As the April ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings hit the shelves, 109 athletes have clinched their tickets to the much-anticipated Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Silver medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, at the 2024 ITTF Costa Brava Spanish Para Open, play concluding on Thursday 14th March, Poland’s Rafal Czuper underlined the fact he intends to progress one step higher later this year in Paris.
High tension earlier this month in both Astana and Lignano has been the overriding factor; vital world ranking points at stake in order to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the pressure valve will be even higher in Platja d’Aro.
Gold just over one month earlier in Brazil but as yet to secure a major men’s singles title, Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Ming-Chih was the man in form at the 2024 ITTF Lignano Masters Para Open, play concluding on Saturday 9th March.
A four-day tournament, play commencing on Wednesday 6th March, located in north-east Italy on the Adriatic coast, the 2024 ITTF Lignano Masters Para Open is no place for the faint hearted.
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open championship, trouncing 12th-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Saturday.
World No. 15 Qinwen Zheng opens up about the road to the finals as she waits to appear at her very first Grand Slam final at the 2024 Australian Open.
Tennis fans are looking forward to the 2024 Australian Open finals, which will pit Qinwen Zheng against Aryna Sabalenka. Amidst the anticipation, Zheng’s recent comments about destiny and superstitions have added an intriguing layer to the upcoming showdown.
Spanish coach Pere Riba and Coco Gauff have parted ways, after the teenager lifted the 2023 US Open title under his tutelage. They split because Riba needed to step back for personal and family health reasons.
Former World No. 2 Li Na had fans overwhelmed following her return to the 2024 Australian Open. The 41-year-old is currently competing in the Legends competition at the Grand Slam event.
The legend of Qinwen Zheng continues to grow following her latest victory. Up against compatriot Yafan Wang in the third round, the World No. 15 clinched a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(8) win on the Rod Laver Arena in the morning session of Day-7.
China's Zheng Qinwen beats compatriot Wang Yafan to reach the Australian Open fourth round - 10 years after Li Na won the title.
For his final end-of-year piece, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks forward to next season. Rafael Nadal is scheduled to return to the ATP Tour any day now, in the run-up to the Australian Open.
No woman has defended the Australian Open singles title in a decade, but the last time it happened, it was done by a Belarusian player. Could this be a sign that the stars are aligning for the World No.
The tennis season is about to start on a clean slate in under a month, with hundreds of tennis players making the trip Down Under. The Grand Slam journey begins at the Australian Open, a tournament that has witnessed a surge in first-time winners.
Impressive performances, Australia’s Chen Junjian, Nathan Pellissier and Lisa di Torro justified their top seeded status at the ITTF Oceania Para Championships 2023 in Honiara, Solomon Islands; in so doing they established their names amongst the most successful ever in the tournament that dates back a decade to 2013.
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