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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 5, 2024Alexander Bublik was monstrous in Montpellier final week, successful the 250-level title for the second time in three years, and in consequence he’s at a career-high rating and making a Top 25 debut on this week’s ATP rankings.The 26-year-old Kazakh, who turned the primary participant in ATP historical past to win a event by coming from a set down in each match he contested, rises 4 spots from 27 to 23 within the rankings.Borna Coric, who fell to Bublik within the last, rises six spots to No.31.Cobolli, Cazaux and Rodionov at Career-High Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Cazaux continued to climb the rankings in 2024. Cobolli rises one other 5 spots to a career-high 71 (from 100 simply previous to the Australian Open), whereas Cazaux jumps...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 4 2024Off the court docket since final August as a result of a again harm, and winless since Wimbledon 2023, Bianca Andreescu is focusing on a return at Indian Wells in 2024.The 2019 Indian Wells and US Open champion was on the NHL All-Star sport in Toronto on Saturday and informed TSN’s Mark Masters that she is feeling higher, however not fairly at one hundred pc."It's getting there. It's not 100%, but I'm really hoping that I can play Indian Wells," Andreescu informed TSN's Mark Masters. "It's not guaranteed, but I'm taking it day by day, and I'm really hoping I can get back on court soon.”Asked what the biggest challenge has been in her recovery, Andreescu said: “I feel like I have dealt with so much that I know how exactly to handle m...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday February 2 2024Jessica Pegula took an sooner than anticipated loss at this yr’s Australian Open, falling within the second spherical to France’s Clara Burel, 6-4, 6-2.Now the World No.4 will take just a few weeks off.Pegula has elected to skip this yr’s occasions in Doha and Dubai, citing a neck damage.The 29-year-old was a runner-up in Doha final yr, and reached the semifinals in Dubai. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments);if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, February 2, 2024The 2024 season can spark a brand new starting or sign the start of the tip for Dominic Thiem.In a brand new interview with Austrian outlet Der Standard, Thiem says it is a make or break season for his profession.More: Richard Evans Q&A"I see this as my last chance. If I make it, it can happen quickly," Thiem advised Der Standard earlier this week. "I've been back for two years now since the injury, and I finished 2022 on 100 or so and last year on 98."If I end the 12 months on 100 once more, you must take into consideration whether or not it is nonetheless value it."The 2020 US Open champion has not been the same player since suffering a wrist injury in 2021 that seemed to sap the sting from his once ferocious forehand.In...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 1, 2024Christopher Eubanks makes his Davis Cup debut at present.A proper hip problem has sidelined American No. 1 Taylor Fritz for the United States' Davis Cup qualifying tie towards Ukraine, urgent the 6'7" Eubanks, nicknamed Big Banks by his teammates, into the beginning lineup.More: Richard Evans Q&AWorld No. 32 Eubanks will make his Davis Cup playing debut in today's second singles match, against world No. 498 Viacheslav Bielinskyi of Ukraine. Eubanks also takes Fritz's place on Friday's schedule, though Friday's lineups are subject to change before each match.U.S. vs. Ukraine Davis Cup ScheduleSEB Arena in Vilnius, LithuaniaIndoor Hard CourtTelevision: Tennis Channel will televise the tie dwell with Jan-Michael Gambill and...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 30 2024There weren’t many vital modifications within the Top 5 of the ATP rankings this week, however the hole between the names has considerably decreased because of some surprises on the Australian open.Novak Djokovic nonetheless sits atop the desk, however the 24-time Grand Slam champion drops 1200 factors after failing to defend his Australian Open title in Melbourne. That, mixed with stellar level good points of 2024 Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner, runner-up Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz, make issues fairly tight on the high.1545 factors now separate the 4 gamers, with Alcaraz inching inside 600 factors of Djokovic, Medvedev now 1090 factors again, and Sinner rising to inside 1545. DID YOU KNOW❓🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic is spe...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, January 29, 2024Novak Djokovic has distributed many classes to opponents in successful 10 Australian Open titles.Reflecting on his four-set loss to world No. 1 Djokovic within the AO quarterfinals final week, Taylor Fritz stated he discovered an essential lesson: His high quality of play is powerful, however his conditioning wants some work.More: Richard Evans Q&A"I think the level was there, I think the level was pretty even for two, two and a half hours, but unfortunately two and a half hours was two sets," Fritz informed the media forward of the USA's Davis Cup tie vs. Ukraine. "After that, I struggled to maintain that level, so I think it’s clear that I just need to work on a lot of conditioning, a lot of fitness so I’m able to produc...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, January 29, 2024Rivalry revelry impressed Jannik Sinner to his maiden main championship, says co-coach Darren Cahill.Seeing his rival, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, seize a few Grand Slam championships fueled Sinner's historic drive in changing into the primary Italian, male or feminine, to win the Australian Open singles championship.More: Richard Evans Q&AThe 22-year-old Sinner roared again from a two-set deficit defeating Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to earn his maiden main championship in a pulsating AO comeback.Sinner's coaches, Simone Vagnozzi and Cahill, met the media in Melbourne afterward.Cahill replied "Hell yeah" when requested if Alcaraz's main success impressed Sinner's Slam breakthrough."Hell, yeah. Absolutely," Cah...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, January 28, 2024Teetering on the ledge of loss down two units to Daniil Medvedev within the Australian Open remaining, Jannik Sinner wasn't tripping out over his predicament.Dancing in a significant stress storm was proper the place he at all times hoped to be.More: Richard Evans Q&AThe 22-year-old Sinner roared again from a two-set deficit defeating Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to seize his maiden main championship in a pulsating AO comeback.The fourth-seeded Sinner is the primary Italian singles participant to win the Australian Open. He is the primary Italian man in 48 years to seize a significant championship following within the footsteps of legendary Adriano Panatta, the 1976 Roland Garros champion.Three main keys to Sinner's co...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, January 26, 2024Happy Slam rise turned excruciating finish for Alexander Zverev.Olympic gold-medal champion Zverev got here agonizingly near a maiden Australian Open remaining solely to blow a two-set lead and bow to rival Daniil Medvedev 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-3 in a gut-wrenching 4 hour, 18-minute loss.More: Richard Evans Q&AEmpowered by his upset of No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz within the quarterfinals, his first profession Top 5 win in a Slam, Zverev raced out to a two-set lead tonight. But the toll of successful a few fifth-set tiebreaker, four-hour battles—Zverev edged qualifier Lukas Klein in a fifth-set breaker in spherical two then out-dueled Nineteenth-seeded Briton Cameron Norrie in a fifth-set tiebreaker within the fourth spheric...