South African BJK Team One Step Closer To Promotion

VILNIUS, June 17, 2021 (SA Tennis Press Release) Team South Africa secured a place in Friday’s Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Group III promotion play-off with a 3-0 win over Montenegro in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday. Teenager Delien Kleinhans put […]

Carreno Busta Leads Hamburg European Open Entry List

HAMBURG, June 17, 2021 World No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta leads the entry list of the 2021 Hamburg European Open. The ATP 500 clay-court event will be held from July 12 to 18. After 2014, 2018 and 2019, the 29-year-old […]

US Open To Welcome Back Fans This Year

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The 2021 US Open will be played with 100 percent fan capacity, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Thursday. Fan will be welcomed back to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing […]

Nadal Pulls Out Of Wimbledon, Olympic Games

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Rafael Nadal has decided to forgo playing in this month’s Wimbledon Championships and next month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, saying he must listen to his body in order to extend […]

Forli Challenger: Quarterfinals Are Set

FORLI, June 17, 2021 The quarterfinals of the €44,820 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forli are set. The second edition of the ATP Challenger 80 clay-court tournament is being held this week at the Circolo Tennis Villa Carpena Via Brando […]

Kosmos Launches Athlete Management Agency

Kosmos Press Release, June 17, 2021 Kosmos, a company founded and chaired by FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, today announced the opening of a new business line, a player management agency that will offer a comprehensive service to athletes where, […]

Bertens Announces 2021 Will Be Her Last Season

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Kiki Bertens is the highest-ranked Dutchwoman in WTA history. Once ranked as high as No. 4 in the world, she’s won 10 singles and 10 doubles titles in her career. However, at age […]

Auger-Aliassime Ousts 10-Time Halle Champion Federer

HALLE/STARNBERG, June 16, 2021 Felix Auger-Aliassime, who shares a birthday on 8 August with his idol Roger Federer, knocked out the Swiss maestro in the second round of the NOVENTI OPEN in Halle, Westphalia, Germany. In the pair’s first meeting, […]

South Africa Remain Unbeaten In Billie Jean King Cup

VILNIUS, June 16, 2021 (Tenns South Africa Press Release) Team South Africa picked up their second straight win, storming to a 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan in the Billie Jean King Cup Euro-Africa Group III tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday.  […]

ITF World Tennis Tour – Round-Up CW23

MUNICH, June 16, 2021 (by Dietmar Kaspar) M15 Gaiba ITA – Mats Rosenkranz triumphs on grass  The Internazionali D’Italia Su Erba concluded with the title win of Mats Rosenkranz from Germany. The first edition of the grass event was hosted […]