Casper Ruud came to Barcelona with a terrible 0-7 score in the ATP finals above the ATP 250 level. Casper lost the Monte Carlo final to Stefanos Tsitsipas, and they met again a week later in the title clash at the Barcelona Open. The Norwegian turned the tables and scored a 7-5, 6-3 victory in an hour and 29 minutes, securing his 11th and a career-best ATP title. Tsitsipas struggled en route to the final, scoring a couple of tight wins and failing to lift the second trophy within seven days. Ruud served at 80% and did everything right behind the initial shot, facing only two break points and ..read more

During the latest episode of his podcast Serve with Andy Roddick, the former US champion talked about Rafael Nadal. Roddick focused especially on the Roland Garros, analyzing how, if Rafa were to manage to play a few matches, he would become one of the contenders for the final victory of the Parisian Slam. A prediction that drove the Spaniard's fans crazy. "I just hope that Rafa no longer suffers from any kind of serious physical problem from now on, because a recurrence of an injury could end his career," said Roddick. GENERAZIONI A CONFRONTO ⚔️ La sfida tra @RafaelNadal e Blanch a Madrid ..read more

Knowing that Rafael Nadal will play the Mutua Madrid Open is in itself a great news for tennis fans. But I think what everyone is hoping obviously to see the legendary Spaniard competitive, in order to be able to admire his tennis at an optimal level one last time, before the end of his career. Nadal was drawn in the top-half of the Mutua Madrid Open draw, the same as Jannik Sinner, and will face wild card Darwin Blanch in the first round. In the event that he were to overcome the American, the Majorcan would have the possibility of taking revenge against Alex De Minaur. The Australian d ..read more

Paula Badosa has made a revelation that fully details the extent of her back injury as the former world No. 2 shares that she has recently started taking cortisone injections to manage her ongoing injury but still there are no guarantees that she will be able to play just a few more years. Last May, Badosa was in the midst of a promising Rome run when she sustained a back injury during a quarterfinal loss to Jelena Ostapenko. Since then, it has been long and pretty challenging and tough 11 months for Badosa, who was able to make a comeback at the start of 2024 but her back issues didn't ..read more

Iga Swiatek says she pretty much went through every positive and negative emotion en route to joining the elite club of players who have reached 100 weeks at the world No. 1 spot.  This Monday, Swiatek - who became the world No. 1 for the first time on April 2nd, 2022 - celebrated a major milestone as she entered her 100th week at the top spot. By doing that, the 22-year-old Pole became the ninth player in WTA history to achieve the feat.  For Swiatek, this feat comes just shortly after she celebrated her 2nd anniversary of reaching the world No. 1 for the first time. In late 2023 ..read more

Nick Kyrgios reveals he is probably at his "happiest" when he is not playing tennis but also adds that he is a born competitor and always wants to win whenever he is on the court.  Since the start of his career, Kyrgios - who is set to celebrate his 29th birthday on Saturday - has been pretty open about never loving tennis too much as basketball was his first and true sporting love but he was basically forced into tennis because he had a much bigger talent for this game.  Over the years, there were several times when Kyrgios would take some time off, like skipping the entire clay se ..read more

Rafael Nadal will embark on his fourth Laver Cup campaign in Berlin between September 20 and 22, hoping to lift another trophy with Team Europe. Rafa has always loved competing at this event, feeling the vibes of the team event, and remembering his most recent appearance. Nadal traveled to London in 2022 despite an injury, embracing a special mission and competing alongside Roger Federer in the final career match for the Swiss! Rafa dealt with an abdominal issue, but nothing could stop him from honoring his great rival on a historic emotional night at O2 Arena. Rafa and Roger joined forces fo ..read more

Casper Ruud couldn't hide his happiness after winning the Barcelona Open as he admitted that it was pretty special to win the biggest title of his career at a tournament that has its main court named after his idol Rafael Nadal. On Sunday, 25-year-old Ruud won the biggest title of his career after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 6-3 in the Barcelona final. After all of his first 10 ATP titles came at the ATP 250 category, Ruud finally won a title in a higher category - Barcelona is an ATP 500 event.  In Barcelona, Nadal is a record 12-time champion. But already in 2017, the Barcelona Open ..read more

Swiss golfer Chiara Tamburlini delivered a commanding performance at the Joburg Ladies Open, clinching victory with a total score of 275 (70 68 67 70, -17), a remarkable seven strokes ahead of Thailand's Aunchisa Utama, who finished second with 282 (-10). Chiara Tamburlini, results Played at the Modderfontein Golf Club (par 73) in Johannesburg, South Africa, the tournament organized by the Ladies European Tour in collaboration with the Sunshine Ladies Tour saw Virginia Elena Carta secure a respectable 16th place with a score of 289 (73 76 68 72, -3). This came after her 11th-place finish in t ..read more

English golfer Garrick Porteous secured his second Challenge Tour title by winning the Abu Dhabi Challenge with a total score of 256 (66 63 64 63, -24), edging out Frenchman Alexander Levy by one stroke, who finished second with 257 (-23), and Danish player Nicolai Kristensen by two strokes, who finished third with 258 (-22). Challenge Tour, results Played at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club (par 70) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Gregorio De Leo finished 38th with a score of 268 (68 64 69 67, -12), while Aron Zemmer finished 55th with a score of 273 (70 66 68 69, -7). Bot ..read more