Tennis

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, November 7, 2023Continuing an inconceivable run, Storm Hunter realized her "impossible" dream.The 29-year-old Aussie and accomplice Elise Mertens reached the WTA Finals doubles semifinals in Cancun final weekend clinching Hunter's historic rise to the world No. 1 doubles rating.Sabalenka: Very Disappointed with WTAThe left-hander is the second Aussie lady in historical past to finsh as year-end doubles No. 1 following Samantha Stosur, her former doubles accomplice, in 2006.How did Hunter have fun rising to the highest of the world?She hopped on a airplane and flew to Seville to symbolize Australia in its Billie Jean King Cup opener. The fast turnaround has given Hunter little time to replicate on realizing her "impossible" dream."It's still,...

SEVILLE, Spain — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will provide a report complete of $9.6 million in prize cash, together with $2.4 million to the champions, the International Tennis Federation introduced Monday. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, November 4, 2023Squeezed by Stefanos Tsitsipas in decisive tiebreakers earlier than, Grigor Dimitrov was in no temper to play the ready sport at present.Playing proactive tennis, Dimitrov received 24 of 26 journeys to web out-dueling Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3) to succeed in his first Masters closing since 2017 in Paris.Sabalenka: Very Disappointed with WTAWidely thought to be one of many sport's most gifted all-court gamers, Dimitrov reached his first Masters 1000 closing since he beat Nick Kyrgios to win the 2017 Cincinnati.Renaissance has been a surprise to look at: the 32-year-old Bulgarian has blended decided protection with some dazzling web rushes in Paris this week.Former world No. 3 Dimitrov has defeated present No. 3 Daniil Medv...

PARIS — Six years later, Grigor Dimitrov is again in a Masters 1000 match ultimate. The Bulgarian overcame sturdy resistance Saturday from seventh-s...

By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Friday, November 3, 2023Stefano Battaglino has been suspended from tennis for 4 years after testing optimistic for a banned steroid.The 25-year-old Italian offered a urine pattern at an M15 event in Morocco in September of 2022, which was discovered to include metabolites of clostebol. Clostebol—an anabolic androgenic steroid—is banned below Section S1 of the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List. Testing optimistic for clostebol carries a compulsory provisional suspension.Sabalenka: Very Disappointed with WTABattaglino, who has been suspended since February of 2023, requested a listening to earlier than an impartial tribunal convened by Sport Resolutions. The listening to was held remotely in October 2023.The former world No. 760 argued that his vi...

BERLIN (AP) — A German court docket has issued a penalty order in opposition to tennis participant Alexander Zverev over allegations he brought about bodily hurt to a lady. Zverev has disputed the allegations and is contesting the penalty order. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, November 1, 2023Committing corruption has killed Timur Khabibulin's aggressive profession.Khabibulin, who reached an ATP career-high doubles rank of No. 154, has been banned from tennis for all times and fined $60,000 for a number of match-fixing acts. Khabibulin was discovered responsible for 21 particular person prices regarding match fixing between 2014 and 2019, the International Tennis Integrity Agency introduced at the moment.Sabalenka: Very Disappointed with WTAThe ban means the 28-year-old from Kazakhstan is prohibited from enjoying in, teaching at, or attending any tennis occasion "authorized or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA: ATP, ITF, WTA, Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, or any national association,...

CANCUN, Mexico — The ladies’s tennis tour defended the courtroom constructed for the WTA Finals as assembly its “strict performance standards” after No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka known as the circumstances on the season-ending championship “another level of disrespect.” ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 30, 2023October has been an excellent month for Jannik Sinner and Italian tennis.The 22-year-old began this month by rising a career-high rating of No.4 within the ATP rankings, matching the perfect rating by an Italian man in historical past. Sinner, who equalled Adriano Panatta’s rating from August of 1976, turned the highest-ranked Italian Man in 47 years, however he wasn’t carried out.Over the weekend in Vienna, the place Sinner claimed his tenth profession title by defeating Daniil Medvedev within the ultimate, Sinner clicked two extra milestones making it a trifecta for the proficient carrot high.First, he handed Corrado Barazzutti to turn into the Italian with essentially the most wins in a single season. Barazzutti received 54 matc...

ZHUHAI, China — Daria Kasatkina highlighted the social media abuse she has acquired after turning into the primary participant to succeed in the semifinals of WTA Elite Trophy on Thursday. ...