Berrettini, Krajinovic Reach Queen’s Club Final
Posted by Staff on June 18th, 2022 @ 8:28 pm
Matteo Berrettini continued his solid play on grass. The 2021 Wimbledon finalist rolled into the Queen’s Club final with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp.
The Italian has now won 19 of his last 20 matches on grass and is arguably only behind 3-time defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic on the surface. He’s a perfect 9-0 at the event.
“It was a really tough match. We stopped for the …
Medvedev Back Into Another Final; Hurkacz Halts Krygios In Halle
Posted by Staff on June 18th, 2022 @ 8:19 pm
Daniil Medvedev is making the most of his Wimbledon-less grass season so far, reaching the final of both events this grass season. But the World No. 1 will hope to do a step better than last week’s Den Bosch disappointment by winning in Halle over Hubert Hurkacz.
Medvedev cruised into his 25th career final defeating German Oscar Otte 7-6(3), 6-3. Like a week ago, the Russian hasn’t dropped a set en …
Rafael Nadal Plans To Play Wimbledon, Confirms He’ll Be A Father
Posted by Staff on June 17th, 2022 @ 9:06 am
Those reports that Rafael Nadal wasn’t playing Wimbledon from a few weeks ago turned out to be 100% false.
The now 14-time French Open champion held a press conference today confirming that his foot pain is subsiding and his plan is to play Wimbledon in 10 days.
“[Treatment] done in Barcelona is not a 100% immediate thing, but changes are noticeable,” Nadal said. “I have noticed them, strange sensations, my joint …
Serena Williams Is Back! Will Play Wimbledon Singles!
Posted by Staff on June 14th, 2022 @ 10:55 am
After a year off the tour and endless speculation over her future, Serena Williams announced today that she’s returning to the game, as early as next week.
“SW and SW19. It’s a date. 2022 See you there. Let’s Go #renasarmy” Serena posted on Instagram.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion will play doubles with Ons Jabeur at Eastbourne next week and then Wimbledon where the club has already confirmed a wildcard for her.
Now …
Djokovic Drops French Open Points; Big 3 Not In ATP Top 2 For First Time Since 2003
Posted by Staff on June 13th, 2022 @ 7:44 pm
History was made Monday when the ATP released their rankings and for the first time in over 18 years, the Big 3 of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic do not hold any spots in the Top 2.
Because of the late drop of the 2021 French Open, Novak Djokovic fell from No. 1 to No. 3 allowing Daniil Medvedev to return to No. 1 and the injured Alexander Zverev …
Andy Murray Withdraws From Queen’s Due To Abdominal Injury
Posted by Staff on June 13th, 2022 @ 6:31 pm
Andy Murray fans will be denied a chance to see the Hall of Famer in action this week in Queen’s after the former No. 1 had to withdraw due to the abdominal injury he suffered Sunday late in his final loss at Stuttgart to Matteo Berrettini.
“After having a scan this afternoon, an abdominal injury means I won’t be fit to compete at Queen’s this year,” said Murray. “The tournament …
Gauff, Jabeur On SF Collision Course In Berlin; Swiatek Pulls Out
Posted by Staff on June 12th, 2022 @ 7:39 pm
With Iga Swiatek opting out of the Berlin WTA tune-up, French Open finalist Coco Gauff leads a field with eight of the Top 20 players.
The 18-year-old Gauff is slated to meet Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova in the quarters and then in the semifinals Ons Jabeur.
The top-seeded Jabeur fell flat at the French Open, but hopes the grass can re-ignite her season. She reached the quarterfinals last year at …
Alexandrova Bests Sabalenka In ‘s-Hertogenbosch Final
Posted by Staff on June 12th, 2022 @ 7:20 pm
Ekaterina Alexandrova took the last nine games of the match to pull away from Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 6-0 to win the Den Bosch title.
The 27-year-old Alexandrova picks up her second career title after winning Shenzhen back in 2020 over two years ago.
“Grass is a difficult surface for everyone because the bounce is unpredictable,” Alexandrova said after her first grass final. “You just need to try to do your best in …
4 Top 10s In Halle With Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rublev And Auger-Aliassime
Posted by Staff on June 12th, 2022 @ 5:18 pm
With Russian and Belarussian players banned at Queen’s, Halle may have added a few stars. This year’s edition features four of the Top 10 and seven of the Top 20.
Daniil Medvedev returns to No. 1 and leads the field followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz and Pablo Carreno Busta.
Karen Khachanov, Aslan Karatsev (who play each other) and Ilya Ivashka are among those who weren’t able …
Berrettini, Murray, Ruud Headline Queen’s Club; Russian, Belarussian’s Banned!
Posted by Staff on June 12th, 2022 @ 5:06 pm
The first ATP event to ban players from a country in a long time takes place this week in London for the Queen’s Club event.
With Russian and Belarussian players forbidden from play, the event will still boast eight of the Top 20 players led by top seed and French finalist Casper Ruud, defending champion Matteo Berrettini and 5-time champion Andy Murray who just lost to Berrettini in the Stuttgart …
Unknown Van Rijthoven Stuns Medvedev To Win Den Bosch Title
Posted by Staff on June 12th, 2022 @ 2:16 pm
Little-known wildcard Tim Van Rijthoven capped a career breakthrough week in his home country stunning Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-1 to win the Den Bosch title.
The 25-year-old was appearing in just his second career tour-level event, and ran off wins over Taylor Fritz, Hugo Gaston, Felix Auger Aliassime and today Monday’s world No. 1, Medvedev.
“This is new for me, it’s going to take some time getting used to,” said Van Rijthoven …
Berrettini Makes Return A Success, Wins Stuttgart Over Murray
Posted by Staff on June 12th, 2022 @ 2:05 pm
After three months away to recover from surgery on his right hand, Matteo Berrettini returns to tennis could not have gone any better. The 2021 Wimbledon finalist went all the way to the Stuttgart title taking down Andy Murray today in three sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
It’s Berrettini’s sixth career title, 3rd on grass and first win anywhere since Queen’s a year ago. He also won Stuttgart in 2019.
“It is unbelievable. …
Medvedev, Rijthoven Make Den Bosch Title
Posted by Staff on June 11th, 2022 @ 11:01 pm
In his truncated grass season, Daniil Medvedev is into the Den Bosch final where he’ll meet the surprise of the week, home hero Tim Van Rijthoven.
Medvedev broke in both sets just before the breaker to dispatch Frenchman veteran Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 7-5.
“Adrian plays good and some games in this match I was like, OK, I can’t do anything,” said Medvedev. “I had to just continue playing my tennis. He was …
Murray Cruises Past Kyrgios, Will Face Berrettini Stuttgart Title
Posted by Staff on June 11th, 2022 @ 5:32 pm
In the big showdown on the grass at Stuttgart today, Andy Murray continued to show flashes of his former self easing past Nick Kyrgios 7-6(5), 6-2.
Kyrgios has been cruising on his serve to today but today face Murray who had just stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas a day earlier.
It’s Murray’s 70th career final and first on grass since his 2016 Wimbledon triumph.
“It has been a long time since the last final. A …
Alexander Zverev Undergoes Ankle Surgery, Might Be Back For US Open?
Posted by Staff on June 7th, 2022 @ 5:24 pm
Alexander Zverev announced today that he has undergone surgery to repair ligaments torn in his right ankle.
“We all have our own journey in life,” Zverev posted on Instagram. “This is part of mine. Next week I’ll reach a career high ranking of number 2 in the world, but this morning I had to undergo surgery. After further examination in Germany, we received confirmation that all three of the lateral ligaments …