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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday August 15, 2023After Elena Rybakina aired out her frustration a couple of 3AM end on Friday night time in Montreal, help has come from World No.1 Iga Swiatek.The Pole is aware of a factor or two about taking part in matches that finish after midnight, she burnt her share of midnight oil this spring in Madrid and Rome, and she or he says she’d wish to see the tour do a greater job of defending the gamers in such conditions.“Maybe we should focus more on what is healthy for players because we have to compete every week,” Swiatek stated throughout media hour at Cincinnati on Monday, in keeping with David Kane of Tennis.com. “The tour is so intense with travel and not actually having two days of calm and not working that it would be nice in the futur...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, August 15, 2023Pursuing perfection is like sparring together with your shadow: You'll by no means land utterly cleanly.Three matches into her bold comeback, Caroline Wozniacki is studying she nonetheless has the spirit for the battle, however her sport could be very a lot a piece in progress.Venus: Best Level of Year World No. 45 Varvara Gracheva swept Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 in her Cincinnati opener in the present day.Former world No. 1 was outplayed on strain factors: Gracheva saved all 9 break factors she confronted.Afterward, Wozniacki, who fell to 1-2 in her comeback, conceded she was dissatisfied."In general I didn't think I played very well. I think I didn't really find my rhythm," Wozniacki mentioned. "Didn't feel like I played as I could...

By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Vanity Fair journal gave some established and rising American tennis stars their very own “Hollywood Issue” picture unfold simply in time for the US Open. The September situation of the long-lasting journal options 13 American gamers from each the ATP and WTA excursions. They embrace Frances Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula, Tommy Paul, Seb Korda, Ben Shelton, Alycia Parks, Shelby Rogers, and Michael Mmoh, amongst others.   The present assortment of American professional tennis gamers are main conversations round equality, inclusivity, and psychological well being that push the sport to be higher—they’re inventors, able to make the sport their very own.See the total portfolio: https://t.co/bsaW9EHgdc pic.twitter.com/emcFvfhQ0a — VANITY FA...

By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, August 15, 2023Andy Murray has stepped out of Cincinnati hoping to make sure his well being for New York.The former world No. 1 withdrew from this week's Western & Southern Open nursing a strained stomach he sustained in Toronto final week. More: US Open Prize MoneyUS Open semifinalist Karen Khachanov additionally withdrew from Cincinnati at the moment because of an ongoing again damage.Two-time Olympic gold-medal champion Murray is aiming to play the season's ultimate Grand Slam in Flushing Meadows. The 2012 US Open champion Murray had hoped to safe a seed for the hard-court main, nevertheless he is at present ranked No. 36 and won't be seeded except a number of gamers ranked forward of him withdraw.US Open begins on August twenty eighth.Phot...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, August 15, 2023The WTA should clear up scheduling snafus to stage the aggressive enjoying area, says Sloane Stephens.The Tour got here underneath harsh criticism from some gamers and followers after a scheduling debacle in Montreal final week. More: US Open Prize MoneyRain wreaked havoc on the schedule forcing 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina to complete a match at 3 a.m., an expertise she stated left her feeling "destroyed."Montreal runner-up Liudmila Samsonova was pressured to play each the semifinal and remaining on the identical day on Sunday and confessed she was bodily depleted for the ultimate.Stephens, who sits on the Player Council, says the Tour and tournaments should handle the schedule higher originally of the week to foresta...

MADRID — The budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is ready to be renewed within the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals subsequent month. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, August 14, 2023Swaying side-to-side in her return place, Venus Williams regarded like a lady going locations even when the ball wasn't in play.Comeback queen Williams took a serious leap within the Queen City rallying from a break down in each units to conquer Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5 and rating her first Top 20 win in 4 years at the moment.More: US Open Prize MoneyThe 43-year-old Venus scored a win towards advancing age, a overcome a season-long litany of damage, a victory for all of us 40-plus devoted gamers and a win for relevance forward of her US Open return.The seven-time Grand Slam champion stated time without work from tennis has helped her heal her physique and sharpen her sport.Venus stated the assertive tennis she delivered de...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, August 14, 2023Pablo Carreno Busta has been elbowed out of the US Open. The 2020 US Open semifinalist Carreno Busta has formally withdrawn from the US Open as he continues restoration from an elbow damage.More: US Open Prize MoneyThe US Open begins on August twenty eighth.The elbow damage has restricted Carreno Busta to 4 matches this season. Carreno Busta's departure isn't a surprise given he wasn't capable of defend his National Bank Open title in Toronto final week.The 32-year-old Spaniard has not performed since bowing to Richard Gasquet in his Rotterdam opener final February.Three years in the past, Carreno Busta was on the courtroom when Novak Djokovic unintentionally struck a lineswoman within the throat with a ball and was disqualifie...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday August 14, 2023Iga Swiatek’s No.1 rating has been in jeopardy at quite a few tournaments this season, however it's secure and sound via the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati and throughout the tip of the US Open.Into her 72nd consecutive week because the Tour’s No.1, Swiatek stretches her lead over World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka to 984 factors this week.Both Swiatek and Sabalenka can be in motion because the No.1 and No.2 seeds in Cincinnati this week.Sabalenka is defending semifinal factors at each Cincinnati and the US Open, whereas Swiatek will defend her champion factors in New York.Sabalenka nonetheless maintains a slim 235 level lead within the race to the WTA Finals.Samsonova, Collins Rising There had been no strikes contained in the Top ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, August 14, 2023Tennis balls have been flying towards Novak Djokovic from all angles.The 23-time Grand Slam champion confronted the barrage with a smile and quick proper hand.More: US Open Prize MoneyAll that exercise occured at Djokovic's apply session on Sunday as swarming followers have been desperate to get near the previous world No. 1.Excitement is excessive for Djokovic's first look in Cincinnati since 2019 when he reached the semifinals bowing to Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.In 2020, when the Western & Southern Open was staged on the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows because of the pandemic, Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic to seize the title. Djokovic is a two-time Cincinnati champion."I haven't been in Ci...