Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala has won perhaps one of the biggest professional matches of her career, downing world number 41 tennister Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, to barge into the next round of the Mutua Madrid Open.
Coco Gauff battled her way to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday with a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over compatriot Sachia Vickery. The 134th-ranked Vickery created 19 break points but could only convert seven of them against the world No. 3. Gauff had 15 double faults in the match, but rallied from 4-2 down in the final set before winning in 2 hours, 26 minutes with her first match point.
Just over a month after her first win over a Top 5 player, Marta Kostyuk earned her second on Friday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) upset of No. 3 seed Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals. The two-hour, 44-minute victory is the latest milestone in a 2024 season that has just kept getting better for the Ukrainian. In January, the 21-year-old advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open. In February, Kostyuk celebrated her first Top 5 victory when she...
Day 5 at the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart will see all four quarterfinal
Coco Gauff, who was named to TIME magazine's 2024 Women of the Year list, is hoping for peace in Gaza and that Israeli hostages taken by Hamas are released, but the young tennis star fears the worst as the conflict continues. Speaking to the magazine in an article published Wednesday, the 2023 U.S. Open champion addressed the ongoing war which began on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants attacked Israel’s southern border, killing more than 1,200 people, with some 250 others taken hostage. "I don’t...
Raducanu lost in straight sets to Iga Swiatek in the Stuttgart Open last eight. The close-fought defeat comes after a decent run of form for the 21-year-old. World No 1 Swiatek had to work hard to earn her win against Raducanu
A young American tennis prodigy is set to face 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal at his home tournament in Madrid, after being gifted a wildcard entry to the event.
Scottie Scheffler didn't get his fourth win of the season at the RBC Heritage on Sunday, but only because play was stopped due to darkness following a 92-minute weather delay.
Results from Friday Free Practice, round three of the 2024 World Superbike
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