Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 18/8/24
Some big results this week on the tennis tour, with the US Open just a week away now. But away from the US hardcourts, there’s also plenty of events scattered all over the globe. We’ve got all the winners for you right here. ATP Tour: Cincinatti 1000: Jannik Sinner (ITA)Continue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 11/8/24
The Olympics is done and dusted, so the attention turns back to the North American hardcourt swing. ATP Tour: Montreal 1000: Alexei Popyrin (AUS) def Andrei Rublev (RUS) 6-2 6-4 WTA Tour: Toronto 1000: Jess Pegula (USA) def Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6-3 2-6 6-1 Hamburg 125: Anna Bondar (HUN) defContinue Reading
Alice Tubello – The Rising Star of French Tennis
Alice Tubello is one of the rising stars on the WTA tour. At age 23, she has just broken through to a career high of 274 in the world. From a ranking of 722 at the end of January, it’s a spectacular achievement from a woman who has dealt withContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 4/8/24
The Olympic Games headlined tennis around the world this week, with Serbia and China taking the singles gold medals. But as always, there were other results around the globe, so here they are… Olympic Games Men: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 7-6 7-6 Olympic Games Women: Qinwen ZhengContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 28/7/24
It’s all about the Olympics for the next fortnight, but if you’re looking to keep up with what’s happening on the tennis tours in between your Paris 2024 watching, here are all the winners around the tennis tours for this week. ATP Tour: Atlanta 250: Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) def JordanContinue Reading
Tennis at the Olympic Games: A 5 Minute History Lesson
Introduction Tennis has had a chequered history at the Olympic Games. Its path throughout the Olympics has been marked by periods of inclusion, exclusion, and reintroduction. It has also been through much discussion about whether the sport is really relevant at the Games, based on whether or not the OlympicsContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week ending 21/7/2024
It’s the week after Wimbledon, and there was a stack of events around the world. It’s hard to keep up with it all, so we’ve got all the winners from last week on the tennis tour. ATP Tour: Hamburg 500: Arthur Fils (FRA) def Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-3 3-6 7-6Continue Reading
Japan Ready to Hail New Star
Japan is on the verge of saluting a new tennis star. Seventeen-year-old Sara Saito, might be one of the most exciting prospects the WTA has right now. If you haven’t heard of her (which is quite possible, given most of her matches have been on the ITF tour), you soonContinue Reading
Preview of the Tennis Week – 15/7/24
Normally the week after a Major tournament is a little flat, and fairly quiet. However, this year, with the Wimbledon grass barely settled, there’s an abundance of events taking place around the world. If you can’t keep up, we’ve got you covered with a 5-minute preview on all that’s takingContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 14/7/24
Wimbledon dominates the headlines at this time of year, and rightly so. But there was a lot of action around the world on the other tours. Here is a wrap of all the winners for the week on the tennis tour. Wimbledon: Men’s: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def Novak Djokovic (SRB)Continue Reading