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By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 4, 2023Aryna Sabalenka almost knocked Iga Swiatek down in final month's Stuttgart closing.More: Serena Pregnant Again!The second-ranked Sabalenka believes she has the sport to take the world No. 1 out in the event that they meet in a Madrid closing rematch.The second-ranked Sabalenka stormed by 5 straight video games sweeping Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to roll into her second Mutua Madrid Open closing within the final three years.Australian Open champion Sabalenka will face both the top-seeded Swiatek or Twelfth-seeded Veronika Kudermetova in Saturday's closing.If Sabalenka and Swiatek sq. off it will likely be a rematch of their fiery Stuttgart closing final month.Swiatek unloaded a flurry of forehands combating off Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4, t...

MADRID — Qualifier Aslan Karatsev reached his first Masters 1000 semifinal after ending a robust run by Chinese participant Zhang Zhizhen 7-6 (3), 6-4 on the Madrid Open on Thursday. The 121st-ranked Russian saved all three breaks factors he confronted within the first set and transformed his solely altern...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, May 3, 2023Madrid's Magic Box will be greater than a Masters stage.Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz goals to show the place right into a launching pad for his tennis dream.More: Serena Pregnant Again!The top-seeded Alcaraz was requested to share his final tennis intention after he conquered Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 to achieve his second straight Mutua Madrid Open semifinals.Alcaraz aspires to achieve tennis immortality.The 19-year-old Spanish phenom stated he goals of turning into an iconic champion."Well, my dream on tennis right now is to become one of the best tennis players in history," stated Alcaraz, who celebrates his twentieth birthday on Friday. "I know that this is a big dream, probably is too big."But on this world, it's impor...

LONDON — Emma Raducanu will miss the French Open and Wimbledon after asserting Wednesday that she is having what she referred to as “minor” procedures on each fingers and an ankle and expects to be sidelined for “the next few months.” The 2021 U.S. Open champion, a 20-year-old from Britain, has struggled w...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday May 2, 2023Roger Federer might have retired from tennis in 2022, however the Swiss maestro remains to be incomes extra money than every other tennis participant – energetic or retired. Federer is available in ninth in Forbes checklist of the Top 10 highest-paid tennis gamers for 2023.The 20-time main champion raked in $95 million off the courtroom, and one other $.1 million on it, to earn a complete of $95.1 million.Federer is the one tennis participant within the Top 10, and he joins a listing that's topped by footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Remarkably, Federer earns extra off courtroom than any of these gamers.Here is the entire checklist:Cristiano Ronaldo $136 millionLeo Messi $130MKylian Mbappé $120MLeBron James $119MCanelo Ál...

MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz made positive he wouldn’t be among the many prime seeds being upset on the Madrid Open on Tuesday, enjoying properly from the begin to safe his spot within the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Alexander Zverev. After each second-seeded Daniil Medvedev and fifth-seeded Andrey R...

A brazen automobile thief got here for the improper household.A thief pulled a rifle on Nick Kyrgios' mother, Nil, and demanded the keys to his luxurious, lime-green Tesla at about 8:30 on Monday morning.More: Serena Pregnant Again!The Kyrgios household confronted a terrifying incident with calm resolve.After the 32-year-old Canberra man, clad in darkish clothes, stole the automobile, Mrs. Kyrgios instantly referred to as her son to tell him.Nick Kyrgios referred to as police to report the theft and used a Tesla app on his cellphone to restrict the automobile's velocity.That slow-down tactic proved essential as police had been capable of pull the thief over after a brief pursuit. The police blocked off a road in Ainslie and arrested the thief at abotu 9:03 a.m. with some native media...

Novak Djokovic can return to the U.S. Open this 12 months after lacking the match in 2022, as a result of the federal authorities’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for overseas air vacationers ends subsequent week. “Novak Djokovic is a great champion, a fan favorite, and now that the federal government has li...

Renaissance man Roger Federer is a champion for all surfaces.The Swiss celebrity confirmed his grace strolling the carpet on the 2023 Met Gala staged at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday evening.More: Serena Pregnant Again!We've seen Federer dazzle carrying all white on the historic lawns of Wimbledon.On Monday evening, Federer, who served as Met Gala 2023 co-chair, seemed modern and polished carrying black tie and a brand-new Rolex, which caught GQ Magazine's consideration. Wife Mirka Federer joined the previous world No. 1 on the Met Gala.Prior to the Met Gala, Federer joined Vogue editor and Fed fan Anna Wintour  and French singer and mannequin Carla Bruni at The Costume Institute's exhibition titled Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, at The Metropolitan M...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, May 2, 2023Punishing ache and damage interruptions will not maintain Rafael Nadal down, says coach Carlos Moya.While Moya is not sure precisely when the previous No. 1 will return, he is satisfied Nadal will rise to full type once more.More: Serena Pregnant Again!"We will see a great Nadal again," Moya instructed L'Equipe.Continuing his restoration from a hip damage, Nadal has not performed since his Australian Open second-round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald final January.The 14-time Roland Garros champion has missed your complete clay-court season thus far, pulling out of Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid. Nadal is defending 2,270 rating factors all through the remainder of the clay season.Injury-induced inactivity noticed Nadal's h...