It was an eventful week of tennis with impressive wins from youngsters Musetti and Rune. Alex Mann sums up This Week in Tennis #43. Musetti and Pegula take titles – TWIT #43 Jessica Pegula continued her impressive season as she lifted the biggest title of her career, defeating Maria Sakkari to win the Guadalajara Open. Pegula defeated four major champions, Elena Rybakina, Bianca Andreescu, Sloane Stephens, and Victoria Azarenka, back-to-back, to …
Alex Mann is back with his weekly recap of the ATP and WTA tours called This Week in Tennis. Rublev on fire and Swiatek’s 8th title. Rublev on fire Bouncing back from her loss to Krejcikova in last week’s Ostrava Open final, Iga Swiatek defeated Donna Vekic to win her 8th title. The world number 1 took the first set, 6-3, before Vekic fought back in the second to take 6-3 …
It’s time for This Week in Tennis or TWIT as well call it at Tennisnerd HQ. Alex Mann writes about more titles for Djokovic and Krejcikova. More titles for Djokovic and Krejcikova – TWIT #41 Novak Djokovic and Barbora Krejcikova won their second consecutive tour-level titles this week, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Iga Swiatek, respectively. Krejcikova continued her impressive form after last week’s win in Tallinn, battling back from a set …
Alex Mann is back with This Week in Tennis where Djokovic Returns to Winning Ways. We also look ahead of next week. Djokovic returns to winning ways – #TWIT40 It was a triumphant return to the ATP tour for Novak Djokovic, as he claimed his third title of the year. The Serb defeated second seed Marin Cilic in a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory. There were few signs of rust from …
Alex Mann is back with the segment This Week in Tennis (#39). This time the main news is that Team World Wins First Laver Cup. Team World Wins First Laver Cup At the weekend, Team World lifted their first Laver Cup title, defeating Team Europe 18-8. Although the biggest talking point at the 02 Arena in London was Roger Federer’s retirement, the event produced some excellent singles and doubles matches. It …
In this week in tennis episode (38), Alex Mann has to mention the Federer retirement one more time. But lots more tennis action of course… The Federer retirement ended the record numbers at 1,251 career match wins, 310 weeks at world number 1, Olympic Gold medalist, 103 career, and 20 major titles. Not bad! The Federer Retirement Please listen to the Tennisnerd podcast episode about Federer’s retirement above or on …
Here’s our regular segment, This Week in Tennis, covering week 37 and looking at Davis Cup predictions and upcoming WTA action. This Week in Tennis #37 – Davis Cup Predictions The charismatic Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest ATP world number 1, the unstoppable Iga Swiatek continues her speculator season, and a special Serena Williams goodbye. This year’s US Open will surely be remembered for years to come. Carlos Alcaraz’s superhuman feat …
Alex Mann is back with the regular feature, This Week in Tennis. Week 36 was the first week of the US Open 2022. This Week in Tennis 36 – US Open Edition We’ve reached the second week of this year’s US Open. Record New York crowds have gathered over the past week to witness some breathtaking tennis and some magical moments. Serena Williams Last Official Tennis Match? One memory that …
Alex Mann is back with a look at this past week in tennis where Coric and Garcia ended up winning Masters titles. This Week in Tennis (34) The ATP and WTA players battled it out this week at the second consecutive Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati, USA. Garcia from qualifying to title Caroline Garcia won her first Masters 1000 title in 5 years as she defeated Petra Kvitova in the …
