Maria Sakkari has been safely through to the Charleston second round after routing wildcard Marina Stakusic 6-3 6-2 in an hour and a half of play. The Greek, who debuted on the clay courts of Charleston in 2017, won at least a match in each of her first three campaigns at the tournament and that…

Three years ago, Novak Djokovic recognized Jakub Mensik’s enormous talent. The legend brought the young gun to Belgrade, sharing valuable tips and experience with the upcoming teenager. On Sunday, these two met in the Masters 1000 final! Jakub and Novak were the players to beat at the Miami Open, forging the title clash with the biggest age…

World No. 70 Eva Lys kicked off her clay season with a win at the WTA 125 (Challenger) tournament in La Bisbal d’Emporda after overcoming Italian wildcard Nuria Brancaccio 6-3 7-6 (7). After not enjoying an impressive Sunshine Double, the rising German star decided to return to the Challenger level and play her first tournament…

Benoit Paire will have an interesting gig during this year’s French Open as he is set to work as a consultant during the Parisian Grand Slam tournament.  Since making his first appearance at Roland Garros as a pro when he took part in the 2008 qualifying event, the Frenchman has made 17 consecutive appearances at…

It had to happen! Daniil Medvedev is no longer a top-10 player, leaving the elite group following another setback at the Miami Masters. The Russian embraced 110 consecutive top-10 weeks since February 2023. He owns respectable 273 top-10 weeks, standing close to Yannick Noah and Lleyton Hewitt. Medvedev claimed five ATP titles in the opening…

Probably an ace The headline of this piece should end with a question mark. But that seemed churlish, so I saved my skepticism for the next couple thousand words. (Is it a deterrent to warn you of the word count in the first paragraph? Your call!) Last week I wrote about the giant-killing game of…

Alex Michelsen made a winning start at the ATP 250 event in Houston. The 5th seed clinched his 12th ATP win of the season against his good friend, Learnen Tien, toppling the fellow youngster 6-4, 6-2 in 70 minutes.  Thus, Alex avenged last year’s Next Gen ATP Finals semi-final defeat and reached the last 16. The…

Daria Kasatkina says she wasn’t left with much choice other than changing her nationality after publicly criticizing the Russian government and coming out as gay.  Shortly after making her maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the 2022 French Open, the tennis star shared during a conversation with a Russian vlogger that she was gay. During that same…

Tim Henman doesn’t necessarily agree that the coaching situation is Emma Raducanu’s biggest concern as the British tennis legend thinks at this point and time it is more important for the 22-year-old to stay healthy on a long-term basis and physically get stronger. When it was announced that the 2021 US Open champion ended her…

Australian Min Woo Lee sealed his first title on the PGA Tour by winning the Texas Children’s Houston Open, on the par-70 Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, with a 260 (66 64 63 67, -20) score. He beat Gary Woodland and Scottie Scheffler, world number one, by one shot, who finished second with…