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The defending champion Jannik Sinner will compete at the ATP 500 event in Halle next June. The Italian will seek a notable trophy against Alexander Zverev, Hubert Hurkacz, Andrey Rublev and Jan-Lennard Struff. Sinner debuted in the Halle main draw in 2023. He suffered an injury and retired against Alexander Bublik early in the second…
BOAST will bring a boost to the Garden Cup as Official Apparel Sponsor. BOAST will be outfitting officials, event staff, and ball persons in their classic on-and-off court apparel at the Garden Cup, an exhibition set for Wednesday December 4th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The one-night exhibition will feature Carlos Alcaraz vs.…
After being absent from the ATP calendar for over two decades, Hong Kong returned this year. Andrey Rublev claimed the title, kicking off the season on a high note. The Russian will seek the title defense in Hong Kong at the beginning of 2025. Andrey will try to become the first defending champion since Michael Chang in…
A sensational decision done by ATP: the Association of Professional Tennis has incredibly excluded Jannik Sinner from the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, the main prize of the ATP Awards 2024. The federation has in fact communicated which will be the Nominations for the ATP Awards at the end of the year, taking the controversial decision…
First career success on the PGA Tour for Maverick McNealy. In his 142nd race played on the circuit, the American won The RSM Classic in Saint Simons Island (in the federal state of Georgia, USA), with a total of 266 (62 70 66 68, -16) shots. In the last appointment of the FedEx Cup Fall,…
Carlos Alcaraz has already confirmed one grass tournament for the 2025 season as the 21-year-old Spaniard has signed up to play at the cinch Championships, the event announced. For the world No. 3 – who made his debut at the Queen’s Club in 2023 – it will be his third consecutive appearance at the event. …
Dutch captain Paul Haarhuis spoke extremely highly of Jannik Sinner following the conclusion of the Davis Cup final but also noted that he feels the public will never get to know what exactly happened in the Italian’s doping case. After twice testing positive for a banned steroid in March, the world No. 1 quickly determined…
Juan Martin del Potro played his last match in his career in Buenos Aires in February 2022. After nearly three years, the Argentine returned to the court, competing in front of the home fans for the last time before terminating his tennis journey following numerous setbacks. The 2009 US Open winner finished the 2018 season in…
Serena Williams admits she “misses tennis like crazy” but has found something to keep her competitive spirit and that’s exercising and taking care of her diet. The American tennis icon, who turned 43 in September, retired just over two years ago during the 2022 US Open. At the time, it wasn’t a secret that not…
Jannik Sinner says the key to his recent success has been the support and trust of his team as the 23-year-old insists those around him know that he would never try to cheat the game. As you probably know very well by now, the two-time Grand Slam champion twice failed a doping test in March…