The 13th visit was the charm for Petra Kvitova, who posted a stellar 7-6 (14), 6-2 victory over red-hot Elena Rybakina in Saturday’s final to win the Miami Open for the first time. The 15th-seeded Kvitova had 29 winners against 14 unforced errors in one hour and 42 minutes while winning her 30th career title. […]
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Without a doubt, Elena Rybakina was the biggest favourite to win the 2023 Miami Open but she found an opponent that stopped her. The last player that defeated currently the second player in the 2023 WTA Race was Beatriz Haddad Maia at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Open in February. After that loss, Rybakina started a […]
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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has publicly endorsed the calls for Russia to be banned from the Olympics, diverging from the stance of tennis’ governing bodies. Kvitova’s stance follows her semi-final victory against Sorana Cirstea at the Miami Open and aligns with the sentiments of her Ukrainian counterparts. Last year, Wimbledon and the Lawn Tennis […]
Read MoreAs we welcome the month of April, the air is filled with a mix of hope and uncertainty, especially for tennis fans worldwide. Many news outlets resort to creating catchy, click-bait titles and articles, often spreading false information on this day, April 1st, as an April Fools’ Day prank. However, at Tennis Infinity, we uphold […]
Read MoreGael Monfils won’t be retiring any time soon as his wrist injury came back as only inflammation with a return in Monte Carlo likely. Monfils is a former finalist in the Principality losing to Nadal a few years ago in the final. He’ll be back this year as his wrist injury that forced early retirement […]
Read MoreRoger Federer looked back on his childhood in a talk with FT Globetrotter as the shooting of a commercial with friend Trevor Noah took him back down memory lane. Federer grew up in Switzerland a country which is very close to his heart. He’s living there despite the chance to live anywhere in the world […]
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Nick Kyrgios would love to meet Roger Federer on the tennis court again as he challenged him to an exhibition match. Six years ago, Kyrgios and Federer played one of the most entertaining best-of-three-sets matches in the history of the sport. The match went all the way as all sets were decided in a tie-break […]
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Petra Kvitova staved off two set points in the opening set and dominated the rest of the match to post a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Friday to reach the Miami Open final for the first time in her stellar career. The 15th-seeded Kvitova had reached the quarterfinals three previous years but has […]
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Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev powered his way into his fifth consecutive final by smacking 13 aces during a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 victory over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov on Friday in the semifinals of the Miami Open. It is the second-longest such streak of Medvedev’s career, topped by reaching six straight finals in 2019. “I have […]
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Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka announced she has withdrawn from next week’s Charleston Open in South Carolina after sustaining an injury during the Miami Open. Sabalenka, ranked No. 2 in the world, didn’t reveal the nature of the injury. One report said she sustained a groin injury. “Sad to announce that I have to withdraw […]
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Nearly one year following their decision to ban Belarusian and Russian players from competing at Wimbledon in 2022, the All England Club has reversed course. “Our current intention is to accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players subject to them competing as ‘neutral’ athletes and complying with appropriate conditions,” the Club said in a statement […]
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Wimbledon lifted its ban on players from Russia and Belarus on Friday, confirming they will be allowed to compete as “neutral” athletes. Players including Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev of Russia and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who were barred from the grass-court grand slam event last year, will have to comply with certain conditions amid […]
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Tennis legend John McEnroe is happy to play a game of pickleball. He is happy that people like it and, by extension, are using it to get into tennis. He is even happy to promote it. Just do not tell him it is the fastest-growing sport in America. “I don’t look at pickleball like, ‘Oh […]
Read MoreRafael Nadal played host to Amelia Mauresmo and Gilles Moretton from the FFT to inaugurate a replica of his Roland Garros statue. Rafael Nadal, who is still unsure of the time of his comeback in 2023, was given a statue at Roland Garros in 2021 to celebrate his iconic record at the event and now […]
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Tenth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan advanced to the Miami Open final with a rain-delayed, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over third-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States on Thursday. Rybakina finished with an 11-1 edge in aces while earning her 13th consecutive victory. Her final-round opponent will be either 15th-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic […]
Read MoreJennifer Brady hasn’t been spotted on a tennis court for a long time but the American is targeting a return at the 2023 Roland Garros. Jennifer Brady’s best result ever came at the 2021 Australian Open where she made her way to the final losing to Naomi Osaka. That sentence alone should tell you how […]
