It was legitimate to expect much more from the collaboration between Daniil Medvedev and Gilles Simon. The former French ace seemed very suitable for the role of coach after a career in which he was able to enhance his skills as best he could, although he did not have the power from the baseline and…

Jelena Ostapenko delivered a stunning performance to end Iga Swiatek‘s three-year dominance at the Qatar Totalenergies Open, defeating the world number two in straight sets. The Latvian needed just 68 minutes to secure a commanding 6-3 6-1 victory, advancing to her 17th career WTA final and maintaining her flawless record against Swiatek. This semifinal result…

Last Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz won his first title of 2025 in Rotterdam. The Spanish ace’s run in Holland was not perfect, indeed he had numerous difficulties during the week, but he was able to emerge in the decisive moments and never lose confidence in his abilities. The 21-year-old from Murcia lifted his first trophy in…

Iga Swiatek has once again failed to beat Jelena Ostapenko as the Latvian annihilated the five-time Grand Slam champion 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha.  Going into the match, the world No. 2 had zero wins and four losses against the current world No. 37.  And once again, the…

Former world no. 8 Diego Schwartzman ended his career at the home ATP 250 event in Buenos Aires. Diego fell to Pedro Martinez 6-2, 6-2 in the second round, terminating his tennis journey at 32 and heading toward a well-earned retirement.  The Argentine claimed four ATP titles from 14 finals, all on clay. Schwartzman notched…

Jelena Ostapenko handled the business impressively against Ons Jabeur on Thursday but one thing she wasn’t happy about at all was the crowd. Whenever the Tunisian tennis star plays in the Middle East, she receives heavy support.  And that was also the case in her Doha quarterfinal match.  Unfortunately for Jabeur, it didn’t help her…

Emma Raducanu is set to play one more tournament during the Middle East swing after the organizers of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai gave her a main draw wildcard. After starting her season with back-to-back wins, the Briton suffered a brutal 1-6 0-6 Australian Open third-round defeat to Iga Swiatek.  Since then, the former…

Iga Swiatek has a pretty interesting approach to her Doha semifinal as the world No. 2 says she can “play without expectations” due to her record against Jelena Ostapenko. As you probably know, the Latvian is one of the trickiest and most challenging opponents for the five-time Grand Slam champion.  Even after elevating her game…

John Millman doesn’t want to sugarcoat anything a big move announced this week as the former Australian tennis star says the US Open completely changing the mixed doubles event is a clear message that they want top names competing in the tournament and ultimately generating more profit.  This year, the mixed doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows…

Cameron Norrie of Britain takes the court in Delray Beach on Friday. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT Delray Beach Open Delray Beach, FloridaFebruary 10-16, 2025 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,134,985 Taylor Fritz Plays for Delray Beach Open Three-Peat Two-time defending champion Taylor Fritz plays for the rare Delray Beach Open three-peat. Americans are the top three seeds with…