With just one week to go until the second Slam of the year, there are still two 250s ongoing on the ATP circuit. And there is one big surprise – the World No.1 Novak Djokovic is actually playing the Geneva tournament, something we have not seen in a decade. A little preview of those two events and how those affect the Roland Garros preparation. It is an interesting mix-up of …
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And for the second consecutive Masters final we have a rather surprising matchup in Alexander Zverev against Nicolas Jarry. The German and Chilenean will battle for the last clay court Masters title of the year on Sunday – let us have a look at their ways into the final and their head-to-head. Their season and tournament so far Sascha Zverev is in a situation that he knows all too well …
And here we are again – just as in Madrid two weeks ago, the WTA Masters final in Rome is another episode of Iga Swiatek against Aryna Sabalenka. The two top stars had a bit of different paths into yet another matchup, but their rivalry seems to get more and more intense. What happened in Madrid? When we wrote about the final in Madrid, we already anticipated the victory of …
After an exciting day of women’s semifinals and men’s quarters, we are going into the semifinals for the men. And as mentioned, the consistency that we were used to in the ATP, now seems to have switched to the women. The men’s draw now is wide open after the withdrawals of Sinner and Alcaraz, and Novak losing to Alejandro Tabilo. Who will come out on top? Let’s see the matchups! …
WTA Semifinals Preview – Rome 2024
Here we are in the new WTA era, where consistency seems to be a thing. Once again, the top players battle it out in the semifinals today, only missing Elena Rybakina, who needed to pull out due to illness before the event. Semifinal #1 Swiatek vs Gauff, 15.00 CET And our first semifinal of course needs to feature Madrid winner and world no 1 Iga Swiatek. Her Rome run looked …
The first week of action at the 2024 Rome Masters is done and dusted. What did we learn from it, aside of thermos flasks being a dangerous object? Let us investigate the surprises and developments so far and what they mean for the road to Roland Garros. ATP: Both GOATs are out of the tournament. It was the first time in years that Rafa and Novak were in the same …
Well, here it is – maybe one of the most unexpected and unusual finals of a Masters 1000 in recent history, the 2024 Madrid final between Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Most probably there has never been a finalist, who had three opponents retire in one tournament, but that is only part of the story. Their way to Madrid – and into the final! Andrey Rublev is on top of …
So here it is, the women’s final in Madrid 2024 is all set and in line with the rivalries we expected, it is the 2023 final re-match: Iga Swiatek against Aryna Sabalenka. The World No. 1 and 2 will fight for the Masters title on Saturday again and we want to have a look into the odds and expectations on this one. How did they get here? So, it isn’t …
The Madrid WTA & ATP Masters are close to their end, but one thing is for sure, there were a lot of surprises and fresh faces! Let us look into the biggest ones and whether they might be in for the long haul or just a one hit wonder? How ‘bout that girl that pushed Aryna to the limit? Robin Montgomery (image above) probably wasn’t a name that many tennis …
We spoke about the WTA rivalries last week, but surely there are also many ones to follow on the ATP tour. Generally, the men’s circuit is very competitive right now, not only for the top spot. But it also seems as if the players are a bit more consistent, giving rivalries that chance to grow and intensify. One thing before we start – I will keep Novak Djokovic out of …