ITF World Tennis Tour – Round-Up CW08

MUNICH, March 2, 2022 (by Dietmar Kaspar) M15 Naples USA – Teenager Juncheng Shang remains solid on US soil Former Juniors World No. 1 Juncheng Shang is the champion of the Naples Men’s $15,000 Emilio Sanchez Academy Florida by BMW. […]

An Emotional Night For Svitolina Far Away From Home

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Elina Svitolina’s 6-2, 6-1 victory over Anastasia Potapova at the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico was a superb and emotional performance that lasted barely an hour. The top seed and […]

A Heroic Comeback In Lyon Makes Yastremska A Winner Around The World

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) By the end of Dayana Yastremska‘s three-plus-hour, three-set first-round victory at the Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon in France, the 21-year-old Ukrainian was happy that she had won for her war-torn […]

Carballes Baena Opens Title Bid At Gran Canaria Challenger

GRAN CANARIA/STARNBERG, March 1, 2022 The top two seeds of the Gran Canaria Challenger have both booked their spots in the second round of the ATP Challenger Tour 80 clay-court tournament. No. 1 seed Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain opened […]

WTA/ATP Combined Event In Moscow Suspended

Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis, March 1, 2022 A deep sense of distress, shock and sadness has been felt across the entire tennis community following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the past week. Our thoughts are […]

Patience Pays Off For Mexican Veteran Zacarías

MONTERREY, MEXICO/WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine the thrill that Marcela Zacarías must have felt Monday evening. After making her WTA main draw debut eight years ago in Acapulco, the 27-year-old Mexican captured her first win at this […]

Team South Africa Hard At Work Ahead Of Davis Cup Playoff Tie

ASHDOD, March 1, 2022 (SA Tennis Press Release) With the squad having arrived in Ashdod, Israel on Monday, national captain Christo van Rensburg said they had already found some momentum in the build-up to the South African team’s crucial Davis […]

Ruud Joins BMW Open Line-Up

MUNICH, March 1, 2022 For the first time in the tournament’s history, two Top 10 players will compete in the BMW Open by American Express as World No. 8 Casper Ruud has joined World No. 3 and home favourite Alexander Zverev […]