Benoit Paire had never won a set against Roger Federer prior to their second-round encounter at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Thursday. That did not come close to changing.
Washington Post | Martina Hingis announces retirement for third and, presumably, final time |
Mirror.co.uk | Martina Hingis retires from tennis for the third time as 37-year-old ends career with 25 Grand Slam wins |
A mysterious elbow caused a change in James’ shot, and it might be for the better.
There have been some great plays about sports. “Fences” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” come to mind. When Troy and Brick recall their days playing ball, the talk can be scintillating. The problem arises when playwrights try to bring the sports field directly to the stage.
Reuters | Venus turns back clock to edge Ostapenko in marathon |
SkySports | Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka will return to action in Abu Dhabi |
One of North America's most promising tennis players will bring his fiery brand of tennis to the Next Gen ATP Finals next month. Canadian Denis Shapovalov on Monday became the fourth player to qualify for the inaugural event, to be held 7-11 November at the Fiera Milano (Rho), Italy.
A LOOK BACK
Las Vegas Tennis Open (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): #NextGenATP star Stefan Kozlov returned to the winners' circle on Sunday, storming back from a set down to claim his second ATP Challenger Tour title.
As far as titles go, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clinched the best year of his career on Sunday. The Frenchman won his fourth ATP World Tour title, a career best, beating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 7-5 at the European Open in Antwerp.
The “Tower of Tandil” is rising toward the top of the tennis world again.
Damir Dzumhur made tennis history for Bosnia and Herzegovina last month in Russia. So why not do it again?
