Author: Samuel Faron

The long-awaited first head-to-head meeting between world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty and No. 9 Bianca Andreescu will finally take place on Saturday when the two players collide in the 2021 Miami Open women’s final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Both the 24-year-old Barty and the 20-year-old Andreescu have been fixtures in the […]

In a tournament featuring surprising results up and down the draw, the men’s semifinals in the 2021 Miami Open conclude with Andrey Rublev taking on Hubert Hurkacz in the second match of the day on Friday. Rublev, the No. 4 seed, toppled only one seeded player on the way to the semifinals. Hurkacz, the No. […]

In an intriguing matchup spanning more than a decade in age between players, Roberto Bautista Agut faces Jannik Sinner on Friday. The two players will be on the court in the 2021 Miami Open men’s semifinals. Bautista Agut is 32 years old, with Sinner at just 19. Bautista Agut pulled off an upset against Daniil […]

Bianca Andreescu’s quest to return to the top of the tennis world continues on Thursday when she takes on Maria Sakkari in the semifinals of the 2021 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The 2019 U.S. Open champion, Andreescu sat out 15 months because of a left knee injury and the […]

The streak is over. Before arriving at the 2021 Miami Open, No. 2 Naomi Osaka was on a 23-match winning streak — including the last two Grand Slams, with her last loss coming 13 months ago. The 23-year-old was looking to keep the momentum going, but No. 23 seed Maria Sakkari had other plans. Sakkari […]

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty can move one step closer to successfully defending her Miami Open title when she takes on Elina Svitolina on Thursday in the semifinals of the 2021 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Two years ago the 5-foot-5 Australian defeated Karolina Pliskova for the title, which then […]

Serena Williams has joined the growing list of tennis superstars that will not be participating in the upcoming Miami Open. Williams said a recent oral surgery is the reason she will not be playing in the upcoming tournament.  Williams added that the Miami Open is a tournament she looks forward to and expressed disappointed in […]

Throughout the last two decades, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have dominated professional men’s tennis at a historic level. Now, another player is joining that exclusive group. Daniil Medvedev earned a career-best No. 2 spot in the ATP rankings when they were released on Monday. That makes Medvedev the first man other than […]

A doubles tennis specialist was forced to retire from his match after sustaining an eye injury while returning a serve during the Qatar Open. The damage came from an improbable accident in which Tim Puetz’s racket bounced off the ground, causing the handle to hit him in the face. Puetz was attempting to return a […]

Roger Federer’s return to Tennis ended in the quarterfinal stage of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open against Georgian opponent Nikoloz Basilashvili. Federer’s tournament run finished after as Basilashvili handed him a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 defeat. Federer has shown himself to be returning to form in his first tournament since undergoing two knee surgeries, even taking the […]