Tennis
The best of tennis from past to the present
From Wimbledon to the Australian Open, we cover the star tennis players, general themes, and legends of the past to bring you everything you need to know about the world on grass, clay, and hard courts.
Ben Shelton is the last American man remaining at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters. Though he lost in singles in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Shelton is playing doubles this week with an Indian tennis legend, a man twice his age. Shelton, 22, plays doubles and mixed doubles as often as his schedule permits, […]
With Alexander Zverev, the Monte-Carlo Masters top seed, out of the tournament via an upset by Matteo Berrettini, the attention shifted to the second seed, Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz is making his first appearance at the Monte-Carlo Masters in three years, missing the 2023 and 2024 tournaments with injuries. His first match was against a formidable […]
Miami Open quarterfinalist and rising Filipina tennis star Alexandra Eala, currently ranked World No. 73, has not played tennis since losing in the Miami Open semifinals to Jessica Pegula on March 27. 😃 After winning and 😃☺️ after losing. ❤️ Alex Eala 🇵🇭❤️ pic.twitter.com/SLz9dnzFkV — Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar (@rnadalacademy) March 28, 2025 The […]
The transition from hardcourt to clay court season happens in the blink of an eye. It can take players time to adjust to the peculiarities of the new surface. That was not the case for Indian Wells Champion Jack Draper. He soundly defeated American Marcos Giron in his first round match at the Monte-Carlo Masters […]
The European clay court season kicks off in earnest this week with the ATP 1000 Monte-Carlo Masters tournament. For Rafael Nadal fans, this is going to be a painful time of year until they get used to Nadal’s retirement because he owned this leg of the tennis season for decades. He was a 12-time finalist […]
It was an excellent weekend for American tennis. Two beloved tournaments, the Charleston Open and the US Clay Court Championship, held on clay in the United States, crowned two new US champions. Jessica Pegula A win that’s close to home for Jessica Pegula 👏🥹#CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/N4DOwvJOGT — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) April 6, 2025 Jessica Pegula won […]
Very few things are certain in life or sports, but we know there will be an all-American US Clay Court Championship final and an American champion crowned on Sunday. Let’s not get too far ahead because there is an excellent lineup of semifinal Saturday matches. 1. Tommy Paul vs. Jenson Brooksby Jenson Brooksby has never […]
Amanda Anisimova played spoiler at the 2025 Charleston Open quarterfinals against hometown favorite Emma Navarro. This was the most competitive and intriguing match of the tournament so far. Anisimova won a tight first set 7-5. The second set was filled with service breaks. In the tiebreaker, Anisimova jumped out to a quick lead and never […]
Jessica Pegula has never lost to Danielle Collins in five previous matches; however, it looked like a possibility in the second set of the Charleston Open quarterfinals when she was down 1-6 and 0-2. Collins played lights-out tennis up until that point, so it was difficult for Pegula to get into the match. The third […]
Australian Open champion Madison Keys is now wearing a target. Madison Keys fellow WTA players elevate their games against her since she has become a Grand Slam champion. It happened at Indian Wells with Aryna Sabalenka, who was seeking revenge for the Melbourne match, in Miami with Alexandra Eala, and this week in Charleston with […]
