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It has been a strange week for Stefanos Tsitsipas at the US Open. In three rounds of tennis, Tsitsipas played two five-set blockbusters lasting over four hours each, sandwiched by a four setter. The way those matches played out and ultimate defeat to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz leaves Tsitsipas at an undoubted crossroads. Crossroads because 2021 […] READ MORE
With the rise of young talent, Canadian tennis appears to be in good hands with the likes of Denis Shapovalov, Bianca Andreescu, Felix Auger Aliassime, and Leylah Fernandez. Throw into the mix veterans like Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard, and it’s easy to see why the sport has received plenty of attention and interest in Canada […] READ MORE
The last time we saw Novak Djokovic out on the court, he was falling in the Bronze Medal match against Pablo Carreno Busta. It was a physical three-set match, 4-6, 7-6(6), 3-6, exactly the type of match that Djokovic usually wins. It was the second-straight defeat for a weary-looking Djokovic, who had lost to Alexander […] READ MORE
Daniil Medvedev is a player on the rise. A member of the “NextGen,” Medvedev won his biggest tournament last November at the season ending World Tour finals in London. He also became the first player to defeat the top 3 seeds to win the ATP Finals, which is a great achievement. This year Medvedev has […] READ MORE
Roger Federer’s recurring knee injury has cast a cloud of uncertainty over his participation in the American hard-court season beginning in a few weeks. Needless to say, this is a huge setback for him and his fans. Fitness concerns have had a toll on the Swiss’s relentless pursuits to stay on top of his game […] READ MORE
Before the grass-court-concluding event in Newport, Jenson Brooksby had never played a professional grass-court tournament before. In fact, he hadn’t played even junior Wimbledon before. It was a completely new experience for the 20-year-old American, whose toe injury forced him off of the tour for 14 months before coming back earlier this season. Jenson Brooksby […] READ MORE
Former World No. 4 Kiki Bertens announced on her Instagram that she will retire at some point during the 2021 season. The Dutchwoman wants to play Eastbourne, Wimbledon, and the Olympics next. After this stretch of tournaments, she is going to decide whether to play towards the end of the season, based on how well […] READ MORE
After a decent outing on the red dirt at Roland Garros, Roger Federer returned to his beloved grass on Monday, at the ATP Halle Open. After winning his first three matches at Paris, the 39-year-old withdrew from the French Open. The Swiss said he needed some rest before the grass season, adding that he was […] READ MORE
Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova achieved a rare feat at Roland Garros, winning her first Grand Slam title 6-1 2-6 6-4 over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who was also contesting her first Grand Slam final. With both players in uncharted waters (Pavlyuchenkova had never advanced beyond the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, while Krejcikova had never made it […] READ MORE
After a thrilling fortnight of tennis, featuring some of the best clay-court tennis one could hope to see, just two men remain in contention at the French Open. One is aiming for his 19th Major title and an unprecedented double Career Grand Slam, the other will be playing in his first Grand Slam final. Both […] READ MORE