For some tennis fans, Marta Kostyuk’s Madrid title may feel sudden. A talented player putting together the tournament of her life before finally breaking through at the WTA 1000 level. But in reality, this looked like the natural progression of a player steadily growing into her potential. Before the season began, Kostyuk was one of…
Ben Shelton’s Munich title run carried significance beyond just another trophy. With the victory, he became the first American man since Andre Agassi’s 2002 Rome triumph to win a clay-court title above ATP 250 level. He also made history as the first American since the ATP 500 series began in 2009 to capture three ATP…
Are we downplaying how remarkable this is because of how inevitable it felt? Jannik Sinner made history on March 29th, capturing the Miami Open to complete the coveted ‘Sunshine Double.’ The Italian dispatched Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 in the final, becoming the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to win both Indian Wells and…
Do we get Alcaraz vs Fonseca?! The Miami Open on the men’s side feels a bit more open than it typically would, but is that really true? With Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal, the tournament loses one of its anchors, and with it, a sense of structure. This isn’t just about one player being absent, it’s more…
Aryna Sabalenka arrives in Miami riding the biggest wave on tour. Fresh off her first Indian Wells title, she’s playing with a level of confidence and composure that has separated her from the pack. The question now isn’t whether she can win matches, it’s whether she can sustain that level long enough to complete the…
The BNP Paribas Open final ultimately came down to just a few decisive points. The World No. 2, Rybakina held match point, but Sabalenka dug in, winning a backhand exchange to level the third-set tiebreak at 6–6. Moments later, after a missed backhand from Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka fired down one last unreturnable serve to…
I hosted ATP weekly on Talking Tennis to discuss the three tournaments, but have added some quick hitting blurbs below. It was a packed week! Alcaraz Lifts the title in Doha Carlos Alcaraz captured the Doha title with a dominant straight-sets win over Arthur Fils, overpowering the Frenchman from the opening ball in a 50-minute…
All three finals this week featured matchups between the tournament’s top two seeds, setting up true heavyweight showdowns. I hosted ATP weekly on Talking Tennis to discuss the three tournaments, but have added some quick hitting blurbs below. It was a packed week! Ben Shelton saved three championship points at 4–5 in the third set,…
It was a historic day at the Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club, as the stadium court was officially named in honor of tennis legend and Vero Beach resident Ivan Lendl. Later, with the trophy in hand, Andreescu posed beside the newly unveiled marble plaque honoring Lendl’s career titles and weeks spent as world No….
Raducanu’s ‘most dispiriting’ Slam display…what went wrong? Here I give my post match analysis, with a small article that follows. British number one Emma Raducanu has split with coach Francis Roig after her exit from the Australian Open. The 23-year-old lost to Austria’s Anastasia Potapova in straight sets in the second round at the Australian…
