An emotional Jannik Sinner was celebrated as he claimed the coveted ATP Year-End No. 1 trophy in front of the home crowd at the Inalpi Arena in Turin on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Sinner on June 10th became the first Italian man or woman to reach world number one in the singles category since computerised rankings were introduced in 1973. The 23-year-old, who has had a...
World number 12 Frances Tiafoe showed his displeasure towards the umpire for failing to initially call off his Italian Open round of 32 match against home favourite Lorenzo Musetti on Monday due to rain. The rain descended on the Stadio del tennis di Roma towards the end of the second set that Tiafoe won 6-4, after going down 5-7 in the first set. The game was...
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from this year's Barcelona Open stating he is not ready to return to action on the tennis court. The 36-year-old Spaniard has been struggling with a hip injury that made him miss the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal has not featured in any tournament since he was defeated by Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open in January. The...
World number one Novak Djokovic was sent packing from the Monte Carlo Masters as he was surprisingly beaten 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 by Lorenzo Musetti on Thursday, ending the Serbian's hopes of lifting a record-extending 39th ATP 1000 Masters title. https://twitter.com/ROLEXMCMASTERS/status/1646571820756377601?t=oIV0d3jxIljP9Z13XBxYVg&s=19 Djokovic's serve was broken eight times by Musetti during the match that was delayed by an hour due to rain. Musetti will now face his fellow...
British duo Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie were knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters by Alex De Minaur and Francisco Cerundolo respectively on Monday. World no. 57 Murray, was beaten in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 by the Australian ranked 19th in the world, who needed just 35 minutes to seal the first set. https://twitter.com/atptour/status/1645452636492296192?t=CCGkXaqnVL_sAP5cuIaHRQ&s=19 Murray lost further ground on his least favourite court surface, making...
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