Daniel Van Otterdijk, the group chief communications officer at DP World, has been drawing increasing attention in recent days with his statements, primarily regarding the agreement between the PGA Tour, PIF, and DP World Tour. Although negotiations began last year and the final deadline was set for December 31, 2023, nearly a year has passed…

Lucky loser David Goffin of Belgium faces Holger Rune in the Basel quarterfinals. Photo credit: EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER Swiss Indoors Basel Basel, SwitzerlandOctober 21-27, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,385,100 Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud Headline Basel FieldAndrey Rublev is the top seed and Casper Ruud is seeded second in Basel. Roger Federer, who once served as…

Former British tennis star Laura Robson says Emma Raducanu is still in the learning process of what works well for her but that she also didn’t have luck with injuries late in the season. After having one of her career-best periods during the grass season, the 21-year-old made questionable scheduling choices that left fans but…

Paula Badosa accused certain fans of “bullying” her before deleting everything from her social media related to what some deemed as an insensitive joke. Earlier this month, the Spanish tennis star found herself on the receiving end of criticism after using chopsticks to pull her eyes in a selfie. The photo was posted by her…

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a lot of work to do if he wants to secure a spot in the Nitto ATP Finals. He can help himself with a win on Friday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, as can Andrey Rublev. Here are my picks for two of Friday’s best matchups (3) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. (7) Arthur…

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Guangzhou. Bouzas Maneiro has defeated Jana Fett 6-4 6-3 and Han Shi 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Caroline Dolehide. Draw prediction with head to head records This is Jessica Bouzas Maneiro’s projected draw andherplausible opponents in Guangzhou Open.…

Holger Rune aces Dominic Stricker 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Basel on Thursday. His most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the final in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) Basel Rune’s Record (image) The Dane added to his prize money € 30,465 after winning this match.…

Five-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, one of the most recognizable tennis players in the history of the sport, has been selected for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. The Russian tennis icon will be officially inducted on August 23 next year, in Newport, Rhode Island, alongside…

Dominic Thiem played the last official match of his career against Luciano Darderi in Vienna. The Austrian player was defeated and said goodbye to professional tennis, although there is a bit of bitterness about how his journey on the ATP tour ended. When he won the 2020 US Open defeating German Alexander Zverev in one of…

In one of the latest episodes of his podcast Served With, the former American tennis player Andy Roddick touched on many interesting topics, including the much-criticized seasonal schedule and how tennis has a decidedly intense calendar that many players have complained about, one above all Carlos Alcaraz. Roddick instead praised Iga Swiatek who complained about…

As everyone knows, Novak Djokovic will miss the last Masters 1000 of the season in Paris-Bercy. The former world number 1 had anticipated this decision already in September during the Davis Cup, but many fans and insiders thought it was a bluff. The 24-time Grand Slam champion will not defend his title from last year…

At 21 years and five months, Carlos Alcaraz stands on a 206-53 ratio in the ATP matches. The young gun secured his 200th ATP win in the second round of the ATP 500 event in Beijing, securing a new milestone on his already rich list of achievements. Alcaraz passes ‘teenage king’ Nadal Carlos needed 252…

Katerina Siniakova sweeps aside Alycia Parks 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Guangzhou on Thursday after playing a good match to clash against Bernarda Pera in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the…

World no. 3 Alexander Zverev sailed into the ATP 500 Vienna quarter-final. The German defeated the American Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 in an hour and 12 minutes, achieving 61 ATP wins for the first time in a single season. Zverev had 60 victories in 2018 and passed that number six years later, playing consistent tennis…

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Ben Shelton, Holger Rune and Arthur Fils are going to play on Thursday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. [SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY] (image) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp Head to head 1-0 for Tsitsipas Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Botic Van De Zandschulp in the…

Roman Andres Burruchaga and Hady Habib will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Curitiba Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on QUADRA 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds…

Stan Wawrinka upsets Adrian Mannarino 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the 1st round in Basel on Wednesday. Wawrinka will have to play Ben Shelton in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 1 minute. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2006 and 2011. Here you can see his history…

Frances Tiafoe acknowledges he is aware that there are kids following him but also bluntly remarked that he will change when officials start doing a better job. After hurling 13 F-bombs at chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote during a stunning Shanghai Masters outburst earlier this month, the American also got annoyed with Adel Nour in Vienna…

Andy Roddick isn’t denying that the Saudis probably overpaid the Six Kings Slam participants but also noted that it is easier for an event to pay the winner $6 million when there are only six players competing and not over 100 as in Grand Slams.  In case you missed it, Jannik Sinner collected the biggest-ever…

Dominic Thiem candidly admitted that he had already seen the writing on the wall two years ago as that was when he started accepting that he was heading toward retirement.  On Tuesday, the 31-year-old’s career officially came to an end in Vienna following a 6-7 (5) 2-6 defeat to Luciano Darderi. Moments after the match…