Korda: ‘I Was Kind Of Just Praying That It Would Stop Hurting’
At his best, Sebastian Korda’s game appears effortless. The American crushes the ball with smooth strokes and often takes the racquet out of his opponent’s hand. It is that aggressive…
Korda Outlasts Shelton In Shanghai Thriller
Two of the bright lights of American tennis clashed for the first time on Thursday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Sebastian Korda and Ben Shelton’s quarter-final meeting did not disappoint.…
Hurkacz Rallies To End Marozsan Run, Reach Shanghai SFs
Hubert Hurkacz kept his cool in the face of an early Fabian Marozsan onslaught to book a semi-final berth Thursday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The 16th-seeded Pole prevailed 4-6,…
Alcaraz: ‘You Can Improve More From Defeats Than Wins’
Carlos Alcaraz does not plan on dwelling too much on his three-set defeat to Grigor Dimitrov in the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Instead, the Spaniard is…
With Alcaraz Loss, Djokovic Still Leads Battle For Year-End No. 1
Carlos Alcaraz had an opportunity to seize control of the battle for ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by Pepperstone in Shanghai. Instead, Novak Djokovic remains in pole position to claim…
Federer Among Forbes’ Top 10 Highest-Paid Athletes
Roger Federer was named by Forbes as one of the world’s 10 highest-paid athletes, a list led by football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. According to Forbes, the 20-time…
Rock Solid Rublev Reaches Shanghai QFs
Fifth seed Andrey Rublev produced a clean performance Wednesday to down Tommy Paul 7-5, 7-5 and reach the Rolex Shanghai Masters quarter-finals. The 25-year-old Rublev struck the ball with weight,…
Paes Wins International Tennis Hall Of Fame Fan Vote
Indian Leander Paes topped the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Fan Vote for the Class of 2024 while Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic finished second in the vote and Spain’s Carlos Moya placed…
Tiley: Australian Open Eager To Welcome Back Nadal
The Australian Open is ready to welcome back Rafael Nadal from his extended injury layoff in January, tournament director Craig Tiley announced on Wednesday. “We can reveal exclusively here that…
Birthday Boy Jarry Halts Schwartzman Run, Humbert Flies Into Shanghai QFs
Nicolas Jarry celebrated his 28th birthday by reaching a maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final on Wednesday after he downed the resurgent Diego Schwartzman at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The Chilean…