Officials of the women’s tennis association WTA said they would not penalize the players for participating in the weekend exhibition in St. Petersburg. Both the WTA and ATP Tour tennis players will take part in the second annual team competition from Friday to Sunday, despite Russia’s continued war in Ukraine. “The event is not part … Read more
His breakthrough was expected much earlier, Tomáš Macháč struggled and worked hard for him. But now the twenty-two-year-old Czech is experiencing the best weeks of his career and confirming his exceptional talent. He’s racking up win after win, with his second straight title in his pocket and the certainty of his highest ranking yet. Czech … Read more
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz lost 7:6, 4:6, 2:6 to Italian Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the tournament in Miami and will lose the first place in the rankings, to which Serbian Novak Djokovic will return after two weeks. The 19-year-old Alcaraz came to the top of the ATP Tour rankings two weeks ago … Read more
Tomáš Berdych was charmed by his successor as Czech tennis number one. The impressive rise of Jiří Lehečka did not leave the former Wimbledon finalist indifferent, which is why Berdych visited the young compatriot during the tournament in Dubai and gave him valuable advice. However, the legend of Czech tennis has not started training yet. … Read more
Andy Murray and Jiří Lehečka played one of the most amazing duels this year in Dubai. The British tennis legend averted five match points from the Czech talent and managed another of his magical turns. Thirty-five-year-old Andy Murray has not yet won a tournament this year, yet he is one of the biggest personalities of … Read more
At first glance, they fit together perfectly. The new coach of Karolína Plíšková, Leoš Friedl, is a well-known calm person who does not show his emotions. But the Czech tennis player can also draw on the fact that her coach is in great shape and can be her sparring partner without much difficulty. The 45-year-old … Read more
The duel between the teacher and his student will be Sunday’s men’s singles final at Roland Garros Tennis, where thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal and newcomer to the grand slam final Nor Casper Ruud will face each other. The world’s fifth player Nadal will attack the record 14th triumph two days after his 36th birthday in … Read more
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal advanced to the fourteenth final at Roland Garros after injuring his German rival Alexander Zverev. The third player in the world, Zverev, sprained his ankle on his right foot at 6: 7, 6: 6, left the court in a wheelchair and then shortened the match. Nadal will face Nora Casper … Read more
He regularly reiterates that he is strictly against the war in Ukraine. He even renounced the Russian flag, which he removed from his social networks. But even that may not be enough for tennis player Daniil Medvedev to play at this year’s Wimbledon. The organizers of the London Grand Slam are seriously considering excluding the … Read more
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost in the quarterfinals of the Miami tournament to defending champion Hubert Hurkacz and will not return to the top of the world rankings. He lost to his Polish opponent 6: 7, 3: 6, so he will stay behind the star Serb Novak Djokovic in Monday’s ATP standings. Twenty-six-year-old Medvedev … Read more