Third seed Elena Rybakina became the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Olympic Tennis Event on Thursday, hours after the draw was made at Roland Garros, pulling out on health grounds. The post Paris | Rybakina pulls out of Olympics, flag bearers and Boulter relishing experience appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

WTA 250 Livesport Prague Open Two Poles made history at the Livesport Prague Open on Thursday by setting the first Hologic WTA Tour final of the Open Era between players from Poland – Magda Linette and Magdalena Frech, the No 4 and 6 seeds respectively. The post WTA Roundup | All-Polish final in Prague, and all-Russian final in Iaşi appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Andy Murray has a fierce pride in representing Team GB at the Olympics. The post Paris | Murray targets doubles title with Evans appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

The draws for the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event were made on Thursday morning at Roland Garros, pitching World No 1 and reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek against Romania’s Irina Camelia Begu to open her medal campaign, while 2nd-seeded Coco Gauff, who is set to carry the USA flag at Friday’s opening ceremony alongside […] The post Paris | Draw sets the Olympic stage as Kerber announces retirement appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

The draw for the 2024 Tennis Olympics being held in Paris at Roland Garros, had finally been made with a number of marquee players missing from the men’s line-up, including Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner who withdrew completely from the Games with tonsilitis. The post Paris | Djokovic now favourite for Gold appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

WTA 250 Livesport Prague Open 16-year-old Czech wild-card Laura Samson reached the semi-finals of the Livesport Prague Open with a 2-6 6-3 7-5 win over Russia’s Oksana Selekhmeteva on Wednesday, and will meet Poland’s Magdalena Frech for a place in Friday’s final. The post WTA Roundup | Samson sails on Prague, as Andreeva cruises in Iaşi appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Livesport Prague Open 16-year old Laura Samson upset her Czech compatriot Katerina Siniakova, the No 2 seed, in the 2nd-round of the WTA 250 Livesport Prague Open on Tuesday, 1-6 7-5 6-3, playing in her first WTA tournament this week, and only her 11th pro event. The post WTA Roundup | Samson sinks Siniakova in Prague, as Andreeva cruises at Iaşi Open appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

“I want to play forever, I love the sport, but I can’t, it’s too tough” said Andy Murray during his final Wimbledon this month after seven years trying to overcome a hip problem which struck while he was on top of the world rankings. The post London | Murray confirms Olympics will be last event before retirement appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Livesport Prague Open Katerina Siniakova, the No 2 seed at the Livesport Prague Open in her native Czech Republic, survived a 1st-round scare on Monday but eventually outlasted American qualifier Louisa Chirico, ranked 228 in the world, with a 7-5 4-6 6-3 win after 2 hours and 26 minutes, while her fellow countrywoman and top seed Linda Noskova had little trouble dispatching Ukraine’s Katarina Zavatska, 6-3 6-2. Siniakova offset her 7 aces with 7 double-faults but saved 8 of the 12 break points she faced. The post WTA Roundup | Siniakova survives scare in Prague while milestones are achieved i ..read more

There are two more clay court events on the WTA Tour this week, the WTA 250 Prague Open and WTA 250 UniCredit Iasi Open, both of which had an early start on Sunday and will concluded in a Friday final because of the Olympic Games that begin on Saturday. The post WTA Roundup | Early starts in Prague and Iasi appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more