ItalianOpen quarters
Dennis Shapovalov shocked Rafael Nadal on the Spanish legend’s favourite playing surface Thursday to highlight a big day for Canadian tennis stars at the Italian Open clay-court tournament. Shapovalov joined fellow Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals… Read More ›
The new titan of men’s #Tennis has well and truly arrived
Alcaraz has presented as nothing short of the New King of men’s tennis, a genuine heir to the throne after a generation of false starts from those who dared to so much as eyeball the Big Three of Roger Federer,… Read More ›
2-time Grand Slam finalist #KevinAnderson retires at age 35
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson announced his retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday at age 35. The 6-foot-8 (2.03-meter) South African was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open in 2017 — No. 32 at the time, Anderson was… Read More ›
#Tennis: #Thiem On #Murray: ‘He Is A Role Model’
Following their recent injury issues, former World No. 1 Andy Murray and 17-time tour-level titlist Dominic Thiem met for the first time in three years Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open. The Scot overcame the Austrian 6-3, 6-4 to earn his maiden clay-court win since… Read More ›
#BBC – Former world number five #Tsonga to retire after #FrenchOpen
The 36-year-old has won 18 ATP singles titles and reached the 2008 Australian Open final, losing to Novak Djokovic. The Frenchman said it “took me a long time to make this decision”. “A few weeks ago I decided I was… Read More ›
#Tennis: Iga Swiatek becomes 1st Polish tennis player ranked No. 1
Iga Swiatek moved up one spot to the top of the WTA rankings Monday, becoming the first tennis player from Poland to be No. 1 in the sport. Read more at: https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/33668814/iga-swiatek-becomes-1st-polish-tennis-player-ranked-no-1
#Fritz Ends #Nadal’s Perfect Season To Win #IndianWells #Tennis Title
Taylor Fritz claimed his first ATP Masters 1000 title by handing Rafael Nadal his first loss of the 2022 season in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday. In the biggest match of his blossoming career, the American powered to a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory to… Read More ›
#Tennis star #Federer to donate $500,000 to support #Ukrainian children
March 18 (Reuters) – Roger Federer said he will donate $500,000 to aid children affected by the war in Ukraine, while the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said it would donate a percentage of ticket revenue from their Billie Jean… Read More ›