Holger Rune’s run in the prestigious Rotterdam ATP 500 ended against Pedro Martinez in the quarterfinals. The young Dane – who had defeated Lorenzo Sonego in the previous round in a match that ended at night – decided to play against the Spanish ace despite a very hard night due to fever. Everyone noticed the…

Paige Spiranac, in addition to being a content creator and influencer who is among the favorites of golf fans, is also a huge fan of this sport. Paige also has huge sympathy for Rory McIlroy and his game, hoping that the Northern Irishman can celebrate at this year’s Masters. However, Spiranac also favors Scottie Scheffler,…

Aryna Sabalenka took to X today to show how a Dunlop type of ball looks after 25 minutes of use and it’s needless to say that the ball in the picture looks completely worn out. Hearing ATP or WTA players complain about balls used on the Tours isn’t anything new, with many often claiming that…

Denis Shapovalov will compete in the quarter-final of the ATP 500 event in Dallas. The Canadian faced world no. 4 Taylor Fritz in the second round and prevailed 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and three minutes.  Thus, Denis notched his second top-10 win from the last 12 encounters against elite group rivals. The previous…

Madison Keys is thrilled to have proved that she was right in one thing as the 29-year-old says people used to tell her that she would “never win” on the biggest stage if she remained such a good person.  After crumbling under pressure and easily losing 0-6 3-6 loss to Sloane Stephens in the 2017…

Former American tennis star Jimmy Arias suggests Simona Halep getting into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is not a sure thing because her doping case might impact the voting she will get.  On Tuesday evening, the 33-year-old put an end to her great career after playing one last time in front of her home…

Belinda Bencic reveals she feared that she may have a hard time adjusting to the current pace of tennis but those concerns are already a thing of the past.  When the 27-year-old kicked off her post-pregnancy comeback in late October, she was playing her first match since 2023 September.  While the nine-time WTA champion was…

Rotterdam qualifier Mattia Bellucci insists he didn’t mean to be disrespectful when going for an underarm serve against Daniil Medvedev but just wanted to enjoy himself on the court and have fun.  In the Rotterdam round-of-16, the world No. 92 registered the biggest win of his career after upsetting the 2021 US Open champion 6-3…

Zheng Qinwen has made a coaching addition as the world No. 7 is bringing in 2002 French Open champion Albert Costa ahead of the WTA 1000 tournaments in Doha and Dubai. Before the start of the 2025 season, the Chinese added Dante Bottini to her team because her full-time coach Pere Riba had surgery.  Unfortunately…

Andrey Rublev plays Hubert Hurkacz in Rotterdam on Friday. Photo credit: Bank of China Hong Kong Classic Facebook ABN AMRO Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, NetherlandsFebruary 3-9, 2025 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,134,985 Rotterdam A Crown Jewel of Indoor Tennis Since 1974 countless legends have graced the court in Rotterdam Ahoy. From Tom Okker and Arthur Ashe,…

Goncalo Oliveira received a doping suspension by the ITIA after testing positive for metamfetamine drug and the world No. 245 failing a doping test over the usage of a recreational drug even left Nick Kyrgios stunned.  On Thursday, the ITIA announced that the 29-year-old provided a sample to the anti-doping authorities while competing at the…

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The top seed Taylor Fritz made a winning start at the ATP 500 event in Dallas. The top-ranked American played against Arthur Rinderknech in the first round and delivered a 6-4, 6-2 victory in 66 minutes.  World no. 4 dropped seven points in his games, producing one good hold after another and keeping his rival…

Ben Shelton has started the 2025 season quite brilliantly, showing some progress compared to last year and hinting that he has very important ambitions for the coming months. The American ace is one of the most dangerous players ever on fast surfaces and is working hard together with his team to become competitive on red…

Reilly Opelka notched his sixth victory of the season at the home ATP 500 event in Dallas. The former world no. 17 faced Alexander Shevchenko in the first round, earning a 7-6, 6-4 triumph in an hour and 16 minutes.  The American fired 18 aces and faced no break points. He outplayed Shevchenko behind the second…

Former world no. 8 Diego Schwartzman will end his career at the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires. The winner of four ATP titles entered his penultimate tournament at the Rosario Challenger, competing for the first time since last year’s US Open.  Schwartzman faced his compatriot Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the first round and suffered…

Emma Raducanu received some positive news after an early Abu Dhabi Open exit as the British tennis player will return to action next week after the Qatar Open organizers handed her a late wildcard.  After losing in the Singapore first round as a wildcard last week, the same happened to the world No. 56 this…

Belinda Bencic has reached her first semifinal since launching her post-pregnancy comeback after beating Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 6-3 in the Abu Dhabi quarterfinal. A day earlier, the Swiss registered an absolutely impressive 6-0 6-0 win over Veronika Kudermetova. While the former world No. 4 didn’t deliver the most consistent of performance against Vondrousova, she came…

Taylor Fritz described the balls used during the Australian Open swing as “the deadest balls ever” and claimed that they caused him to pick up an oblique injury.  After going 4-1 in his singles matches at the United Cup and helping the United States win the title, the world No. 4 also won his opening…