United Cup to Introduce First-Ever Time-Out System in Mixed Doubles
A Game Changer: United Cup Introduces Time-Outs to Mixed Doubles The United Cup, a thrilling mixed national tennis tournament kicking off on December 27th in Australia, is making history. Organizers announced on December 20th that the competition will be the first in the world to implement a time-out system specifically for mixed doubles matches. This […]
Son Eliminated from the Masters NextGen, Van Assche Reaches Semi-Finals
French Hopes at Next Gen Finals: Van Assche Advances while Fils Falls Short The Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah saw a mixed bag of results for French tennis. While Luca Van assche secured his spot in the semi-finals, Arthur Fils’s journey ended prematurely in the group stage. Fils, the 20th ranked player in the […]
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 […]
Garcia qualified for the quarter-finals in Lyon
The French Caroline Garcia qualified for the third round of the Tournament in Lyon after her victory in three sets against the Italian Martina Trevisan. Caroline Garcia battled in the second round of the tournament in Lyon. The French won in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 against the Italian Martina Trevisan. The 70th in the […]
“I am devastated”, laments Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
Messages of peace continue to flourish in professional sports. This time it was Victoria Azarenka, a Belarusian tennis player, who spoke out in favor of a ceasefire on her networks. “I am devastated by the acts perpetrated against and in Ukraine in recent days, lamented the world number 16. I have always seen Ukrainians and […]
Without playing, Tiger Woods pockets $ 8 million in bonuses paid by the PGA Tour
Despite an extended absence in 2021 following his car accident, the living legend of world golf remains the player generating the “most positive interest” in the US Tour. Tiger Woods hasn’t played in an official tournament in over a year, but he still beat PGA Tour heavy hitters Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and […]
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 […]