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Rafael Nadal looks to get off to a winning start on day 2 of Wimbledon, Jack Sock brings his powerful forehand to London as well. We have predictions for all the biggest matches on day 2 including Stefanos Tsitsipas opening match. Rafael Nadal vs Francisco Cerundolo Embed from Getty Images Jakub Bobro: Nadal’s successful foot […] READ MORE
Current top-ranked American male Taylor Fritz celebrated his third career ATP title on Saturday. The 24-year-old captured the Rothesay International title with a 6-2 6-7 7-6 victory over countryman Maxime Cressy. Fritz used a barrage of powerful first severs to get the job done. He won 54/59 (92%) of his first serve points and did […] READ MORE
Eastbourne– Cameron Norrie defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-2 on Centre Court at Eastbourne Wednesday. He will face Maxime Cressy in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Cressy beat Dan Evans today to set up the clash with Norrie. It was Norrie’s first win on grass this season, having lost to Grigor Dimitrov at Queen’s last week. Reflecting on the win, the […] READ MORE
Wimbledon may not have started, but London is already playing host to the ATP’s biggest stars. This week, the Hurlingham Club hosts the second Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic, a high-quality exhibition tournament. Hugo Gaston and Alexei Popyrin played the first match Tuesday, and the action continues Wednesday with two intense clashes. We give you the […] READ MORE
It wasn’t quite as memorable as “Grass is for cows,” Manuel Santana’s famous criticism of grass-court tennis, but Casper Ruud’s recent comment that “Grass is for golf players” was still a worthy addition to what might be called the great grass-bashing canon. Seemingly for as long as tennis has been played, some players have openly […] READ MORE
The French Open is over for another year. A familiar winner was crowned in Rafael Nadal and now all eyes turn to Wimbledon. This year, Russian and Belarusian players are banned from Wimbledon, with the ITF, ATP and WTA removing ranking points from the event as a result. This puts Wimbledon in new territory, leaving […] READ MORE
Andy Murray returns to the world top 50 after his run to the ATP Stuttgart final. Could he have a big run at Wimbledon? READ MORE
It may well not be a case of obsessive compulsive disorder, but routine and order are everything for Rafael Nadal and, in the end, everything was perfectly symmetrical for the Spaniard in Paris. He won a 14th French Open title in the city that is almost synonymous with the number 14 (Bastille day being “quatorze […] READ MORE
Rafael Nadal started his 14th French Open final in fine style, breaking Casper Ruud in the Norwegian’s first service game to take a 2-0 lead. Ruud hit straight back, breaking Nadal to love courtesy of two double faults and a tame unforced error, but that was about as good as it got for Ruud. Nadal […] READ MORE
Let’s pretend for a second that Ruud’s game isn’t the exact opposite of Brown’s. Sometimes that’s the idea, though, like Djokovic hiring Goran Ivanisevic to help him with his serve, despite the serve motion being almost completely different and on the opposite side. What if Casper Ruud, looking at the situation in this final and […] READ MORE