In his second clay match of the season, Carlos Alcaraz conjured the clay-court point of the year. By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, April 10, 2025 Photo credit: TennisTV Screen Shot Explosive entertainer Carlos Alcaraz turned break point into a wild tennis thrill ride. In his second clay match of the season, Alcaraz conjured the…

Alycia Parks has been named to the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup squad.Photo credit: Getty Images Alycia Parks, Bernarda Pera and Hailey Baptiste will join Asia Muhammad and Desirae Krawczyk on the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Team that will compete in Qualifying Group C this weekend in Bratislava, Slovakia. Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and McCartney Kessler have withdrawn.  This is the first…

Former world No.1 Dinara Safina is stepping back onto the tennis stage as the new coach of Russia’s 13th-ranked Diana Shnaider. The 21-year-old rising star made the announcement on Instagram, expressing excitement and hope about this new partnership ahead of her upcoming tournament in Stuttgart, which kicks off on April 14th.   View this post…

Carlos Alcaraz delivered his first Monte Carlo victory. World no. 3 faced a tricky opponent in the second round and dominated sets two and three for his first triumph in the Principality. Alcaraz played against Francisco Cerundolo and won 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.  The Spaniard made a slow start before leaving his rival miles behind. The…

Francisco Cerundolo will face world no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in the Monte Carlo Masters second round. The Argentine sailed past Fabio Fognini in the opening match, arranging his third clash versus the four-time Major champion. Carlos defeated Francisco in their previous two matches, but they will meet on clay for the first time. Cerundolo hopes…

Alexander Zverev didn’t hold back after his latest disappointing defeat, ripping his level as “terrible” and admitting that even he can’t understand anymore what’s causing his problems.  On Tuesday, the top seed saw his Monte Carlo Masters campaign end after only one match. And just as was the case in some of the previous weeks,…

Gael Monfils says the tennis community should give some time before making verdicts about the Andrey Rublev and Marat Safin partnership but he personally believes that the Russian tennis legend will be able to help with his major experience and mental game. On Wednesday, the world No. 9 and the former two-time Grand Slam winner…

ndrey Rublev admits he would like his and Marat Safin’s partnership to be a long-time thing but also highlights it mostly depends on if the former two-time Grand Slam champion will “enjoy or suffer” working with him.  This week, the current top-ranked Russian male tennis player will kick off his collaboration with one of the…

Patrick McEnroe thinks the ITIA conducted the Jannik Sinner doping investigation as well as they could have and there was zero reason for the Italian tennis star to be handed a suspension.  Last August, the ITIA announced that the world No. 1 twice tested positive for a banned substance in 2024 March but he was…

Indian Wells final remains Holger Rune’s only good result in 2025. The Dane suffered an early Monte Carlo defeat to Nuno Borges, trailing 6-2, 3-0 before retiring due to illness. Thus, Holger stands on a mediocre 11-9 score this season and loses 190 ATP points following an early loss. The second part of the opening…