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Simona Halep set to return but not in the normal way
WEBJan 21, 2024 · Simona Halep might be banned from playing professional tennis currently, but she is not going down without a fight. Halep has maintained her innocence in knowing she intentionally took the banned substance r oxadustat. Her former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, seemed to admit that Halep wouldn't have known all she was taking either.
Bad lines calls continue to overshadow play in Monte Carlo - Lob …
WEBApr 12, 2024 · It is difficult for the players' footing, and shotmaking, and it is nearly impossible for the lines people and chair umpire to make line calls with 100 percent confidence by trusting a mark that may or may not be the right one for the point. Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune both dealt with questionable calls in Monte Carlo.
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula reunite for Indian Wells doubles win
WEBBy Wendi Oliveros | Mar 11, 2024. Tennis fans have missed the doubles pairing of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. We have not seen them play together since the WTA Finals in November 2023. Five months later at the BNP Paribas Open, the duo reunited and got a win over the all-American team of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin.
Emma Navarro drops brutal truth about what she said to Zheng …
WEBBy Lee Vowell | Aug 1, 2024. The match was a long one for any event. In a bit over three hours, China's Zheng Qinwen defeated American Emma Navarro 6-7 (9) 7-6 (4) 6-1 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Navarro just seemed to run out of proverbial gas at the end, but we also learned she had a growing rage toward Qinwen by the time the match ended.
Remembering the SABR: Federer’s comical (yet unstoppable) …
WEBMay 14, 2020 · The return, originally a joke in practice, made its way into matches soon after. His opponents were dumbfounded and fans were raucous with delight as Federer began to pick up serves with a half volley and take the point. In terms of strategy, it’s genius. Taking the ball that early on a return freezes the opponent, who’s used to …
Thiem’s Trouble Returning to the Top of Tennis - Lob and Smash
WEBApr 13, 2023 · Fast forward to late 2022 where Thiem had fallen out of the top 300, and you see the shell of a former top three player. His forehand has steadily lost effectiveness since his injury in 2021, and the shot’s post-injury miles per hour average has dropped nearly three units. Even his booming, high-spin high-speed one-hander, has lost some oomph.
Filipina teenager Alex Eala gets biggest win of her career at …
WEBApr 23, 2024 · 18-year-old Filipina tennis player Alex Eala, ranked 170th in the world, came from a set down to defeat Lesia Tsurkeno in the biggest win of her career 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Mutura Madrid Open. Eala turned pro in 2020 and previously trained at Rafael Nadal's academy.. Tsurenko, 34, is a veteran of the WTA Tour with four career titles, a US Open quarterfinal appearance in 2018 ...
Barbora Krejcikova ends Mirra Andreeva's magical run in the …
WEBJan 21, 2024 · Barbora Krejcikova, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka advance to the quarterfinals. In three sets, ninth-seeded Czech Republic tennis player Barbora Krejcikova ended Mirra Andreeva 's magical run at the 2024 Australian Open. Andreeva won the first set but dropped the final two, falling short of a chance to …
Taylor Townsend is one of the greatest American doubles players …
WEBJan 12, 2024 · American left-hander Taylor Townsend is proving to be one of the most successful doubles players in WTA history. Townsend, 27, has won five doubles titles, the biggest and most sentimental for the native Chicagoan was in Cincinnati at the 2023 Western and Southern Open with Alycia Parks.. At Adelaide, she just won her third consecutive ladies' doubles event with three different partners, Asia ...