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By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, May 10, 2023Madrid silencing ladies's doubles finalists is "really disappointing" and speaks volumes in regards to the event, says Jessica Pegula.The Mutua Madrid Open got here underneath criticism for forgoing the time-honored custom of champions and finalists talking on the trophy ceremony.More: Madrid Mutes Women's DoublesInstead, the event muted Madrid ladies's doubles champions Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia and finalists Pegula and Coco Gauff.The Mutua Madrid Open was accused of a sexist double commonplace because it did allow males's doubles finalists to talk on the trophy presentation.Asked in regards to the remedy in Rome immediately, Pegula blasted Madrid's stance as "really disappointing" and stated it left gamers u...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, May 10, 2023Daniil Medvedev has been sharpening his slide in an effort to search out his clay-court footing.Eighteen of Medvedev's 19 profession titles have come on his most well-liked onerous courts along with his different title, 2021 Mallorca, on grass.More: Madrid Mutes Women's DoublesSo how can Medvedev, who's seeded third in Rome this week, adapt his recreation to filth?The 2021 US Open champion mentioned he is engaged on bettering his slide and enjoying with extra spin to translate his baseline recreation to filth."I think the sliding was always a problem," Medvedev advised the media in Rome. "After Madrid, after I lost, a couple days I practiced there I tried really a lot to focus on the sliding, on the movement. I felt like I im...

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals can be performed on the Seville stage.Seville, Spain will host the Finals of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, the International Tennis Federation introduced right now.More: Madrid Mutes Women's DoublesThe climax of the 2023 ladies’s World Cup of Tennis can be contested November 7-Twelfth, with 12 groups battling it out to take house the coveted trophy.The Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Juniors and Davis Cup Juniors Finals will happen in Cordoba, with particulars of dates and venues to be introduced in the end.The information comes as a part of a wider partnership between the ITF and the area of Andalucia, which is able to see the area host all ITF main group occasions this yr, together with the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.As a part of th...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, May 14, 2023All roads result in Rome.Gauff: GOAT Nadal RG Favorite Any DayThe crimson filth highway to the Rome title can pop with potholes.Reigning Rome champion Novak Djokovic is aware of the way to navigate the cracks, chasms and infamous unhealthy bounces of the Foro Italico. Djokovic has contested 12 Rome finals and says disruptive divots and unruly bounces are a part of the match's problem."I mean, Rome never had a great reputation for the quality of the court, to be honest with you," Djokovic informed the media after his three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday.So what is the resolution?How can Rome improve the standard of its crimson clay to decrease unhealthy bounces and replicate Roland Garros and provides gamers supreme prepa...