After Iga Swiatek won a third consecutive Roland Garros title last Saturday, the WTA tour has now shifted to grass, with WTA Den Bosch being the first lead-up tournament to Wimbledon.
In more positive news for Novak Djokovic and his fans, he was spotted walking without the help of crutches in his native Serbia. Djokovic injured his knee while playing at the 2024 Roland Garros and withdrew from the tournament before his quarterfinal match.
Retired Grand Slam champions Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters recently reflected on Iga Swiatek's fourth Roland Garros win, praising her improvement and dominance.
It's the kind of news that seemed fanciful at one point, but the dream pairing of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz for Spain at the Olympic Games will happen.
Paula Badosa will not be competing at the Olympic Games next month and has opened up on the reason behind her decision to skip the event. The 2024 Paris Olympics will commence in late July, with the tennis tournaments slated to run from July 27th to August 4th.
Serena Williams' former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, recently praised her resilience and resolve in winning the 2015 Roland Garros while sick. Serena captured her third and final title at the clay-court Grand Slam, beating Czech lefty Lucie Safarova in the final.
After Lorenzo Musetti’s fiery Stuttgart Open second-round clash with Dominik Koepfer, Frances Tiafoe faced off with Yannick Hanfmann while Hamid Medjedovic faced off with Alexander Bublik.
It's probably the most expected news in the buildup to Wimbledon with the official confirmation that Rafael Nadal will not be playing at SW19 next month.
Emma Raducanu surprisingly withdrew from the 2024 Roland Garros and she recently explained why she had opted for that approach. The British player returned to tennis earlier this year and had some solid results, considering it was her comeback to the WTA Tour.
Jannik Sinner is enjoying the greatest achievement of his career right now as he secured the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. He overtook Novak Djokovic at the top spot after the Serbian was forced to withdraw from his Roland Garros quarter-final due to a meniscus tear.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz is having the time of his life as he won his first Roland Garros title on Sunday, defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets. The Spaniard matched Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka in the Grand Slam tally with three majors to his name.
Andy Murray earned his first win of the season in February but his poor run of form continues on his final career Tour. The former World No.1 suffered his fourth consecutive tour-level loss in the opening round of the Stuttgart Open.
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander recently asserted that Carlos Alcaraz is a better player than Jannik Sinner, although the current ATP rankings suggest otherwise.
Defending champion Frances Tiafoe moved to the quarterfinals of the Boss Open at Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) win against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany.
In his upcoming documentary, Federer: Twelve Final Days, on Amazon Prime, Roger Federer acknowledged that he did not give Novak Djokovic the respect he deserved when he first emerged as a contender.
Iga Swiatek has evidently dominated the WTA tour for most of the year. After a disappointing Australian Open run, the Pole brought out her best form in the next tournaments.
Japan's Naomi Osaka will meet Canada's Bianca Andreescu in the Libema Open quarterfinals in the Netherlands. Osaka defeated Dutch hopeful Suzan Lamens 6-2, 6-2 and Andreescu ousted No.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cited physical and mental fatigue in her decision to withdraw from the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin, Germany. The WTA 500 event begins on Monday.
Thursday’s action at the ATP Stuttgart Open features multiple grass-court specialists and some big servers. Four spots in the quarterfinals are on the line, and as always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, as well as all the action in Den Bosch.
Novak Djokovic had been the top-ranked ATP player for quite a while and recently was replaced by Jannik Sinner after an unfortunate end to his French Open run.
The top seeds of the Stuttgart Open are Ben Shelton (1st), Alexander Bublik (2nd), Frances Tiafoe (3rd), Lorenzo Musetti (4th), Jack Draper (5th), Jan-Lennard Struff (6th), and Roman Safiullin (7th).
Two-time gold medalist Rafael Nadal will represent Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation announced Wednesday. Nadal,
German tennis ace Alexander Zverev once again missed out on an opportunity to win his maiden Grand Slam title as the 27-year-old lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 Roland Garros final.
Naomi Osaka upset No. 4 seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the Libema Open, notching her first win on grass since 2019 on Tuesday in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti was pushed to a pair of tiebreakers Tuesday before the No. 5 seed earned his way to the second round of the Boss Open at Stuttgart, Germany, with a 7-6 (9), 7-6 (9) victory over qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France.
An egregious umpiring call may have cost Alexander Zverev the French Open title on Sunday.
Iga Swiatek steamrolled to a third consecutive and fourth overall French Open title on Saturday.
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