On Sunday, Novak Djokovic capped off his incredible year by lifting his 7th ATP Finals title, cementing as the most successful player ever. Novak wins 7th ATP Finals title After a slow start to the final tournament of the year, the Serb saved his best tennis for his last match of the year, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 to deny the Italian a home-crowd victory. Sinner had already beaten Djokovic in group-stages, and was looking for his second win over the world number 1 in the space of five days. In the final, Djokovic put a stop to any suggestion …
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At the weekend, Canada won their first Billie Jean King Cup in history by beating the Czech Republic in the semis and Italy in the finals. The team of Leylah Fernandez, Marina Stakusic, Rebecca Marino, Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski and captain Heidi El Tabakh stunned the field to take home Canada’s first-ever trophy. On Saturday, Canada knocked out 11-time champions Czech Republic in the semis to set up a final match with Italy. In the final, the team only needed to call two of their players, Leylah Fernandez and Marina Stakusic to sweep aside Italy. Canada called on 18-year-old …
We’re back with another edition of This Week in Tennis. Djokovic claims his 40th Masters title, and we finish the WTA Finals in Cancun. This Week in Tennis – Djokovic Claims 40th Masters Title On Sunday, Novak Djokovic claimed his 7th Paris Masters title and a record-extending 40th Masters title. In the final, Djokovic motored through a resurgent Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to remain the world number one. At the beginning of the week, Djokovic looked understandably rusty. Besides not playing since US Open, the Serb also suffered from a stomach virus as detailed here. In the round of …
There are lots of tennis going on right now like the WTA Finals in Cancun, the Masters in Paris, and more. Here is “This Week in Tennis”. WTA Finals in Cancun Before we get into the WTA Finals in Cancun, let’s look at what happened last week. Maia, one week, two titles Beatriz Haddad Maia won the biggest two titles of her career the same weekend as she lifted the singles and doubles Elite trophy. The Brazilian remained undefeated all week, topping her group with impressive wins over Madison Keys, Caroline Garcia, and Daria Kasatkina. In the final, Maia came through a …
Alex Mann is back with his regular feature, This Week in Tennis. This edition deals with Monfils title in Stockholm and much more. This Week in Tennis – Monfils Title in Stockholm Gael Monfils rolled back the years to become the oldest man to win the Stockholm Open. The 37-year-old came back from a set down in the final to beat qualifier Pavel Kotov in three tight sets to win his 12th ATP title. The win puts Monfils back into the top 100 as he looks to climb his way back up the ATP rankings. This was Monfils’ second title win in …
This kid is going places…Ben Shelton Wins First Big Title at the ATP 500 Japan Open after defeating Aslan Karatsev in the final. Ben Shelton Wins First Big Title Last week, Ben Shelton claimed the biggest title of his career, winning the ATP 500 Japan Open. The young American defeated Aslan Karatsev in the final to take home his first ATP tour-level title. This title caps off a sensational few months for Shelton. In September, the American reached his first major semi-final at the US Open, in only his second ever main draw appearance at Flushing Meadows. This is a mighty …
Alex Mann has written a short history lesson detailing the most popular tennis string. It’s made in Belgium. The Most Popular Tennis String At the 1997 French Open, an unseeded Gustavo Kuerten stunned the men’s field to become the lowest ranked men’s singles champion in history. The unknown Brazilian powered his way through the likes of Jonas Bjorkman, Thomas Muster, Andrei Medvedev, and Yevgeny Kafelnikov to set up a final two-time French Open winner, Sergi Bruguera. In one of the most shocking major finals, Kuerten dispatched Sergi Bruguera in straight sets to win his first title on the clay courts of …
Our tennis oracle, Alex Mann, is doing his Masters, but he still had time to write a US Open 2023 Women’s Semi-Finals Predictions. US Open 2023 Women’s Semi-Finals Predictions 128 players entered this year’s women’s tournament. Only four remain. Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Karolina Muchova and Madison Keys. Let’s jump into this year’s women’s semi-finals predictions. Aryna Sabalenka (2) vs Madison Keys (17) With Iga Swiatek’s loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round, Aryna Sabalenka is guaranteed to end the US Open ranked number 1 worldwide. Now that the Belarusian knows she will dethrone Swiatek on Monday when the …
We are on the verge of the last Grand Slam of the year. Exciting times! Here is our Men’s US Open 2023 Preview. Men’s US Open 2023 Preview It’s hard to see anyone whose name is not Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic taking home this year’s US Open title. They are the top two seeds, which sets up the possibility of another major showdown between the two best players in the world. Can anyone else spoil the party? Let’s have a look! Keen to hear your predictions in the comments. Or why not join the Tennisnerd group in the US Open …
The final major of the season is fast approaching. Here is our Women’s US Open 2023 Preview. Let’s have a look at this year’s contenders. Women’s US Open 2023 Preview Will world number one Iga Swiatek defend her title, or is it Coco’s calling to bring the title back home to the US? We are keen to hear your predictions in the comments below! We also made a video detailing our US Open Predictions on the Tennisnerd YouTube channel. You can also join our Tennisnerd bracket challenge prediction group here. Iga Swiatek Although the world number one hasn’t been the …