Czech it out: Samson stuns Siniakova
CZECH wunderkind Laura Samson wasted no time announcing herself on the big stage against a quality opponent, shocking her far more experienced compatriot Katerina Siniakova in front of home fans at the Prague Open overnight. Samson – who turned 16 in March – is a former junior girls number one, and shortened her surname this […]
Turkey to host Junior Davis Cup and BJK Cup Finals
ANTALYA will play host to the 2024 Junior Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup Finals after the Turkish city was announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) last last week. The 16 boys teams and 16 girls teams will take to the clay courts at the Megasaray Tennis Academy in Belek, Antalya. The teams […]
Arthur getting his Fils with Hamburg Open title
FRENCHMAN Arthur Fils has ground out a memorable second ATP Tour title with a three-set win over Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg Open final overnight. The Next Gen prospect was incredible at saving break points – he saved 21 of 22 – and managed to skirt away in a decisive tiebreaker to win, 6-3 3-6 […]
Shnaider competes set with clay title in Budapest
RUSSIAN young gun Diana Shnaider has shown her all-court versatility by winning her third career title – all in 2024 – at the Hungarian Open. By winning in Budapest, Shnaider has now won on each of the three main surfaces – hard, grass and clay – with her claycourt success overnight coming against Belarusian Aliaksandra […]
Rafa rolls into Bastad quarters
CLAYCOURT star Rafael Nadal has reached the last eight of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time since January after an impressive straight sets defeat of Brit Cameron Norrie, 6-4 6-4. Nadal overcame a 1-4 deficit in the second set to win the last five games of the match and book his place in […]
Thaigo’s trump top seeds in Bastad
IT was a good day to be a ‘Thaigo’ in Bastad as both Thiago Agustin Tirante and Thiago Monteiro produced tournament-defining wins on Wednesday at the ATP 250 Nordea Open in Bastad. World number 121 Tirante took out top seed and world number eight Andrey Rublev, while Brazilian Monteiro proved too good for clay court […]
Opelka makes winning return at Newport
AFTER almost two years out of the ATP Tour, American powerful server Reilly Opelka made a successful return in his home nation, winning in three sets over Frenchman, Constant Lestienne. Handed a wildcard at the Newport ATP 250 event, Opelka had some serious ups and downs in the first two sets before closing it out […]
Budkov Kjaer breaks Norwegian drought
TEENAGE Norwegian prodigy Nicolai Budkov Kjaer has become the first player from his nation to win a Grand Slam title after the 17-year-old defeated Dutchman Mees Rottgering in the junior boys singles Wimbledon final overnight. Though top 10 talent Casper Ruud has come close a couple of times on the ATP Tour, Budkov Kjaer is […]
Future star Jamrichova wins second Slam
SLOVAKIAN wunderkind Renata Jamrichova dashed Aussie hopes for the second time in 2024, defeating Emerson Jones in the Wimbledon junior girls singles final to cement her place as one of the stars of the future. Ranked number two in the world, Jamrichova added the Wimbledon title to her Australian Open trophy from earlier this year, […]
Alcaraz claims fourth Grand Slam title
SPANISH young gun Carlos Alcaraz has quickly moved up to third overall on the most Grand Slams by an active player after winning his second consecutive Wimbledon title in straight sets over the man with the most, Novak Djokovic. In a simply sensational performance where Alcaraz played as well as Djokovic did badly – a […]
Defending champ Alcaraz overcomes Medvedev to reach decider
REIGNING Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to another All England club final after defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev in a come-from-behind four-set win over night. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker, Alcaraz got back on track to win in just under three hours, 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4. The Spanish third seed needed two […]
Hard fought semis set up history making final
NO matter what happens this weekend there will be a first time Ladies’ Singles champion at Wimbledon, after Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova prevailed in a pair of hard fought semi finals overnight. Paolini persists in come from behind win Paolini is now one win away from creating history for her country after coming from […]
