No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz began his quest for a three-peat at the Mutua Madrid Open by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-1 in just 68 minutes Friday in his native Spain. Alcaraz had to withdraw from the tournaments in Monte Carlo and Barcelona with a right arm injury, and on Friday he wore a compression […]
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ATP Barcelona Day 4 Predictions Including Alex de Minaur vs Arthur Fils
The ATP Barcelona Open continues with Day 4 matches and Alex de Minaur is riding high after his straight sets win against the peerless Rafael Nadal. Will he be too strong for Arthur Fils, who came through an up and down match in the last round? Who do you think will prevail in these Round […]
Read MoreATP Barcelona Day 2 Predictions Including Andrey Rublev vs Brandon Nakashima
Day 2 at ATP Barcelona continues with more matches stacking up as players seek to succeed the absent defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz. This loaded slate is led by World No. 7 Andrey Rublev taking on Brandon Nakashima. Who will make it to the next round? ATP Barcelona Day 2 Predictions Zhizhen Zhang vs Luca Van […]
Read MoreAlexei Popyrin upsets defending champion Andrey Rublev at Monte Carlo
Defending champion Andrey Rublev made an early exit, losing his opening-round match to Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. Popyrin of Australia needed only one hour and 40 minutes to oust the Russian, ranked No. 6 in the world and defending his first ATP Masters 1000 crown. […]
Read MoreATP Monte Carlo Day 4 Predictions Including Alexei Popyrin vs Andrey Rublev
The ATP Monte Carlo 2024 edition signals the beginning of the European clay court Masters 1000 series. It is a jam-packed draw with almost all top players competing. As ever, we at LWOT preview and predict matches scheduled for Day 4. ATP Monte Carlo Day 4 Predictions Ugo Humbert vs Zhizhen Zhang Head to head […]
Read More2024 Olympics bans chances for a Aryna Sabalenka-Andrey Rublev team in doubles as cross-pollination for Russian and Belarusian athletes discontinued, renowned tennis journalist reveals
A few months after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) permitted Russian and Belarusian players to compete in the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics, a recent clarification reveals that these players cannot participate together in the tennis division of the games. For context, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, its tennis players were banned (including Belarusian […]
Read More‘It’s difficult with all the Big 3,’ Andrey Rublev tries to move past his quarterfinal curse at Grand Slams as he names Rafael Nadal as his childhood hero
Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev rues not going past the quarterfinals stage at a Grand Slam tournament. As the World No. 6 has lost ten Grand Slam quarterfinals so far in his career, Rublev hopes to sail through on the eleventh try. He is also clear about what are the things he needs to improve […]
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