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The WTA Tour is under fire for how they handled the Montreal Open and on Monday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek let them hear it. The Pole called out the WTA for its “destructive” match scheduling in Quebec, where Elena Rybakina played her quarterfinal until 3am Saturday […]

Carlos Alcaraz will be battling Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Open in more ways than one — and he enjoys it. Alcaraz is coming off a quarterfinal exit at the Canadian Open last week, but will look to rebound in Cincinnati in what is the last tournament before the US Open which takes place later […]

Novak Djokovic got over his Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz pretty quickly. Djokovic suffered defeat to Alcaraz in the final at SW19 last month following a five-set thriller. In the process, the Serbian superstar missed the opportunity to not only equal Roger Federer’s tally of eight Wimbledon titles and Margaret Court’s all-time record of […]

Jannik Sinner outclassed Alex De Minaur en route to an insanely good personal feat. The Italian 21-year-old got his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open. His route to the trophy was not at all easy. He swept Matteo Berrettini, did not get to face off with Andy Murray, had a classic thriller […]

American Jessica Pegula has won the Canadian Open in dominant fashion, thrashing Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0 in just 49 minutes in the final. It concluded what was a highly impressive tournament by the fourth seed at the event, who knocked out compatriot Coco Gauff – the six seed – in three sets in the quarters […]

Italian young gun Jannik Sinner has broken through for his maiden Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open in a strong field which included the likes of world number one Carlos Alcaraz. The 21-year-old proved too good for Australian Alex de Minaur, racing away with the match after a tight first set to win 6-4 […]

The Canadian Open comes to a close today and with that, the Cincinnati Open will commence next week in what is the final event before the US Open takes place. For now, Carlos Alcaraz remains No. 1 in the rankings and will be the top seed going into Flushing Meadows. It would have stayed that […]

Former WTA star Andrea Petkovic believes Roger Federer would have retired sooner if not for the rest of the Big Three. Federer only retired from action last year as he called time on a legendary career that saw him dominate tennis for a good period and eventually finish with 20 Grand Slam titles. He has […]

Jessica Pegula just achieved some impressive and unique history that hearkens back to one of the most iconic eras in American women’s tennis. The 29-year-old edged out Iga Swiatek in a thrilling three-set match (6-2, 6-7, 6-4) in the semifinals of the Canadian Open Saturday. She is the first player to topple the world No. […]

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has suggested he would like to become Real Madrid’s President one day. However, he also believes that the club is in good hands under the leadership of Florentino Perez. The Spaniard is currently out of action as he is recovering from a hip surgery. Perez has previously backed the […]

Nick Kyrgios will not be competing at the US Open later this month. The official account for the US Open confirmed Thursday that the enigmatic Aussie would not be competing this year and although a reason wasn’t given, it’s more than likely to be his ongoing injury woes. Kyrgios most recently withdrew from Wimbledon last […]

Andy Roddick reflected on the key transformation Novak Djokovic made that ultimately helped him become a winning machine. Roddick faced Djokovic over a five-year period from 2007 to 2012 and would go on to hold a 5-4 head-to-head record against the Serbian superstar. The American notably won five of their first seven meetings and it […]

Holger Rune has not only been backed as a potential US Open winner — he’s expected to compete for every Grand Slam event now. That’s according to his Danish compatriot and former Wimbledon winner Frederik Lochte Nielsen who sees the current No. 6 as a contender at Flushing Meadows later this month. However, there is […]

Holger Rune believes there isn’t a new Big Three in tennis until Jannik Sinner and himself start winning Grand Slams consistently along with Carlos Alcaraz. For over two decades, tennis was dominated by the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Although Federer is now retired, one could say the sport is […]

Carlos Alcaraz still can’t believe what he’s achieved in the last year. The current No. 1 returns to action when he competes in the Canadian Open this week. Last year, Alcaraz was disappointingly knocked out in the round of 32 in Canada after blowing a set, break lead as well as match point against American […]

Roger Federer reflected on his epic tennis rivalry with Rafael Nadal. The pair are linked with each other for life given their long rivalry that dominated tennis until Novak Djokovic entered the picture and eventually made the sport one dominated by the Big Three. But before Djokovic, it was Nadal who was the first to […]

Christopher Eubanks has been backed to become one of the stars of the US Open. Eubanks enjoyed a stellar run at Wimbledon last month where he upset the likes of Cam Norrie and Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the quarterfinals. He was eventually defeated by Daniil Medvedev, but he certainly made a career payday reaching the […]

Topflight tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas gave a shocking take ahead of next month’s US Open tournament, where he declared he would rather become the ATP world number one ranking over winning a grand slam title. Tsitsipas is currently ranked 5th in the ATP rankings, and was as high as No. 3 in August of 2021. […]

Emma Raducanu posted a major update about her tennis return. The 2021 US Open winner took to social media Wednesday to post a video of herself back on a tennis court at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre in London. She was notably hitting balls with training partner and fellow British pro Kyle Edmund. “August 2nd, […]

