MUNICH (AP) — Diego Dedura-Palomero made his mark on tennis in more than one way Tuesday, April 15. Germany's Dedura-Palomero plays Canada's Denis Shapovalov during the first round of the Munich tennis tournament, in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April, 15. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP) The 17-year-old...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Czech partner Zdenek Kolar escaped a close second set before outplaying wildcard pair Maximus Jones and Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul, 6-3, 7-6 (7), in the opening round of the Bangkok Open 3 Challenger tournament in Thailand on Wednesday, Jan. 15. File Photo Francis Casey...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Thai partner Pruchya Isaro squeaked past the persistent plays of fellow unseeded Japanese rivals Seita Watanabe and Rio Noguchi, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-7, to barge into the quarterfinals in the Zhangjiagang International Challenger in China on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The unseeded...
Francis Casey Alcantara seeks to eclipse his previous finish in the Zhangjiagang International Challenger by eyeing no less than the crown with Thai partner Pruchya Isaro this time starting this week in China. Francis Casey Alcantara compete in the Zhangjiagang International Challenger with Thai...
LONDON (AP) — The Queen’s Club will stage a women’s tennis tournament next year for the first time in more than a half-century, though it may prove to be a one-off. Poland's Iga Swiatek (AP/File photo) The WTA event will take place the week after the French Open, ushering in the start of...
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic has surpassed another tennis record once held by Roger Federer, becoming the oldest man to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP Tour’s computerized rankings. Serbia's Novak Djokovic (AP) Djokovic is 36 — he turns 37 next month — and is now older than Federer was on his...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Tommy Paul captured his second career ATP Tour title on Sunday, Feb. 11, defeating fellow American Marcos Giron, 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-3, in the final of the Dallas Open. USA's Tommy Paul (AFP) World number 15 Paul won his only prior ATP crown in 2021 at Stockholm but had lost in...
HONG KONG (AFP) -- World number five Andrey Rublev will begin his 2024 season at the Hong Kong Open when the ATP Tour returns to the city for the first time in more than 20 years, organizers said on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Russia's Andrey Rublev (AFP) The 26-year-old Russian will be joined by Grand Slam...
Francis Casey Alcantara propelled to a career-high No. 224 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles rankings this week following his recent finishes in the Challenger Tour. Francis Casey Alcantara has been competing in the ATP Challenger Tour for the past weeks. (File Photo/Francis...
MADRID (AFP) -- Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare before beating Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets to reach the Madrid Open third round on Friday, April 28, but admitted he "didn't know what to do" at key parts of the match. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts after winning his 2023...
(Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) The season-ending ATP Tour Finals in November will be held behind closed doors in London due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced after publishing an updated calendar on Friday. The tournament features the top eight singles players and eight best doubles...
