Murray in the 700 club, the catastrophic Blues
Former world No.1 Andy Murray, who persists in wanting to regain his former level after long years of hardship due to injuries, was rewarded with the 700th victory of his career to reach the second round of the Masters 1000 d ‘Indian Wells Friday. The Scotsman, 88th in the world, is still far from his […]
the rant of a former Franco-Russian tennis player
LE SCAN SPORT – Born in Russia, then naturalized French, the former tennis player Alexandre Sidorenko denounces a media treatment too much in favor of Ukraine for his taste. A native of Saint Petersburg, Alexandre Sidorenko has lived in France since he was four years old. He then obtained French naturalization at the age of […]
Thiem still postpones his return and aims for Roland-Garros
The 2020 US Open winner has once again delayed his return to competition. Austrian Dominic Thiem, absent from the circuit due to a wrist injury since June, postponed his return on Monday when he was expected this week in Indian Wells, and is now aiming for the European season on clay. «I rested very well […]
Russia excluded from the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, the players authorized on the circuit… under neutral banner
The International Tennis Federation has pronounced the exclusion of Russia from its two major competitions, but the players will be able to continue to perform on the circuit. And now… international tennis. Following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to directly exclude Russia from international competitions, the Russian tennis team was excluded from […]
World number one Daniil Medvedev excluded from Grand Slams?
According to Marca, the Ukrainian Federation is calling for the dismissal of new world number one Medvedev from the Grand Slam tournaments. Russian Daniil Medvedev became world number one when his country invaded Ukraine. He might not participate in the other Grand Slam tournaments this season. In any case, this is the wish of the […]
former tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky provokes the Russian leader
Retired from the tennis courts for a few months, the Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky announced to join the reservists of his country to fight against the Russian invasion. L’ex 31e world player, in tears, had justified his decision to Sky Sports. «I’ve never been in a shootout and it’s not something I look forward to but […]
Cornet “disappointed and frustrated” after her elimination from Lyon
The French number 1 Alizé Cornet was eliminated on Monday at the WTA tennis tournament in Lyon, where she was seeded number 4, beaten by the Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (1-6, 6-4, 6-1). The latter, 139th in the world and aged 24, came from the qualifying table and had never beaten a player ranked in the […]
Russian Pavlyuchenkova claims to be “against the war”
On social media, Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said she was “against war and violence“. The last Roland-Garros finalist has “fear“but wants”assert one’s position». On social media, Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova posted a message claiming to be “against warcurrently taking place between Russia and Ukraine. «I have been playing tennis since I was a […]
Medvedev, a brand new number one
For the first time since 2004, the head of the men’s circuit escapes one of the members of the “Big 4”, namely Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. The misfortune of some is the happiness of others: by losing in the quarter-finals in Dubai last week, Novak Djokovic left his world No.1 […]
Nadal wins Acapulco tournament and remains undefeated in 2022
Author of his best career start to the season, the Spaniard won a 15th game in a row to win the ATP 500 contested in Mexico. Rafael Nadal beat Briton Cameron Norrie on Saturday in the final of the ATP tournament in Acapulco (6-4, 6-4), his 4th victory in the Mexican competition, which allows him […]