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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…
Daniil Medvedev may be off to a slow start to 2025 but he is absolutely not thinking about retiring from pro tennis because he still makes a pretty good living out of the sport. On Wednesday, the world No. 7 suffered another disappointing loss after qualifier Mattia Bellucci handed him a 6-4 6-7 (6) 6-3…
Petra Kvitova highlights that she never said that she would retire after pregnancy but also admits that her current level isn’t good enough for her to be a contender for titles. After announcing her pregnancy in late 2023, it was clear that the two-time Wimbledon champion would miss the entire 2024 season. But when the…
Aryna Sabalenka is set to kick off her 2025 grass season in Berlin and she will be joined there by Australian Open sensation Eva Lys. Last year, the current world No. 1 made her fourth appearance at the German WTA 500 tournament. Unfortunately for the Belarusian, it didn’t go well after she sustained a shoulder…
Ons Jabeur confirms she has a pretty good relationship with Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka off the court and also funnily revealed that they have gossip sessions. On the WTA Tour, the Tunisian tennis star is widely regarded as one of the friendliest and most likable players in the locker room – so it is…
Bjorn Fratangelo admits it is true that he felt “uncomfortable” with the idea of coaching Madison Keys but ultimately accepted the role after his wife convinced him to do so. As you probably know very well, the American WTA star is off to her best start to a season after winning back-to-back titles at the…