Carlos Alcaraz has first title of 2024. The Spaniard captured the BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells as he downed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 6-1 on Sunday. It’s Alcaraz’s first title since he won Wimbledon last summer. “Winning this tournament means a lot to me because the week before it began, I had a lot…
Italy’s Lucas Nardi scored the biggest win of his career on Monday as the 20-year-old upset top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Nardi, a lucky loser, became the lowest-ranked player (No. 123) to defeat Djokovic at the ATP Masters 1000 or Grand…
Romania’s Simona Halep has been cleared for a return to professional tennis, after the sport’s highest court accepted her appeal that she her positive doping test was not entirely her fault. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Halep’s appeal and reduced her original four-year ban to just nine months, which applied retroactively means the…
On Monday, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul battled for the Delray Beach Open in a match that was postponed from Sunday. Paul, fresh off of his title at the Dallas Open, was trying to upend Fritz, the defending Delray Beach Open champion, in a showdown of the top two ranked American men. Fritz successfully defending…
For the third consecutive year, Iga Swiate is the Doha champion. The top-ranked woman in the world won the WTA 1000 title for the third straight time on Saturday, holding off fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina 7-6(8), 6-2 to win the 18th singles title of her career, and the first of 2024. “I’m happy that I kept…
There are eight players remaining in the Delray Beach Open draw, which means Friday is quarterfinal day down in Florida. Below are the four quarterfinal showdowns set for Friday: (1) Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Rinky Hijikata (Australia) – Fritz, based in Miami, is the defending champion, ranked No. 9 in the world, and reached the quarterfinals…
Top seed and defending champion Taylor Fritz made a winning start at the 2024 Delray Beach Open as the American moved past Nuno Borges of Portugal 7-6(5), 6-4 on Wednesday night. “The crowd was amazing. It’s one of my favorite things coming back to Delray every year,” said Fritz. “The crowd really shows up here,…
World No. 33 Sebastian Korda will lead off the U.S. Davis Cup team’s effort to qualify for the 2024 Finals, as he plays No. 342 Oleksii Krutykh of Ukraine to begin the U.S. and Ukraine’s Qualifying tie on Thursday at the SEB Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. World No. 9 Taylor Fritz will follow in Thursday’s second match, playing No. 498 Viacheslav Bielinskyi….
Jannik Sinner is into the first major final of his career after toppling defending champion and top-seed Novak Djokovic on Friday. Sinner knocked off the 10-time tournament champion 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 in the Australian Open semifinals to continue his run Down Under. “I was looking forward to this match,” said Sinner. “It’s always nice…
The 2024 Australian Open women’s singles final is all set after Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng won their respective semifinals on Thursday. Zheng ended the run of Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska as the 12th seed from China won 6-4, 6-4 to reach the first major final of her career. “The feeling was incredible to arrive…