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 By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Jannik Sinner has reached the highest of the road, however insists he is impressed by enchancment quite than rising to a historic first.Australian Open champion Sinner is high seed in Madrid for the primary time, leads the ATP with a 25-2 document and is No. 1 within the ATP Race to Turin.Rafa Nadal: Not Fully Fit For Madrid, Will Do Everything to Play ParisThen there are his friends, like world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who declare the 22-year-old Italian is already one of the best on the earth. "He's the best player in the world right now," Alcaraz instructed the media in Madrid. "I think [some] think his tennis doesn't suit well to the clay, but he's had results on clay as well."He can win each event he goes to, and clearly ...

 By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 A persistent again problem has pained Paula Badosa and will trigger the untimely finish to her aggressive profession.Former world No. 2 Badosa instructed WTA Insider Podcast's Courtney Nguyen she is receiving cortisone injections for the ache in her again.While the cortisone might help alleviate her again ache within the brief time period, docs instructed Badosa she might have simply "a few more years" left on tour due to her again situation.Nadal: Give Everything and Die"In Indian Wells, the doctors told me it would be very complicated to continue my career," Badosa instructed WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen. "They said this is the only option we can give you and maybe you will have to keep doing that if you want to play for a few...

 By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, March 23, 2024Carlos Alcaraz is greater than a Wimbledon winner.He's a transformative champion, says Andy Murray.More: Aryna Sabalenka's Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42Watching world No. 2 Alcaraz categorical creativity on court docket turns Miami into Smile-ami placing the generally ornery Murray in a contented place.Indian Wells champion Alcaraz launched his quest for the Sunshine Double sweeping compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-1 on the Miami Open tonight to attain his seventh straight win. Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️ — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) March 24, 2024 The two-time gold-medal champion Murray was watching and posted on social media "Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️"Infor...

 By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, March 22, 2024Tommy Paul made a painfully untimely exit from the Miami Open.The Thirteenth-seeded Paul was pressured to retire after rolling his left ankle whereas main compatriot Martin Damm 6-4, 1-2 on Court 7.More: Aryna Sabalenka's Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42Serving at 1-2 within the second set, Paul rolled his left ankle attacking web behind a slice backhand and instantly dropped his racquet on courtroom.Hopping on one foot to maintain his weight off the injured ankle, Paul hobbled off courtroom beneath the chair umpire’s seat and curled up on the bottom in clear ache.Unable to place weight on the ankle, Paul who was coming off a run to the Indian Wells semifinal, pulled the plug after 68 minutes.  Unfortunate Scenes! ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday March 21, 2024On Thursday on the Miami Open Kei Nishikori performed his first aggressive match in eight months – and his first at a Masters 1000 since 2021. Even although the previous World No.4 was defeated by Austria's Sebastian Ofner (6-3, 6-4) in straight units, the 34-year-old confirmed a few of his classic kind, and says he's completely satisfied to be again on the comeback path.Motivation is not going to be an issue on this stage of his comeback from a number of accidents, says former US Open and Miami Open finalist Nishikori. Nishikori, at present ranked 351, sways he doesn’t know when, however he believes that he can get again into adequate kind to compete with the sports’ elite.“Maybe not today, but during practice I was playing pretty...

 By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, March 21, 2024You might by no means play with the highly effective precision of Taylor Fritz.Now, you possibly can celebration exactly just like the American No. 1.More: Aryna Sabalenka's Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42Taylor Fritz serves up spice in his partnership with Maestro Dobel.Fritz is unveiling his new signature cocktail - The Fritzy Spicy Margarita in Miami.The Fritzy Spicy Margarita is a "spicy twist on Maestro Dobel’s Spin Margarita, a staple of its cocktail menu at tennis tournaments," the model mentioned in a press release.Former Indian Wells champion Fritz hopes festive followers will pump up the celebration and drink the Fritzy Spicy Margarita throughout his Miami Open matches. Dobel serves because the Official T...

 By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, March 20, 202Sometimes, a heart-felt hug from a superb pal could be a life preserver for a participant in ache.Close associates Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka have shared success collectively and leaned on one another throughout robust occasions.More: Aryna Sabalenka's Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42When they face off within the Miami Open second spherical, it should possible be probably the most emotional encounter between the pair.The match might be Sabalenka's first since her boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov, died at age 42 by "apparent suicide" early Monday morning, the Miami-Dade Police mentioned.World No. 2 Sabalenka remains to be within the Miami Open draw and scheduled to play Badosa, who has been a caring and anxious ...

 By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, March 19, 202Spanish superstars will deliver the excitement to Barcelona.Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal lead the entry record for the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell set for April 15-Twenty first. Report: Saudis Make Bid for Unified Tour PLAYERS ALERT 🚨✅ Here are the confirmed gamers for the 2024 version!Discover the official record on the web site ➡️ Link in bio pic.twitter.com/ccR8UugSPQ — Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (@bcnopenbs) March 19, 2024 The king of clay Nadal has received a report 12 Barcelona titles, together with his first in 2005, two years after his coach, Carlos Moya, received Barcelona.Nadal is aiming to make his comeback on the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters earlier than B...

 By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 18, 202Avid reader Iga Swiatek speaks a number of languages and is fluent within the artwork of world supremacy.Applying her all-court abilities, Swiatek sped via eight straight video games dismissing Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 within the BNP Paribas Open closing to seize her nineteenth profession championship, together with her second Indian Wells crown within the final three years.Report: Saudis Make Bid for Unified TourSwiatek turned the primary prime seed since Victoria Azarenka in 2012 to win Indian Wells.It’s been two years since Swiatek succeeded the retired Ash Barty as world No. 1.As she celebrates her 94th week on the prime of tennis, Swiatek shared the way it feels to be world No. 1 in her post-final presser at Indian Wells.“I w...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday March 16, 2024Indian Wells – Jannik Sinner was cruising alongside throughout Saturday’s BNP Paribas Open semifinal with Carlos Alcaraz, seemingly headed for a twentieth consecutive win, however he misplaced the plot early within the second set and by no means recovered because the Spaniard took over the match by producing a shocking array of variation to win in three units, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.After the match Sinner got here to press to speak concerning the match, and defined that he felt he didn’t do sufficient to maintain Alcaraz off stability in units two and three.“What I have missed today was that I was too predictable at some points,” Sinner stated. “I used to be doing the identical issues over and over, which in my thoughts let me down."Sinner,...