Neckarcup Organizers Announce Changes And Challenges

HEILBRONN, May 27, 2024 When the first balls are hit on the three courts at the venue of the Tennis Club Trappensee in Heilbronn on Sunday, June 2, the NECKARCUP will celebrate its tenth anniversary. Tournament Director Metehan Cebeci, along […]

Filip Jeff Planinsek Makes History At NCAA Tennis Championship

STARNBERG, May 27, 2024 (Tenis Slovenija Press Release) Twenty-two-year-old Filip Jeff Planinsek triumphed in the NCAA college tennis championship final by defeating Columbia University’s Michael Zheng 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday. Planinsek is the second Slovenian to win this title, […]

Roland-Garros Begins With Plenty Of Excitement And Upsets, Too

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]

ITF Clay-Court Swing In Catalonia Concludes In Mataró

MATARÓ/STARNBERG, May 26, 2024 When you think of Catalonia, a multitude of images and associations immediately come to mind, highlighting what makes this region in the northeast of Spain so unique. With its capital, Barcelona, Catalonia is renowned for its […]

Schwaerzler Seals Macedonian Open Title

SKOPJE/STARNBERG, May 25, 2024 Austrian teenager Joel Schwaerzler emerged as the champion of the 2024 Macedonian Open, defeating Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak in the Saturday’s final with a straight-sets victory, 6-3, 6-3. The 18-year-old captured his maiden title on the Pro […]

Hometown Hero Mpetshi Perricard Triumphs In Lyon

LYON/STARNBERG, May 25, 2024 Lyon native Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has captured his maiden title on the ATP Tour by winning the Open Parc held in his home town. The 20-year-old Frenchman saved one match point in the tie-break of Saturday’s […]

Ruud Records Historic Three-Peat At Geneva Open

GENEVA/STARNBERG, May 25, 2024 Casper Ruud achieved a remarkable feat at the Gonet Geneva Open, securing his third consecutive title at the ATP 250 clay-court event in Switzerland. The 25-year-old Norwegian faced a challenging schedule due to rain delays that […]

Skatov Secures Schwaben Open Crown

AUGSBURG/STARNBERG, May 25, 2024 Timofey Skatov has claimed his second ATP Challenger Tour career title by winning the 2024 Schwaben Open. The top seed of the €36,900 clay-court tournament held at the Tennis Club Augsburg Siebentisch, rallied from a set […]