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The 2017 Mallorca Open will attract a big field in its second edition after its inaugural version last year. With players like Victoria Azarenka and Eugenie Bouchard listed to play, it’ll automatically draw big crowds. A lot of people will be looking forward to seeing Azarenka on the court. Remember, she was dominant in the […] More
The French Open is over. The women’s tournament figured to be wild and wacky, and it was. Jelena Ostapenko became the first woman from Latvia to win a major singles title. She also became a rarity over the past 50 years in tennis: an unseeded player who won a Grand Slam event. What is important […] More
The French Open ended the way it often has over the past 12 years, but over the previous two years, it had not ended this way: with Rafael Nadal lifting the trophy. Rafa failed to win in 2015 because he wasn’t confident about his game. He didn’t win in 2016 because of an injury. This […] More
The 2017 Ricoh Open is not a prestigious event, but it is an important event. Players are making the transition from clay to grass and need tune-ups on a different surface. Thus begins the three-week lead-in to Wimbledon. The competition in the 32-player main draw begins on Monday, June 12. Event Details Event: Ricoh Open […] More
The 2017 Ricoh Open is the ATP Tour stop in Rosmalen in The Netherlands. This has also been known as ‘s-Hertogenbosch or Den Bosch. This is a regular and established event on the grass-court circuit. A solid field will convene in the attempt to begin to get needed practice for Wimbledon in three weeks. If […] More
The 2017 Mercedes Cup is the ATP Tour stop in Stuttgart. Whereas the WTA visits Stuttgart in April on indoor clay, this is an outdoor grass tournament, a relatively new part of the ATP Tour rotation under a new calendar created by the addition of a third week between the French Open and Wimbledon in […] More
The 2017 Aegon Open Nottingham is the third edition of this tournament after it got its status changed from an ITF Challenger to a WTA Tour event. It came into existence due to one extra week added between the French Open and Wimbledon in 2015. It’s going to be an interesting event coming on the […] More
The French Open tournament continues with the quarterfinals. Two quarterfinals scheduled on Tuesday were pushed back by weather, so the four quarterfinals in total could finish on the same day, though that’s subject to change. Of interest in the two holdover matches is the fact that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are playing. Djokovic will […] More
The French Open tennis tournament moves into the second half of its quarterfinals. Looking back to Tuesday, we didn’t have such a hot day with our tennis picks as went 0-2. We were looking at Caroline Wozniacki as a player who could advance and maybe make a push (finally) for a Grand Slam. While show […] More
The French Open tournament now heads into the quarterfinals. The matchup everyone is waiting for is just two wins away. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic cannot play in Sunday’s upcoming final, but they can play in Friday’s semifinals. The two men played several times at the French Open, including four straight years from 2012 through […] More
The French Open tennis tournament moves into the quarterfinals. It’s a special situation in tennis at Roland Garros. All eight players in the quarterfinals have never won a Grand Slam singles championship. On Monday, we saw four entertaining matches with two of them needed the full three sets while two of them ended quickly. The […] More
The French Open tournament now heads into the third round. This is the half of the draw for the ATP in which chaos is not supposed to be part of the equation. Will order be maintained, or will some upsets emerge from especially surprising sources? Top players have to remain vigilant, or this tournament could […] More
