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Staging the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia can help to bring change on behalf of gender equality and LGBTQ rights in the kingdom, Coco Gauff said, although the former US Open champion added that she still had some reservations. Riyadh will host the season finale, which features the top eight singles players and doubles teams, […]
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Former Grand Slam champions Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova said the WTA Finals moving to Saudi Arabia is a “step backward” for women’s tennis. Critics of Saudi Arabia have accused the oil-rich kingdom of using its wealth to invest in sports in a bid to improve its image – known as ‘sportswashing’. The country has […]
PARIS — Alexander Zverev advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-4 on Friday and knocking the Greek player out of contention for the ATP Finals. The third-seeded German saved the only break point he faced. Zverev, the French Open runner-up, next faces 2022 champion Holger Rune for a […]
Well well well. Not only was I wrong about how basically every single match would go these last 2 days, I was also wrong about the long-shot Turin hopefuls not accepting wildcards to the 250s next week. Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune will be rounding out the top-4 seeds alongside Ruud and Rublev in Metz […]
Nitto ATP Finals Nitto ATP Finals 2024: Draws, Dates, History & All You Need To Know All about the season finale in Turin, Italy November 01, 2024 Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour The 2024 Nitto ATP Finals will be held from 10-17 November. By ATP Staff The world’s best players are set to compete at the Nitto […]
Four men are left in Paris, and much to the delight of the Bercy crowd, Ugo Humbert is one of them. He extended his French indoor winning streak to twelve matches, having won Metz at the end of last season and Marseille earlier this year. The 15th seed is joined by Sascha Zverev, who comfortably […]
Khachanov’s hot streak sinks Dimitrov’s Turin hopes in Paris Bulgarian out of Nitto ATP Finals qualifying contention November 01, 2024 Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour Karen Khachanov has won 12 of his past 13 matches. By ATP Staff Karen Khachanov snapped a four-match losing streak against Grigor Dimitrov to charge into the Rolex Paris Masters semi-finals Friday […]
Alexander Zverev will face Holger Rune in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. German world number three Zverev defeated Greek 10th seed Tsitsipas 7-5 6-4 on Friday. That victory made him only the third active player to reach 20 ATP Masters 1,000 semi-finals, joining Novak Djokovic (78) and […]
World No. 5 Elena Rybakina has hired Novak Djokovic‘s former coach Goran Ivanisevic for the 2025 season, she said Friday. Djokovic ended a five-year partnership in March with Ivanisevic, who helped Djokovic claim nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles. Ivanisevic was the Wimbledon champion in 2001 when he became the first wild card to […]