The Grandstand

Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer all on board for Paris Masters

October 26, 2019 20

The 2019 BNP Paribas Masters draw was revealed on Friday and the top three men are all still scheduled to play. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic leads the way as the top seed, while Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are on a collision course for the semifinals in the bottom half. […]

Rosters announced for Davis Cup Finals

October 23, 2019 5

Player nominations for the Davis Cup Finals were announced earlier this week. Eighteen teams will compete in six round-robin groups at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain from November 18-24, with the six winners plus the top two second-place nations advancing to the quarterfinals.
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Murray takes wild card into upcoming Shanghai Masters

September 12, 2019 8

Andy Murray played a Challenger event rather that showing up for singles and/or doubles at the U.S. Open, but he is ready to return to a bigger stage. On Thursday, the 32-year-old Scot accept a wild card into next month’s Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai. […]

Gauff out of singles, but still making headlines at U.S. Open

September 2, 2019 3

Coco Gauff made a quick exit at the hands of defending U.S. champion and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in their third-round showdown. If you thought that meant the 15-year-old would quickly leave the court and the tennis center not to be seen again at the 2019 U.S. Open, you thought wrong. […]

$#!T hits the fan in men’s third round at U.S. Open

August 31, 2019 34

Men’s tennis is the best reality show you will find on TV these days. A lot of that has to do with Nick Kyrgios, but–amazingly enough–Kyrgios has stayed completely out of it so far at the U.S. Open. The same cannot be said of some other high-profile players. […]

U.S. Open draw revealed: Federer lands in Djokovic half

August 22, 2019 5

If there is a rematch of the epic Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer at the U.S. Open, it will come in the semifinals. If there is a first-ever Federer vs. Rafael Nadal U.S. Open showdown, it will not take place until the title match. […]

Teenage sensation Coco Gauff among wild-card recipients for U.S. Open

August 15, 2019 3

Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff, just 15 years old, made history earlier this year when she became the youngest player in the Open Era to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon. She has since taken the tennis world by storm, reaching the Wimbledon fourth round followed by her third career main draw at the Citi Open. […]

Nadal wins Rogers Cup, withdraws from Cincinnati

August 12, 2019 4

Stop me if you’ve seen this headline before: “Nadal wins Rogers Cup, withdraws from Cincinnati.” For the second year in a row, Rafael Nadal triumphed at the Rogers Cup and then immediately withdrew from the ensuing Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati. […]

Murray returns to singles at Cincinnati Masters

August 10, 2019 6

“Retirement” did not last long for Andy Murray. Murray, who announced at the Australian Open that he planned to retire sometime this summer, will take his comeback from doubles to singles at the Cincinnati Masters. […]

With Djokovic and Federer out, Nadal headlines Rogers Cup draw

August 3, 2019 4

It is not often that Rafael Nadal is the No. 1 seed and also the clear-cut favorite at one of the biggest hard-court tournaments in the world, but that will be the case at next week’s Rogers Cup in Montreal. There are plenty of reasons why, most significantly that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are still resting in between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. […]