Category Archives: Tournaments

…2023… In the second consecutive week of the Asian swing, the tournaments in Kazakhstan and China had a non-standard schedule, taking place between Wednesday and Tuesday as well as Thursday and Wednesday, respectively. It’s quite unusual in tennis for a … Continue reading →

…2023… The sixth edition of the Laver Cup took place in Vancouver, following previous stops in Prague, Chicago, Geneva, Boston, and London. Unfortunately for tennis enthusiasts eager to savor every moment of the event, much like two years ago, the … Continue reading →

…2023… In the Davis Cup finals’ “Group Stage”, 16 teams congregated in four cities (Bologna, Manchester, Valencia, and Split this year, hard indoors everywhere), forming four groups, each with four teams. This format has been in place for the second … Continue reading →

…2023… Margaret Court clinched her 24th and last major title half a century ago. She no longer stands as the sole record holder, as Novak Đoković has matched her achievement with his fourth US Open title. The tournament witnessed several … Continue reading →

…2023… Since 2011, the 48-draw event held in North Carolina has been functioning as a primary preparation opportunity leading up to the US Open (one event in a week prior to it since 2000, Winston replaced Long Island/New Haven). Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

…2023… Australian players Max Purcell [70] and Alexei Popyrin [58] faced off in the qualifying round, with Purcell clinching victory despite trailing *1:4 (15/40) in the third set. Just a few days later, they were on the brink of another … Continue reading →

…2023… The nearly 22-year-old Jannik Sinner has currently found himself in a fortunate position when it comes to draws. His recent performance at Wimbledon highlighted it; he impressively reached his first major semifinal without facing a single opponent from the … Continue reading →

…2023… Although the rain-interrupted final in the US capital featured seeded players, predicting this outcome at the start of the week would have been quite audacious. Both Daniel Evans and Tallon Griekspoor, with ages of 33 and 27 respectively, hadn’t … Continue reading →

…2023… It has been 15 years since the “German Open Tennis” lost its prestige and was downgraded from a Masters 1K event to an ATP 500 tournament. Alexander Zverev, a native of Hamburg, kickstarted his remarkable career in his birthplace … Continue reading →

…2023… Since 1987, it has been a tradition for Gstaad and Newport to be the first events after Wimbledon. Båstad replaced Boston as the third post-Wimbledon event in 1990. Historically, better players chose Switzerland over Sweden, but it was not … Continue reading →