Rafael Nadal is back off the court. The Spanish tennis star announced Wednesday that “with great sadness,” he’s withdrawing from the 2024 BNP Paribas Open before taking part in the first round. Nadal just took Carlos Alcaraz in The Netflix Slam on Sunday but said on X on Wednesday that he was not ready to … Read more
LAS VEGAS — There has been plenty of mystery around Rafael Nadal and his health because he has played just 12 official matches since the 2022 U.S. Open. The 22-time Grand Slam winner played an unofficial event Sunday, losing to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 3-6, 6-4 (14-12) in The Netflix Slam before a sellout crowd … Read more
Andrey Rublev was disqualified from the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday in a surreal scene in which he was accused of swearing at an official in Russian and denied having done so. Rublev, the fifth-ranked player in the world, was down, 6-5, in the decisive third set to Alexander Bublik in the semifinals of the … Read more
Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini has opened up about his “intense relationship” and split from girlfriend Melissa Satta. Berrettini confirmed he and Satta, an Italian model and and television personality, aren’t together after going public with their romance in January 2023, according to The Sun. “Melissa Satta and I are no longer together,” Berrettini said, per … Read more
Coco Gauff’s father is applauding his daughter for standing up for herself. Gauff had a prolonged argument with the chair umpire at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday after the umpire made what she believed to be a late call. Writing in a post on Instagram, Gauff’s father, Corey, offered effusive praise to his daughter … Read more
Coco Gauff had a few choice words toward a chair umpire about a potentially match-altering call at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday. The 2023 US Open champion was feeling the pressure after dropping the first set in the Round of 16 clash with No. 36 Karolina Pliskova and fought back to earn a 4-2 … Read more
Morgan Riddle, the girlfriend of American tennis pro Taylor Fritz, detailed her “scary” experience at Super Bowl 2024 on Sunday, in which she suffered a “panic attack” during the game in Las Vegas and was “harassed” by male fans over the course of the weekend. Riddle spoke candidly about the harrowing ordeal in a series … Read more