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ATP Barcelona Quarterfinal Predictions Including Facundo Diaz Acosta vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

The last eight at the ATP 500 in Barcelona has a very strange feel to it without a single Spaniard making us this far, having been so accustomed to the likes of Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, and more recently Carlos Alcaraz contending for the title.

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Venus Williams Could've Won 15-20 Majors If Not For Sister Serena Says Childhood Coach

Venus Williams "could be sitting with 15-20 Grand Slams" but for one limiting factor, according to her former childhood coach Rick Macci. There is no doubt that Venus Williams, who is still playing at 43, is among the best female tennis players in history.

Paula Badosa News / Last Word On Sports / 1 hour ago

Paula Badosa’s Injury Woes Continue

Paula Badosa was forced to retire with a left thigh injury in the middle of the third set of her second-round match against Aryna Sabalenka at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament.

Casper Ruud News / Field Level Media / 2 hours ago

ATP roundup: Casper Ruud moves on in Barcelona

Third-seeded Casper Ruud defeated 14th-seeded Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Thursday in Spain.

Tennis News / Tennis Infinity / 31 minutes ago

Raducanu Crushes Teenage Prodigy Noskova To Set Up Swiatek Clash In Stuttgart

Emma Raducanu continued her tremendous clay streak by securing win number four in a row against teenage sensation Linda Noskova. Noskova and Raducanu had played against each other before this meeting at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, and the Czech player won that match.

Emma Raducanu News / Tennis Infinity / 29 minutes ago

Raducanu Facing A Waiting Game With Spot At Roland Garros Not Sure

Emma Raducanu is not assured a main draw spot for this year's Roland Garros because of her low ranking and might potentially need to play qualifying. The entry list for this year's Roland Garros women's tournament was released.

Stefanos Tsitsipas News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Tsitsipas Extends Winning Streak To Eight Matches To Reach Barcelona Open Quarter-Final

Stefanos Tsitsipas has now won eight matches in a row, continuing to be dominant on clay and booking the 2024 Barcelona Open quarter-final. Tsitsipas, of course, is no stranger to doing really well on clay, having won three ATP Masters 1000 titles on the surface, including the recently concluded Monte-Carlo Masters.

Iga Swiatek News / Tennis Infinity / 56 minutes ago

Swiatek Stays Undefeated At Porsche Tennis Grand Prix With 9th Consecutive Win

Iga Swiatek opened her 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a win over Elise Mertens to stay undefeated at the WTA 500 event. The Pole has been a tremendous performer at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in the past, going undefeated in her previous two attempts.

Holger Rune News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Rune Overcomes Rain And Snow Delays To Start Munich Open Title Defense With Win

Holger Rune started his 2024 Munich Open campaign with a win over Daniel Elahi Galan, which is exactly what the defending champion was looking for. The first trophy of Rune's career came in Munich two years ago, and since then, he's added another one.

Elena Rybakina News / Tennis Infinity / 2 hours ago

Rybakina Returns To Winning Ways With Hard-Fought Victory On Clay In Stuttgart

Elena Rybakina started her 2024 clay season with a very tricky match against Veronika Kudermetova at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The Kazakhstani player last stood on a tennis court in the Miami Open final, where she lost to Danielle Collins.

Tennis News / ESPN / 26 minutes ago

Italy starts Davis Cup title defense against Brazil

Italy will kick off the defense of its Davis Cup title against Brazil in Bologna on Sept. 11. The United States starts its campaign also on Sept. 11, against Chile in Zhuhai, China, before then going on to play Slovakia and Germany.

Emma Raducanu News / FirstSportz / 1 hour ago

Emma Raducanu oozes confidence after another dominant win, says she is 'more dominant' now than US Open 2021

Emma Raducanu was the star of the British team at the 2024 BJK Cup qualifiers. Fighting for a place in the Finals scheduled in November, the Britons were up against team France.

Iga Swiatek News / Last Word On Sports / 11 hours ago

WTA Stuttgart Day 4 Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Elise Mertens

Iga Swiatek won the 2022 and 2023 editions of the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and will now attempt to keep up her perfect record in Stuttgart. Her first opponent will be Elise Mertens, who took down Tatjana Maria in the opening round.

Elena Rybakina News / Last Word On Sports / 46 minutes ago

WTA Stuttgart Day 4 Predictions Including Elena Rybakina vs Veronika Kudermetova

Ons Jabeur picked up her first win in two months on Wednesday at the WTA 250 in Stuttgart; can she keep going against Jasmine Paolini? It’s tough draws everywhere at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as World No.

Coco Gauff News / Field Level Media / 3 hours ago

WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

Stefanos Tsitsipas News / Field Level Media / April 17

ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas advances in Barcelona

Fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Austrian Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the third round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Wednesday in Spain.

Rafael Nadal News / Field Level Media / 1 hour ago

Rafael Nadal's comeback ends in second round in Barcelona

Rafael Nadal's comeback effort ended Wednesday with a second-round loss to No. 4 seed Alex De Minaur at the Barcelona Open in Spain. Competing for the first time since early January, Nadal began his Spanish homecoming Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Italy's Flavio Cobolli.

Tennis News / Field Level Media / 1 hour ago

WTA roundup: Teenager Linda Noskova pulls off upset in Stuttgart

Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova fired eight aces and took down No. 8 seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Tuesday in Stuttgart, Germany.