Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a sluggish opening set, Aryna Sabalenka delivered one of the most dominant performances of the tournament and Daniel Mérida surprised another prominent seed as the second round began on a rain-affected fourth day at the US Open. Jessica Pegula, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Daniil MedvedevContinue Reading
Gael Monfils celebrated his 40th birthday with one last New York show, Coco Gauff negotiated a potentially awkward opening assignment and Taylor Fritz began his latest pursuit of an American breakthrough in commanding fashion on a rain-disrupted third day of the US Open. Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva also advancedContinue Reading
Carlos Alcaraz had spent 139 days waiting to play another singles match. It took him only three sets to remind the US Open why he remains one of the most dangerous players in the draw. The defending champion began his return from a right-wrist injury with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4Continue Reading
Despite the US Open qualifying taking place last week, the ITF Tour still had plenty of great tournaments and results. Barbora Palicova won the biggest event of the week, taking out the Bytom 75, by defeating fellow Czech player Denisa Zoldakova. This was the sixth title of her career, andContinue Reading
We’ve got all the ITF Tour results from last week here. Seventeen-year-old Russian, Rada Zolotreva won her biggest title by far, claiming the Kursumlijska Banja 75 event. She had previously won two ITF titles, both at the W15 level, so this was a huge jump for her. The win obviouslyContinue Reading
No first-time winners on the ITF Women’s Tour last week, which is somewhat unusual. Mia Ristic of Serbia took out the biggest event of last week in Kursumlijska Banja, in what is her fourth ITF title, and second this year, moving her up to a career high of #182. OnContinue Reading
Hanne Vandewinkel won her 14th ITF title of her career, second 100K event, and fourth ITF title of the year, which moves her to a career high of #93. She’s played a lot of tennis this year, with 22 tournaments, and holds a 38-18 W-L record. At only 22 yearsContinue Reading
Laura Pigossi of Brazil took out the biggest event on the ITF Tour last week, claiming the Gran Canaria 100, winning her 11th title of her career. Currently still outside the top 200, she has some work to do if she’s to get back to her former high ranking ofContinue Reading
Teodora Kostovic took out the biggest event on the ITF Women’s Tour last week, moving to a career high ranking of #146, after winning the Amstetten 100 event. Destanee Aiava seems to have found her happy place representing New Zealand, as she is now 10 out of 10 since defectingContinue Reading
Eighteen-year-old Austrian Lilli Tagger marked a breakthrough moment in her young career on Sunday, fighting back from an early deficit to defeat Ukraine’s Daria Snigur 7-6(3), 6-2 and claim her first WTA Tour singles title at the Livesport Prague Open. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes, and wasContinue Reading
