It was a day of difficult scoring at Trump National Doral, with a strong wind making the course a “beast” according to Reed, who won a World Golf Championships event at Doral in 2014. “I know how hard this place can get,” added the 34-year-old who is the solo leader at a LIV event after...
It has been some rise for Mensik, who broke into the top 100 in February 2024 by reaching the Qatar Open final. In Miami he beat three top-10 players in Djokovic, Britain’s Jack Draper and American Taylor Fritz to lift the biggest title of his career, and handled the pressure of the occasion well. After...
World number one Aryna Sabalenka claimed her second title of the year by beating Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 in the women’s Miami Open final. There were seven breaks of serve in a hard-fought first set, which swung the way of both players, before the Belarusian won a game to love on Pegula’s serve. Sabalenka’s power...
Novak Djokovic eased past Grigor Dimitrov to reach his first Miami Open final since 2016 and move within one win of his 100th career ATP title. Bulgaria’s Dimitrov broke Djokovic in the opening game, but the Serb, watched on by his coach Andy Murray, broke back. World number five Djokovic, 37, reeled off five straight...
It is a first semi-final appearance for Djokovic at this tournament since 2016 and, with Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and Daniil Medvedev among a host of top-10 seeds already out, the draw has opened up for the Serb to add another Miami title. Djokovic efficiently took the opening set on Thursday, breaking his opponent’s serve...
Top seed Sabalenka delivered a clinical performance on Thursday, dominating Paolini with powerful serves and punishing groundstrokes. Aside from two mistimed overheads and an ambitious ‘tweener’ shot which did not have enough power to trouble her opponent, Sabalenka barely put a foot wrong as she surged to victory in just one hour and 13 minutes....
Raducanu is part of the Great Britain team which will compete in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round in early April, and will be able to spend the next two weeks working with the LTA coaching team. But she will need a more lasting plan swiftly. Her clay-court season could take in Stuttgart, Madrid...
Raducanu found form in Miami with a more relaxed approach, which allowed her to play with greater freedom. Raducanu decided to abandon a trial partnership with Slovak coach Vladimir Platenik coming into the tournament, asking for guidance from some familiar faces instead. Mark Petchey, a well-known figure in British tennis who coached Raducanu in her...
Coming from a country with little tennis pedigree, Eala is already accustomed to being a trailblazer for the Philippines – even though she is still a teenager. In 2021, she became the first Filipino to win a WTA Tour match and first to win a junior Grand Slam crown with the 2022 US Open title....
Swiatek recently spoke out about the emotional toil she has faced in recent months, having served a one-month ban for a doping offence and not wanting to “step on the court”. Since the incident at the weekend, the second seed has gone on to reach the Miami Open quarter-finals, where she faces Filipino teenager Alexandra...
Whether it has been winning a Grand Slam title as an unknown rookie, employing a carousel of coaches, or tailoring her schedule outside of the accepted norm, Raducanu regularly does what she thinks is right for her. That doesn’t always work out for the best, but she continues to stay true to her convictions. Ending...
A cinema house in Miami Beach, Florida, is urging city residents to oppose the city’s attempt to terminate their lease agreement after the theater screened an Oscar-winning documentary on Israel’s apartheid and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. City leaders, including Mayor Steven Meiner, have accused the theater, O Cinema, of promulgating “pro-Hamas” and “terrorist propaganda” by...