Andy Murray now 7-0 in deciding sets this year with grueling win over Etcheverry at Indian Wells. The former world No. 1’s last nine wins on the tour dating back to last October have all come in a deciding set. When the going gets tough, Andy Murray gets going. Murray won his first round match in the desert against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6(5)-7 6-1 6-4, in a trademark three hour and 15 minute thriller. Ethceverry troubled Murray in the early stages with his aggressive …

World No. 8 Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Indian Wells with injury. Nadal reached the final of last year’s tournament in California, where he lost to Taylor Fritz. He will also miss the Miami Open later in March, therefore skipping the US swing. The 22-time major champion withdrew from Indian Wells on Tuesday, needing more time to recover from the left leg injury he sustained during the Australian Open. Nadal hadn't officially pulled out from the Miami Open when news broke, …

No.5 seed Coco Gauff won an all-American quarterfinal over Madison Keys in straight sets to reach the final four of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Gauff gained her third semifinal at WTA 1000 level or above with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Madison Keys on Thursday. Next up for Gauff is a challenging matchup. She will face No.1 seed Iga Swiatek in the semifinals for the sixth time. Gauff, who opened 2023 with a title run in Auckland, will be a considerable …

A near four-month stint on the sidelines saw Carlos Alcaraz lose the world No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic, and as the Spaniard prepares for his return to the court at the Argentina Open on Wednesday he says he is determined to get it back. Alcaraz had an outstanding 2022, winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, becoming the youngest player ever to reach world number one and picking up several Masters and ATP 500 titles along the …

Nothing major or historic typically happens in February, but if you like to see a lot of tennis, in different places and on different surfaces, this is the month for you. 6–12 February The Dallas Open is one of only 10 United States tournaments on the ATP Tour and the only ATP Tour indoor championship in the United States. It includes Over 60 world-class ATP Tour professionals playing in singles and doubles (28-player singles main draw, and 16-team doubles draw) and over …

Novak Djokovic is back on top of the world, both literally and figuratively, after his incredible straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to lift his 22nd Grand Slam title. Djokovic has now made the biggest jump of any man to the top of the rankings and will have his sights set on Steffi Graf's record for the most weeks at No. 1 in history. "You never know how much more time you have left, so, of course, I nurture and …

The end of the 2023 Australian Open is approaching with the men's semifinals underway and the women's final stage officially set. The first semi-final of the 2023 Australian Open went the way of Elena Rybakina, who overcame two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in straight sets. Rybakina, the No. 22 seed, has been solid as she has only dropped one set in the entire competition. The 23-year-old was responsible for the upset against heavy favorite World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the fourth round. Rybakina …

Rafael Nadal is set to miss up to eight weeks after suffering a grade two iliopsoas tear during his shock exit at the 2023 Australian Open. An ailing Nadal fell to a shock straight sets defeat to American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday as his title defence unravelled in the second round, with the Spaniard admitting he was "mentally destroyed" after the latest setback. McDonald, a 27-year-old who has never cracked the top 40 in the ATP rankings, played masterfully against Nadal, but …

The Australian Open, which starts on Jan. 16, already has lost several leading players. Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Australian Open, and is the third big name to withdraw over the past couple of days, with World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Venus Williams also both withdrawing, while there is speculation over the fitness of both women’s World No 1 Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu. Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday because of an injured right …

A new tennis year is underway and we are holding our breath in anticipation of what comes next. The 2023 Australian Open starts on January 16 in Melbourne. The Australian Open is sure to be an exciting tournament this year. The men’s singles competition is expected to be highly competitive, with Novak Djokovic the favourite to take home the title. He will face stiff competition from the likes of Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and new world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz, who …

For the five decades of their co-existence, the ATP and WTA have traveled on parallel tracks without ever officially meeting in the middle. While the men and women of pro tennis cross paths regularly - at the Grand Slams and the Masters 1000s, during World Team Tennis and the Olympics - they’ve never joined forces in a team event, on the same courts, with real live ranking points on the line. That era of separation will end on December 29th, when …

There are those who believe the glory days of tennis are well and truly over, but Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are still very much around and then you have Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek ready to take us into the future. Carlos Alcaraz was one of the standout players of the 2022 tennis season. After winning the first of his five titles on the year at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro to break into the Top 20, …