The experience of major events made the difference for Simona Halep, winner Sunday in Toronto of the 9th WTA 1000 of her career, by controlling the powerful Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (6-3, 2-6, 6-3). Two weeks before the US Open, where her best career ended in the semi-finals in 2015, the Romanian Simona Halep (15th … Read more
Published on : 03/18/2022 – 20:03 In the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 on Thursday, Nick Kyrgios shook Rafael Nadal. And he once again displayed his tempestuous character. On the circuit, the Australian tennis player is distinguished by his fits of anger. Differences that cost him dearly but that also say a lot … Read more
The Australian easily overcame his compatriot Alex de Minaur in two sets. Nick Kyrgios was in a hurry on Thursday: the day after his convincing victory over world No.1 Daniil Medvedev, the Australian only took 1h04 to sweep his compatriot Alex De Minaur and rush into the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in Montreal, where … Read more
The day after the announcement of her future retirement, the American lost (6-2, 6-4). The day after the announcement of her upcoming retirement, Serena Williams could not afford a reprieve at the WTA 1000 in Toronto, eliminated in the second round by the Swiss Belinda Bencic, on Wednesday, unlike the world N.1 Iga Swiatek went … Read more
2021 was het jaar van de 18e, 19e en 20e Grand Slam voor Novak Djokovic. Het was het jaar van de eerste voor Daniil Medvedev. Alexander Zverev werd olympisch kampioen won from ATP Finals. Het was het jaar van grote dominating van Europa, dat de volledige top 10 bezet. Amerika had voor het eerst sinds … Read more
You thought that tennis was a classy sport practiced by distinguished people and that’s why you can’t scream like crazy during matches (I’ve never understood that by the way)? Well, don’t be mistaken, tennis players also freak out, and especially blow up rackets or insult referees, and it’s not pretty to see (but at least … Read more
Tennis en stijl zijn al zo lang als we het ons herinneren onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden. Zagen we in het begin van de twintigste eeuw nog pants, lange jurken en bedekkende kleding (in wit!) op de baan, inmiddels zijn we sinds eind jaren negentig volledig verkocht aan korte stijlvolle tennisrokjes en jurken in alle kleuren. … Read more
At 27, Tunisian Ons Jabeur is playing her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday. Opposed to Kazakh Elena Rybakina, she could become the first Arab and African tennis player to win a major title in this sport. Portrait of a fighter who wants to make history. Ons Jabeur is a regular at big … Read more
This Monday, the ATP rankings inducted a Frenchman into the top 100 for the 81st time. The lucky winner is Constant Lestienne (90th), finalist in the Segovia Challenger last week. The reward of a very good start to the Challengers season (two titles in Malaga and Pozoblanco, a final, five semi-finals and nine quarters) for … Read more
De anonieme rol van de Nederlanders op het ABN AMRO-toernooi bevestigde deze week nog maar eens dat het mannenenkelspel naar nieuwe aanwas snakt. Het liefst zo snel mogelijk, maar de potentiële tophonderdspelers zijn op een paar vingers te tellen. “De jeugd weet niet wat er écht bij komt kijken om proftennisser te worden.” “Het lijkt … Read more