Category: Tennis

King of the clay courts Rafael Nadal, who is commonly known as the king of clay courts, has finally returned to the clay. Nadal’s first clay match in almost two years netted a Round 1 win at the Barcelona Open. His win was against world No. 62 Flavio Cobolli, with a score of 6-2, 6-3.…

Just a breather or is trouble brewing? Djokovic withdraws from the Miami Open. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open. It’s less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells. He said that he needs to balance his “private and professional schedule.” Djokovic’s announcement Saturday on his social media accounts follows his…

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz wins Indian Wells opener Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner extends his unbeaten run to the year with a dominant victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis, as second seed Carlos Alcaraz dropped the first set but recovered to win at Indian Wells. Italian Sinner followed up his Melbourne triumph by winning another title in…

Immediate return to tennis after doping ban cut Simona Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion, has been cleared to immediately return to tennis following her doping ban appeal, according to the highest court in sports. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has stated that its judges have partially granted Halep’s appeal. This reduced her four-year…

Czech tennis boss stays in detention amid fraud investigation The head of Czech tennis was arrested. The police have detained the head of the Czech tennis federation as part of a fraud investigation into the misuse of state funds. The headquarters of the federation in Prague were raided by the police this week. In the…