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Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov set up an all-Russian semifinal match with straight-set victories on Thursday at the Miami Open. Medvedev reached his first semifinals in Miami by defeating qualifier Christopher Eubanks 6-3, 7-5 in the quarterfinal round. Khachanov topped Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-3, 6-2. Medvedev, the fourth seed, had to wait out a […]
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Former Grand Slam winners John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang will swap the tennis court for pickleball this weekend. In a televised event on ESPN, the former ATP tennis professionals will face off in singles and double pickleball events to help raise the sport’s profile. It will be a new challenge for […]
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Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu is unsure when she’ll return to action after sustaining two torn ligaments in her left ankle at the Miami Open this week. Andreescu, who is ranked 31st in the world, took to social media on Wednesday to give her fans an update. “Results show that I’ve torn 2 ligaments […]
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Three former champions, Jack Sock, Steve Johnson, and Fernando Verdasco, received wild card for the 2023 Houston Open. Jack Sock, the 2015 Houston champion, returns to the clay courts with high hopes and an interesting schedule as he’s also set to make his professional pickleball debut. Boasting an impressive career-high ranking of No. 8, Sock’s […]
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Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz received an unscheduled day off on Wednesday when his quarterfinal match against ninth-seeded Taylor Fritz at the Miami Open was postponed due to rain. The winner between defending champion Alcaraz, a 19-year-old Spain native, and Fritz, a 25-year-old California native, will oppose Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. The 10th-seeded Italian crushed Finland’s […]
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Rafael Nadal has addressed rumours that he will return to action at the Monte Carlo Masters next month, insisting that he ‘can’t confirm’ he attend the tournament. Nadal has been sidelined since January after a leg injury contributed to his second-round exit at the Australian Open at the hands of Mackenzie McDonald as well as […]
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Unseeded and unsung Sorana Cirstea notched perhaps the biggest victory of her career on Wednesday when she upset second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Miami Open. It marks the first time Cirstea has reached a semifinal since 2013. On that occasion, she eventually lost to Serena Williams in the final […]
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Aryna Sabalenka was on a quest to conquer the 2023 Miami Open but she suffered a shocking defeat in the quarterfinals to World no. 74 Sorana Cirstea. This loss came as a surprise to many, given Sabalenka’s recent impressive performance in Indian Wells and her dominant run in the Miami Open until this match. On […]
Read MoreAndy Murray has signed a long-term deal with management company IMG as the 35-year-old considers his post-retirement options. As part of the deal, the business company will act as Murray’s commercial representative. The 35-year-old also disbanded the tennis operations in his own company, 77 Sports Management. Murray is the latest British player to join the […]
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Elena Rybakina is closing in on a small piece of tennis history as she heads to the semifinals of the Miami Open. The 10th-seeded Kazakhstani crushed 25th-seeded Martina Trevisan of Italy 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday for her 12th consecutive win. Rybakina’s streak included a championship run at the recent BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, […]
Read MoreFormer world number one Boris Becker ruled himself out of a return to the punditry team at Wimbledon this year. Becker was given a two and half year prison sentence for avoiding debts and failing to declare £2.5 million in assets. The three-time Wimbledon champion was released after eight months and has since been deported […]
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Naomi Osaka has been out of the spotlight since announcing her pregnancy but she confirmed a comeback to tennis after it. Very little has been said about Naomi Osaka in the past year because she’s simply not been present in the tennis world. A few events here and there didn’t excite too many tennis fans […]
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Karen Khachanov recorded 25 winners against nine unforced errors on Tuesday while dispatching second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open. It marked the first time that the 14th-seeded Russian has defeated Tsitsipas in seven career meetings. “They say third time is a charm, but for me it […]
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Bianca Andreescu provided an update Tuesday after being forced to retire from her fourth-round match at the Miami Open due to a left ankle injury. “Woke up with a brace on my foot… anyone know what happened?” the 22-year-old Canadian wrote on Twitter. “On a serious note tho… that was the worst pain I’ve ever […]
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Martina Navratilova believes that Barbora Krejcikova and Elena Rybakina beating Iga Swiatek increased the confidence of many players facing her. For much of last year, Swiatek seemed rather unbeatable and there was a sense that many players folded even before stepping out of the court. You could sense the desperation when players played her and […]
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