Tennis player Sorana Cirstea has accused Serena Williams of being “arrogant” after the 23-time grand slam champion appeared to make a dig at Simona Halep following her recent doping ban. Halep, a former Wimbledon and French Open champion and world No 1, was banned for four years on two charges of breaching anti-doping regulations after … Read more
The Davis Cup Finals draw has produced a potential clash between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray when Serbia take on Britain in Malaga. Britain secured their place in November’s knockout stage by finishing top of qualifying Group B on Sunday night after their thrilling 2-1 win against France. The 24-time Grand Slam champion, who helped … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala set a new career-best ranking in the Women’s Tennis Association, rising to the 191st spot ahead of her Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou, China. The 18-year-old Eala on Monday rose four spots from her previous singles ranking high of 195, which she set last August 28. The Filipino prodigy on … Read more
Williams seemingly took a shot at Halep after the doping ban announcement last week. Simona Halep has seemingly responded to Serena Williams’ shade, saying she was told by someone that some players are “hating on me because I beat them.” Last week, the independent tribunal handed Halep a four-year doping ban from tennis. A … Read more
The Russian and the Bulgarian, having been great friends for a long time, put on a great show both on and off the court In Frankfurt Andrey Rublev defeated Grigor Dimitrov 14-13, 12-17, 11-10, 17-16 to win the title in the second edition of the UTS, a tournament which follows a format completely different from … Read more
Andy Murray inadvertently revealed the book he is currently reading during Great Britain’s Davis Cup matches in Manchester last week and it suggests he is trying to find ways to reset his mind in times of stress. A grief-stricken Murray heroically won his match for Great Britain on Friday despite the death of his beloved … Read more
Raducanu continues to work on returning from multiple surgeries. Emma Raducanu shares latest update in her road to post-surgery comeback Emma Raducanu continues to work on her comeback and the 20-year-old Briton is making the process interesting by experiencing “different training environments.” In May, Raducanu underwent surgeries on both wrists and also her right ankle. … Read more
The ‘G-Unit’ and ‘Rublo’ were trading as many compliments as they were groundstrokes in Sunday’s final. Grigor Dimitrov and Andrey Rublev were feeling the love during the latest edition of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown … from the fans, and from each other. The Bulgarian and the Russian starred at this weekend’s UTS Frankfurt series, where … Read more
“Serena Williams knew where you were gonna hit before you did, that’s what spells greatness at the ultimate level” – Rick Macci Rick Macci, Serena Williams’ former coach, has said that Williams’ ability to anticipate the movements of her opponent is one of the rarest qualities in tennis. He claimed that the 23-time Grand Slam … Read more
Andy Murray celebrates Great Britain’s win wearing a bucket hat as they secure spot in Davis Cup Final 8 after dramatic victory over France Andy Murray celebrated Great Britain’s victory over France at the Davis Cup Finals while wearing a pink bucket hat. With the win, Great Britain have qualified for the tournament’s Final 8 … Read more