The world of sports looks so small. Fans will often see a lot of star athletes rooting for other players that hail from different sports. Some pros even become fans of one another after stellar performances. Frances Tiafoe is one of these athletes. He has been a long fan of the NBA and even wears […]

Tennis talent clearly runs beyond Carlos Alcaraz in his family. Alcaraz has made all the headlines in recent weeks following his Wimbledon final victory over Novak Djokovic. It was a second Grand Slam title for the current World No. 1 and reigning US Open champion. However, more than anything, given that he beat Djokovic in […]

Novak Djokovic will not just be playing singles at the Cincinnati Open — he’ll also make his return to doubles action. Djokovic is coming off a five-set defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final last month. He’ll be looking to rebound in the hard-court season where he’ll be making his return to North America […]

Venus Williams will be featuring at the upcoming Cincinnati Open. It was announced Monday by the tournament (via ESPN) that the seven-time Grand Slam winner would be receiving a wild card for the Masters event. However, Williams will first compete at the Canadian Open which takes place in Montreal from Aug. 7-13. She also received […]

Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic believes other than his pupil, there is only one other player on the ATP Tour that could challenge Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open. Alcaraz is coming off a Wimbledon final win over Djokovic earlier this month for his second career Grand Slam victory and with momentum on his side, […]

Carlos Alcaraz can get into double figures in terms of Grand Slam titles. That’s according to tennis legend Jimmy Connors and former World No. 1 Jimmy Connors who was commenting on the future prospects of the newly-crowned Wimbledon champion. Alcaraz notably defeated Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon earlier this month in what is his second […]

Novak Djokovic’s father wants his son to retire in 2024. Although Djokovic recently suffered defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon earlier this month, he’s still going strong at the age of 36. He already won the Australian Open and French Open to increase his Grand Slam tally to 23 while he remains a major […]

Novak Djokovic has received yet another endorsement as the greatest tennis player of all time. Although it seemed somewhat crazy in the past, it’s becoming more and more accepted from many in the sport world that Djokovic is the tennis GOAT over the likes of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. That was especially the case […]

With Wimbledon now in the backseat, the attention turns to the hard-court season where Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will continue to battle it out to not only win the US Open, but to go one step closer to ending 2023 as the World No. 1. As things stand, Alcaraz remains the top-ranked player in […]

Carlos Alcaraz is happy with his own game — but there are still things he’d take from the games of the Big Three. Alcaraz is the talk of the tennis world after his five-set win over Novak Djokovic earlier this month earned him his first Wimbledon title as well as his second Grand Slam crown […]

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry is in his fair share of commercials, but none might be as funny as his new Subway collaboration with tennis legend Rafael Nadal. The pair teamed up to promote Subway’s new line of sandwiches with fresh slices of meat which notably includes a Grand Slam Ham edition. And it […]

Novak Djokovic will not be playing in Toronto this year. The 23-time Grand Slam winner announced he had made the decision to withdraw from the Canadian Open due to fatigue after coming off a Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz earlier this month. “I have always enjoyed my time in Canada but after speaking with […]

Novak Djokovic is more beatable now than ever before according to Patrick Mouratoglou. Djokovic suffered just his fifth defeat of the 2023 tennis season after losing a five-set thriller to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final last week. In the process, he missed his chance to not only increase his Grand Slam tally to 24 […]

Novak Djokovic will lose motivation without his rivals in Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. That’s according to renowned tennis coach Gunter Bresnik who believes having the likes of the pair and even Andy Murray drove Djokovic to the levels we know today. However, despite his loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon last week, the 36-year-old […]

Vera Zvonareva was on her way to Poland to participate in the BNP Paribas Warsaw Open. However, the former No. 2 player in the world was denied entry into the country because she is from Russia and has been classified by the Polish government as an “undesirable.” Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva was denied […]

Carlos Alcaraz took home the Wimbledon crown last weekend in a thrilling upset of Novak Djokovic, arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, and has opened his world to fame and fortune at a young age. It was his second major victory after taking home the U.S. Open in 2022, but Djokovic was not […]

Carlos Alcaraz identified the one player who could be his biggest rival in tennis. Alcaraz is coming off an impressive five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final this past weekend. It was his second Grand Slam title overall with many observers believing a new era is upon us in the sport. Of course, […]

As far as Nikola Pilic is concerned, it wasn’t the real Novak Djokovic out there against Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon. Alcaraz came back from a set down to defeat Djokovic in five sets to win his second career Grand Slam title as well as his first at the All-England Club. Given the nature of the […]

The Novak Djokovic era is not over for now. Djokovic suffered a five-set defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final this past weekend. In the process, he missed his chance to not only equal Roger Federer’s tally of eight SW19 titles, but also increase his Grand Slam tally to 24. In what was also […]

World No. 19 Alexander Zverev faces a fresh, new allegation for assault. As per RTL (via Tennis.com), Zverev has been accused of assault by former partner, Brenda Patea — notably the mother of their daughter Mayla. According to the report, the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin is seeking a penalty order against the German on […]