The second major of 2023 has come and gone as the French Open wrapped up on Sunday, but not before the tournament delivered two weeks of thrilling tennis, culminating with Iga Swiatek capturing the Women’s Singles title, and Novak Djokovic hosting the Men’s Singles title. Swiatek’s came first as she defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2,…
Next week, following the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Carlos Alcaraz will assume the top-ranking in the world, leapfrogging Novak Djokovic. But on Monday, Alcaraz saw his time in Rome come to an abrupt end as he was upset by Fabian Marozsan, a Hungarian qualifier. Marozsan ousted Alcaraz 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the fourth…
Two years ago, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Paris, France, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas was on the verge of having his greatest day as a tennis player. He was competing in the finals of the 2021 French Open, and while his opponent was the great Novak Djokovic, Tsitsipas was in full control of the…
For the first time in his career, Andrey Rublev is an ATP Masters 1000 champion. The Russian came back to defeat Holger Rune 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday to claim the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters title, a result that left him in tears afterwards. “I don’t know what to say to be honest. I…
Did you know that the highest-ranked professional tennis player, male or female, from the United States is also from New York? Did you know she had two major injuries when she was starting to play professionally which almost ended her career and he she had to play in dank locations around the world to…
The USTA today announced that tennis legend and Davis Cup champion Bob Bryan has been named the next captain of the U.S. Davis Cup Team. Bryan assumes the role immediately and will make his debut as full-time captain with the U.S. team’s Group Stage Finals matches September 12-17. “I am extremely honored and humbled…
This week, Novak Djokovic became the first player to be the World No. 1 for 378 total weeks as the recent Australian Open champion moved in front of Germany’s Steffi Graff’s previous record of 377. “Of course with your love and great strength that you have given me over the years, I’ve managed to…
Top-ranked American and world No. 3 Jessica Pegula is confirmed to join world No. 6 Coco Gauff on the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Team set to compete in a 2023 Qualifying tie vs. Austria April 14-15 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Fla. Pegula would be the highest-ranked player to compete for the U.S….
American Taylor Fritz captured the fifth ATP Tour title of his career on Sunday afternoon, defeating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 to claim the Delray Beach Open championship, much to the delight of the pro-American crowd. “My first time back here in quite a while and the event was amazing,” said Fritz. “The fans…
One of the best stories of the tennis season began on Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open, as 33-year-old Matija Pecotic defeated Jack Sock to earn the first ever ATP Tour victory of his career. “I certainly didn’t expect to win, but certainly didn’t come into the match thinking that I’m definitely going to…