One of the latest tennis strings on the market is Razor Soft from Tecnifibre, and the string found instant popularity when Daniil Medvedev switched to it, giving it high praise when asked about it during some of his press conferences. According to Tecnifibre, Razor Soft gains its unique qualities from high-modulus polyester, a component also…
Aryna Sabalenka was wonderful in the first match she played at the 2023 China Open in Beijing and she hopes to keep that going in the next round. Sabalenka played her first match since the US Open disappointment and certainly lived up to the status of the number one player on the WTA Tour. The…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, October 1, 2024 Performance byes don’t make the cut for Aryna Sabalenka. World No. 1 Sabalenka slammed the WTA’s trialing of performance byes as absurd. More: Djokovic Captures 24th Grand Slam Title The WTA is trialing performance byes, which are byes based on performances from the prior tournament. Sabalenka…
The men’s singles draw for the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters from China can be found below. This year’s returning event to the ATP Tour will feature Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz all aiming for the prestigious Masters 1000 title. Watch all the action…
Former World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki upset 11th seed Petra Kvitova in straight sets on Wednesday night, and promptly burst into tears in a release of emotion following her return to pro tennis after an absence of some 3 years. It feels amazing to beat such an amazing player and champion like Petra. Obviously, I…
Grigor Dimitrov gained at least some measure of revenge for a hard-fought loss at Wimbledon this summer when he defeated Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the China Open second round on Sunday night. Dimitrov prevailed after one hour and 32 minutes, tying up their head-to-head series 1-1 following a 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4), 6-3 loss at…
Jannik Sinner doesn’t seem to be affected by his injury from a few days ago, but Grigor Dimitrov is eager to test that out at the 2023 China Open. Jannik Sinner destroyed his opponent in the previous round leaving him only a handful of games. It was a rather surprising display considering that a few…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday October 1, 2023 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva continues her winning ways in 2023. The Russian teen, ranked 62, defeated Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday at the China Open, 6-2, 6-2, to become the youngest player to ever win a match at the 1000-level event in Beijing. At 16 years and…
Monday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA events in Beijing, Astana can be found below. This week marks the third week of action for the 2023 Asian swing. The best players on Tour return to finish off the year in style. Check back for daily updates on all of this week’s action….
There was a certain amount of expectancy on the fourth day of this year’s US Open following the elimination of some of the higher ranked players 24-hours earlier. That didn’t prove to be the case on Thursday except from a British point of view with Andy Murray unable to raise his game in his second-round…
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