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Bianca Andreescu Withdraws from Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Bianca Andreescu is out of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Canada will aim to defend its Billie Jean King Cup crown without its Grand Slam champion. Bianca Andreescu has stepped out of this month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain. The 2019 US Open champion is taking time…
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H2H, prediction of Quentin Halys vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert in Metz with odds, preview, pick | 6th November 2024
Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will play each other in the 2nd round of the Moselle Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and live…
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Roman Safiullin prevails over Fognini in the 1st round to clash vs Cerundolo. HIGHLIGHTS – BELGRADE RESULTS
Roman Safiullin gets by Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Belgrade on Tuesday. Safiullin will fight against Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st…
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Tim Henman disappointed by the lack of crowd at the WTA Finals in Riyadh
Tim Henman has spent some criticisms for the WTA Finals, which for the first time is being held in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, at the King Saud University Indoor Arena. After the first days of the tournament, the British former star has highlighted an aspect that he really doesn’t like about this edition of the…
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Elena Rybakina warns Aryna Sabalenka she will aim to spoil her big day at WTA Finals
Elena Rybakina acknowledges Aryna Sabalenka has been lights out over the last few months but also warns the Belarusian that she is planning to “make it difficult” for her and potentially spoil her world No. 1 hopes. On Monday, the Kazakh tennis star lost all the chances of qualifying for the semifinal at the WTA…
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ATP Finals 2024 will rewrite the history of modern tennis
It is the end of an era and the beginning of a new one: the ATP Finals 2024 promise to be an unprecedented divide in the history of modern tennis. This edition, which will be played in Turin, will be the first in 23 years that will not see the presence of the Big 3:…
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Carlos Alcaraz already knows what he needs to work on for 2025
Carlos Alcaraz started winning earlier than Jannik Sinner, although he is two years younger than the Italian champion. The young Spaniard won his first Major title at the US Open in 2022, after defeating Jannik in the quarterfinals at the end of a match that is one of the most beautiful in modern times. Alcaraz…
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Alex de Minaur welcomes positive news from Novak Djokovic, skips Belgrade
Novak Djokovic will not seek the title defense at the ATP Finals in Turin next week. Novak withdrew from the final event of the season, leaving Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, and Alex de Minaur as the final passengers to Turin. Three mentioned players entered this week’s ATP 250 events in Metz and Belgrade, seeking crucial…
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Carlos Alcaraz learns on his errors ahead of ATP Finals
World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is eager to avoid his mistake from the Paris Masters! The four-time Major winner and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, are preparing for the ATP Finals on the exact surface we will see in Turin next week. Alcaraz debuted at the premium ATP event a year ago (he withdrew in…
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Djokovic announces he will not play the ATP Finals
In a surprising turn of events, Novak Djokovic has announced that he will not be participating in the upcoming ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. The Serbian tennis star cited an ongoing injury as the reason for his withdrawal, ending his season prematurely. Djokovic, who has won the ATP Finals seven times, expressed his disappointment on…