Author: Miles Cooper

Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock loss in her first post-Australian Open match because the Belarusian is out of the WTA 1000 match in Doha.  After a first-round bye, the highest seed met Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opener on the Qatar Open.  And though the Belarusian made a great begin and received the primary set, she nonetheless ended up dropping after the world No. 26 accomplished a shocking 3-6 6-3 7-6 (5) win.  Early within the match, Sabalenka claimed a break within the fourth sport but additionally saved a complete of seven break factors throughout two completely different video games.  After…

World no. 2 Alexander Zverev will make his Buenos Aires debut this week, going through Dusan Lajovic within the second spherical. The German will play his first match for the reason that Australian Open closing, which introduced him one other setback.  Alexander fell to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in two hours and 42 minutes. Thus, the Hamburg native suffered his third defeat from as many Main finals, leaving Melbourne heartbroken. Nonetheless, he is not going to quit! World no. 2 is keen to work on additional enhancements and turn into a Main winner and world no. 1. Alexander revealed…

Upcoming star Manas Dhamne wrote Indian tennis historical past final week. An adolescent conquered the M15 Monastir Futures as a qualifier, celebrating his first skilled title. At 17 years and one month, Manas turned the second-youngest Indian Futures champion.  Yuki Bhambri clinched the trophy on the 2009 New Delhi Futures, and Dhamne joined him on the record over 15 years later. The proficient teen trains at Piatti Tennis Heart. Manas has already practiced with Jannik Sinner, Stan Wawrinka and Matteo Berrettini. He additionally had an opportunity to go to Rafa Nadal Academy, the ATP Finals and Wimbledon alongside assembly the legendary Rod Laver.  MANAS…

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner is spending his thirty sixth week on the ATP throne, matching Carlos Alcaraz’s feat. The 23-year-old made an ideal begin to the season, defending his Australian Open crown and lifting his third Main crown.  The Italian skipped final week’s ATP 500 occasion in Rotterdam. Jannik loved the snow delights in Italy earlier than heading to Monte Carlo. Sinner skilled on the well-known tennis membership, getting ready for his subsequent match. Sinner will journey to Doha within the upcoming days. The Italian will chase his second title of the season on the ATP 500 occasion, with…

Alexander Shevchenko discovered himself in a weird and really uncommon state of affairs throughout his Delray Seaside Open first-round match because the Kazakh’s racket cracked in half throughout play.  Whereas down by a set to Michael Mmoh and serving at 5-5 within the second set, the 24-year-old had a 30/0 lead and a primary serve to attempt to make it three consecutive recreation factors.  However then as Shevchenko served, his racket snapped in half within the air.  Alexander Shevchenko© X screenshot   The ball hit the web, earlier than touchdown exterior – which made it a second serve.  “Oh my…

Twenty-one years after making his Challenger debut on these courts, Novak Djokovic is again in Belgrade’s tennis membership Gemax. The 24-time Main winner is again on the follow court docket for the primary time after experiencing a hamstring damage in Melbourne.  Novak left the setback behind following remedies in his hometown, and we should always see him compete subsequent week! Djokovic ought to journey to Doha within the upcoming days, making ready to battle on the ATP 500 occasion alongside Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.  The 37-year-old is motivated to return at his greatest and chase the milestone a centesimal ATP…

Carlos Alcaraz will flip 22 in Might. The younger Spaniard has already completed unimaginable feats and achievements, together with 4 Majors and 5 Masters 1000 shields o his tally. Alcaraz added one other exceptional file to his CV following his triumph on the ATP 500 occasion in Rotterdam. Carlos conquered an indoor laborious event for the primary time in a profession. Thus, at 21 years and 9 months, the Spaniard collected an ATP title on all 4 floor – clay, grass, out of doors laborious and indoor laborious. He achieved that at a youthful age than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and…

 Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Aleksandar VukicNishioka and Vukic might be squaring off for the fourth time of their careers on Tuesday. The pinnacle-to-head sequence is tied up 2-2 after they break up a pair of showdowns in the very same match final summer season. That’s proper; they confronted one another twice in Eastbourne. Nishioka prevailed 7-6(3), 6-4 in qualifying earlier than Vukic–as a fortunate loser–acquired revenge with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) victory within the quarterfinals. Their solely earlier outside hard-court contest got here two years in the past in Atlanta, the place Vukic survived in a third-set tiebreaker.  

Aryna Sabalenka hailed Belinda Bencic’s Abu Dhabi triumph as “Impressive” and added that it serves as an inspiration to imagine that she and others may do one thing comparable as mothers someday.  This previous weekend, the Swiss tennis star – who gave delivery in April and returned in late 2024 after being sidelined for 15 months – gained her first WTA title as a mom after beating Ashlyn Krueger 4-6 6-1 6-1 within the last of the WTA 500 match in Abu Dhabi. Simply earlier than this yr’s Australian Open, Sabalenka shot a video for the Australian Open.  Within the…

Lucia Bronzetti possibly did not win Cluj-Napoca however she will not ever neglect enjoying Simona Halep within the former two-time Grand Slam champion’s final profession match. On Sunday, the Italian made a powerful begin to the Transylvania Open remaining and received the opening set in opposition to No. 1 seed Anastasia Potapova. However then, didn’t sustain with the identical stage for the remainder of the match and the Russian got here again to win 4-6 6-1 6-2.  At the beginning of her Cluj-Napoca run, Bronzetti dismantled dwelling favourite Halep 6-1 6-1. Lucia Bronzetti© Transylvania Open/Instagram – Honest Use   Moments…