Nakashima Takes Down Atlanta Top Seed Raonic

ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Truist Atlanta Open top seed Milos Raonic has been idle for four months since losing in the fourth round of the Miami Open in late March. He sat out the entire European clay […]

Martinez Stuns Bautista Agut In Kitzbühel

KITZBÜHEL, July 28, 2021 (by Dietmar Kaspar) The top four seeds of the Generali Open headlined Wednesday’s second-round action in Kitzbühel, Austria. The tournament’s second favourite Roberto Bautista Agut was challenged by fellow Spaniard Pedro Martinez. In a thrilling three-set […]

Bonzi Books Quarterfinal Berth At El Espinar Challenger

EL ESPINAR/SEGOVIA, July 28, 2021 Benjamin Bonzi of France booked his spot in the quarterfinal of the Open Castilla y Leon Villa de El Espinar. The No. 2 seed of the €66,640 ATP Challenger hard-court tournament, held in the province of […]

Medvedev Overcomes Heat, Reaches Olympic Quarterfinals

TOKYO/WASHINGTON, July 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev endured both the Tokyo heat and humidity – and a feisty opponent in Italy’s Fabio Fognini – to reach the quarterfinal round of the Olympic Tennis Event on […]

Three Prize Money Tournaments Unveiled By Tennis South Africa

Tennis South Africa Press Release, July 28, 2021 South Africa’s rising tennis stars will have an opportunity to chase prestige, prize money and points on home soil, with Tennis South Africa (TSA) confirming three weeks of back-to-back International Tennis Federation […]

ITF World Tennis Tour – Round-Up CW29

MUNICH, July 28, 2021 (by Dietmar Kaspar) M25 Kottingbrunn AUT – Mate Valkusz wins another trophy on clay Former junior’s World No. 1 Mate Valkusz captured the title at the first edition of the Kottingbrunn Open, hosted by the TC […]

Fritz Advances At Truist Atlanta Open

ATLANTA, July 28, 2021 (From Press Release) American Taylor Fritz, a Truist Atlanta Open finalist two years ago, began his 2021 campaign Tuesday afternoon with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against 154th-ranked Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy. The No. 5 seed Fritz was one of […]

Lopez Opens Home Campaign At Villa De El Espinar

EL ESPINAR/SEGOVIA, July 27, 2021 Top seed Feliciano Lopez began his title bid at the €66,640 Open Castilla y Leon with a first-round win. The World No. 89 from Spain defeated compatriot and wild card entry Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo 6-4, 7-6(2) […]

Tennis – Tokyo Olympics 2020: Osaka Stunned

STARNBERG, July 27, 2021 Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the women’s singles tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, losing to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in the third round. Vondrousova, the runner-up of the 2019 French Open, […]