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Peng Shuai turns 38 but her whereabouts still remain unknown
Jan 10, 2024 · Peng Shuai 's current whereabouts unknown. On January 8, 2024, Peng Shuai turned 38. Her whereabouts are unknown. The public does not know if she is free, healthy, or even alive. A former world number one and two-time major champion appears to have been disappeared by her own government, and the tennis world appears to have gone silent on the ...
Maria Sakkari fired her second coach in less than a year - Lob and …
Jun 22, 2024 · Maria Sakkari just fired her second coach of the year. Sakkari experienced her greatest tennis successes with longtime coach and friend Tom Hill, who she fired earlier in the year. (Hill is now coaching American Peyton Stearns.) Now, Sakkari has fired the coach she replaced Hill with, David Witt, hired in March 2024.
Ben Shelton keeps finding ways to win five-set matches at …
Jul 6, 2024 · Even before Ben Shelton's third-round match against Denis Shapovalov, the American had made news at Wimbledon.In the second round versus Lloyd Harris, Shelton hit a serve that clocked at 153 MPH. That was the fastest serve ever recorded at the tournament.
Arthur Fils defeats Alex de Minaur in straight sets in Barcelona
Apr 18, 2024 · It was a bad day at the office for Australian Alex de Minaur, the World No. 11 player. After taking out the legend, Rafael Nadal, in the second round of the Barcelona Open, de Minaur ran into a brick wall named Arthur Fils who may have been down early in the match but never out. Fils is the World No. 36 player who is just 19 …
Taylor Fritz proves again at Monte-Carlo Masters that Americans …
Apr 7, 2024 · For a short time in 2023, Frances Tiafoe replaced him in the rankings, but for the most part, Fritz has led the way. He is a good player with an excellent ability to move around the court and hit with pace. But in the first round of the Monte-Carlo Masters, he proved again his kryptonite, like almost all American players, is clay.
Naomi Osaka latest coaching move might have some scratching …
Sep 14, 2024 · Naomi Osaka is still trying to work her way back into the top form she had several years ago. She is only 26 years old and should have a number of years left to try to get back to the level that allowed her to win four Grand Slams. In 2024, she has been inconsistent but that is normally the way things play out in a return after a long layoff.
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Oct 3, 2024 · Is China Open champion Coco Gauff the mentally toughest player on the WTA Tour?
An inside look at Anna Kalinskaya and Andrey Rublev's friendship
Feb 26, 2024 · Rublev is playing the Eisenhower Cup with Elena Rybakina on March 5, but it would have been interesting to see him partner with Kalinskaya. Kalinskaya, in the recent video, is recovering from her busy week of tennis with what she says is a mimosa at the airport. There is banter about what Rublev is drinking, presumably warm milk, and Rublev ...
Team Europe makes surprising selection for Laver Cup Captain
May 29, 2024 · The 2025 Laver Cup will have new captains. Team World's John McEnroe and Team Europe's Bjorn Borg will finish their tenures at the 2024 Laver Cup happening in Berlin, Germany from September 20 through September 22, 2024. American tennis legend Andre Agassi was recently selected to succeed John McEnroe for Team World.