Author: Miles Cooper

Photograph credit score – Dallas Open At No. 8, Tomas Machac is the highest-seeded participant remaining in Acapulco–however he could not have a simple time on Thursday with Learner Tien on the opposite facet of the web. Brandon Nakahima faces David Goffin within the quarters.(Q) Learner Tien vs. (8) Tomas MachacTien was already one of many tour’s breakout stars in 2025 and now he appears poised to achieve even higher heights on the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. The 19-year-old American, who was the runner-up on the 2024 NextGen ATP Finals, upset Daniil Medvedev en path to the Australian Open fourth spherical.…

Tennis followers and meals lovers, prepare! The Style of Tennis is making its return to the desert on Monday, March 3, 2025, on the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas. This occasion blends the joys {of professional} tennis with beautiful delicacies, providing friends the prospect to mingle with top-ranked gamers whereas indulging in dishes crafted by celebrated cooks.A star-studded lineup of tennis professionalsThis yr’s occasion welcomes a formidable roster of tennis stars, together with Australian Open finalist Alexander Zverev, world No. 8 Qinwen Zheng, rising American abilities Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, Australia’s Jordan Thompson, and WTA No. 13…

Marin Cilic delivered a shocking upset on the ATP 500 Dubai Obligation Free Tennis Championships. The 2014 US Open champion defeated world no. 8 Alex de Minaur 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 within the second spherical, celebrating his first top-10 victory for the reason that 2022 Roland Garros! Marin felt the ball effectively, taking part in aggressive tennis in opposition to one of many quickest gamers on the Tour and sealing the deal in model. The veteran began the season in Doha and fell to Carlos Alcaraz after a stable show. Cilic used that increase in opposition to de Minaur in Dubai.  The Croat and…

Solely two seeds stay in Dubai going into the quarterfinals, together with No. 1 Daniil Medvedev–who will face Tallon Griekspoor on Thursday. Felix Auger-Aliassime appears to be like to proceed his sturdy kind in opposition to Marin Cilic.(1) Daniil Medvedev vs. Tallon GriekspoorMedvedev and Griekspoor will surprisingly be squaring off for the primary time their careers after they battle for a semifinal spot on the Dubai Obligation Free Tennis Championships on Thursday. Having struggled to seek out his recreation in latest months–if not years–and having not received a title because the 2023 Rome Masters, Medvedev might actually use a giant…

World no. 2 Alexander Zverev competed in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for 3 weeks. As an alternative of lowering the hole to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner, Alexander barely gathered a few victories at three tournaments and stayed miles behind the Italian.  Alexander’s newest setback got here towards the 19-year-old Learnen Tien within the second spherical in Acapulco. An adolescent ousted the Australian Open finalist 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 28 minutes for his second top-5 victory of the season.  Like within the earlier two weeks, Zverev squandered the benefit and ended on the dropping aspect. He led 4-1…

Stefanos Tsitsipas loved vital head-to-head benefits within the first two rounds of the Dubai Obligation Free Tennis Championships. He led Lorenzo Sonego 3-0 going into their first-round encounter held an 8-1 lead over Karen Khachanov upfront of their showdown within the final 16.Unsurprisingly, Tsitsipas maintained his mastery of these matchups. The Eleventh-ranked Greek disposed of Sonego 7-6(4), 6-3 earlier than holding off Khachanov 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4.Tsitsipas will face Matteo Berrettini within the quarterfinals on Thursday, and the No. 4 seed leads that head-to-head sequence 4-1 general (3-1 on the principle tour). All three of their hard-court contests have gone Tsitsipas’…

Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton has but to seek out his A-game after Melbourne. The American skilled an early loss on the ATP 500 occasion in Dallas and mirrored that in Acapulco on Wednesday night time.  Shelton confronted David Goffin within the second spherical and fell 7-6, 6-3 in an hour and 45 minutes. The Belgian is discovering his previous type once more, and he displayed it in opposition to the fifth seed. The extra skilled participant prevailed within the opener and broke the rival’s resistance with a double break within the second set.  Goffin misplaced 16 factors behind the…

Andy Roddick is already closely impressed with Mirra Andreeva’s sport and the American tennis legend tipped the 17-year-old on his podcast to “become the world No. 1.” Final week, the rising Russian star wrote tennis historical past by turning into the youngest WTA 1000 champion in Dubai. En path to clinching her second WTA 1000 title and pulling off a exceptional feat, she additionally beat Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina in back-to-back matches. By triumphing in Dubai, Andreeva additionally broke into the top-10 for the primary time in her profession and now sits at No. 9 on the planet.  Mirra…

Two-time Dubai Obligation Free Tennis Championships finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete within the quarter-final of the ATP 500 occasion for the fourth time. Stefanos confronted Karen Khachanov within the second spherical and earned a hard-fought 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 victory in two hours and 28 minutes.  The Greek prevailed with a late break within the decider and celebrated his milestone 350th ATP victory. Stefanos additionally prolonged his sensible run in opposition to Karen, beating the Russian for the ninth time in ten encounters! Khachanov fought effectively at certainly one of his favourite tournaments.  Nevertheless, he obtained damaged at 4-5 within the decider…

Getty Pictures  (7) Frances Tiafoe vs. Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina’s final two matches–albeit greater than per week aside–have been roller-coaster rides. The world No. 48 misplaced the Delray Seashore last to Miomir Kecmanovic from double-championship level up. He then beat Mattia Bellucci from quadruple-match level down on Tuesday in Acapulco, improbably prevailing 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 after trailing 6-2 within the second-set tiebreaker. Davidovich Fokina is now 10-5 for his 2025 marketing campaign, which additionally contains a fourth-round outcome on the Aussie Open. Picture credit score – Dallas Open on the Frisco Star