Iga Swiatek is 22 but is ahead of her competitors with four Grand Slam titles in her trophy cabinet. Former American tennis player Andy Roddick believes Swiatek would join the list of greatest players in the history of tennis.
Matteo Berrettini won't be playing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, as he was forced to withdraw from the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. This year's Madrid Open was supposed to have a spectacular entry list with both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal playing along with the new stars of the game, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner share some similarities in their playing styles, but the Italian has not incorporated a notable area of improvement into his game.
Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Italian Open with a good win over Clara Burel, her first win at the event in five years, as the last one came in 2019. There is a reason why Osaka hasn't won in Rome since 2019, and it's mostly because she hasn't played on clay much in the past.
Ajla Tomljanovic will return to tennis at the WTA 125 event in Parma, as she confirmed ahead of the tournament. Some time ago, Tomljanovic was really coming into her own, becoming one of the better players on the WTA Tour.
Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa is going through a tough phase in her personal life as the 26-year-old recently announced her separation from boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Camila Giorgi officially retired from the sport on May 7th, 2024, the day the Italian Open in Rome began. Nobody saw the retirement coming, and neither did the Italian ever hint at it happening.
Stan Wawrinka is not enjoying a very good year so far, and he won't be competing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome because he withdrew from the event. The Swiss player is likely very close to retirement at this point in his career.
Novak Djokovic played his first practice match ahead of the 2024 Italian Open against Grigor Dimitrov and he lost it. Practice sets are not matches, and players usually don't play them like matches, but they're the closest they can get to a competitive match before tournaments.
Andy Murray seemingly wants to play on the clay courts during the 2024 ATP season, as he accepted a wild card into an ATP 250 tournament prior to the Roland Garros.
Iga Swiatek addressed recent frequent injuries among players ahead of her participation at the 2024 Italian Open. The 22-year-old has been lucky, or well-prepared, enough in her tennis career to avoid any major injuries.
Dominic Thiem is one of the most successful tennis players of his generation, but his career will likely come to an end in 2024. The Austrian had a really successful tennis career, and all of that came during the period when the Big Three were all competing for Grand Slams.
It’s been a season of injuries so far on clay, with numerous top pros pulling out of the next couple of tournaments. Even the very best in the world, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner announced last week that they would not be taking part in the Rome Open.
Elena Rybakina isn't a fan of having two-week WTA 1000 tournaments, and she spoke about it ahead of the 2024 Italian Open. Every now and then, the ATP and the WTA decide, in agreement with tournaments, to make some changes to the calendar.
Wim Fisette remains confident that Naomi Osaka can still win Grand Slams in the near future despite a challenging start to the new season. Osaka rejoined the WTA tour at the start of 2024 after being away for nearly 15 months.
There are a whopping 22 matches scheduled on Day 2 of the WTA Masters tournament in Rome. As always, we here at LWOT predict every single one of them for you.
Sofia Kenin has another chance to try and ignite her season on Day 2 of the WTA 1000 event in Rome. But she will need to overcome home favourite Lucia Bronzetti in the opening round.
Andy Roddick showered tennis prodigy Mirra Andreeva with high praise during a recent episode on his eponymous podcast. Andreeva, who celebrated her 17th birthday very recently by reaching the Madrid Open quarterfinal, has been compared to some tennis legends of the past.
Former World No. 2 Paula Badosa of Spain showed signs of her old form in beating Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 6-2, 6-3 on the opening day of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Tuesday in Rome.
2024 has been a year of injuries, as most of the top ATP and WTA stars are being forced to the sidelines. Recently, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and
It promises to be an exciting second day the WTA Rome Open and, as always, we at LWOT predict every the match on the slate on day two at the Foro Italico, including Donna Vekic vs Lesia Tsurenko.
Seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev captured his second ATP title of the year and 16th of his career by outlasting Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday in the championship match of the Mutua Madrid Open.
On the brink of defeat, Poland's Iga Swiatek saved three championship points and rallied to win the Muta Madrid Open title with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) victory Saturday over defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in a matchup of the top two ranked players in the world.
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner withdrew from his home country's Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Saturday, citing a hip injury. The tournament begins Wednesday.
Andrey Rublev posted a 6-4, 6-3 win over Taylor Fritz on Friday to advance to the Mutua Madrid Open championship match. The seventh-seeded Russian recorded five aces and won 82.6 percent of his first-serve points (38 of 46) to dispatch the 12th-seeded American in 73 minutes.
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