Tsitsipas overcomes Lajovic and faces Ruud in Barcelona final
:Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a hard-fought 5-7 6-4 6-2 win over Serbia's Dusan Lajovic in the Barcelona Open on Saturday and will face Norwegian third seed Casper Ruud in another final.
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Nadal stays in control to make winning return in Barcelona
Rafa Nadal said it was a challenge to hold himself back on his return to the ATP Tour after three months on the sidelines but the fiercely-competitive Spaniard expects to continue with the controlled approach in Barcelona.
Alcaraz uncertain about Madrid title defence due to arm injury
World number three Carlos Alcaraz has cast doubt on his Madrid Open title defence later this month as the Spaniard nurses a right arm injury that has forced him to miss key tune-up events for the French Open.
Sumit Nagal Achieves Career-High Rankings Of 80; Rohan Bopanna Loses No.1 Spot In Doubles
Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal has achieved a new career-high men's singles ranking of 80 in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday on the back of a solid performance in the Monte Carlo Masters. Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna lost the No.1 spot in the men's doubles ranking to his Australian partner, Matthew Ebden, after the duo was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters. Nagal reached the Monte Carlo Masters draw after beating Italy's Flavio Cobolli and Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta.
Social Media Plea Works, Sumit Nagal Gets UK Visa Appointment To Play In Wimbledon
India Ace tennis player Sumit Nagal on Monday received a UK visa appointment after a plea on social media. On Monday, Nagal took to X (formerly Twitter) pleading to the UK visa authority for an appointment after he failed to get one. Nagal is set to represent India in Wimbledon 2024 which is scheduled from July 1-14 at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. However, soon after the tweet, the UK visa authority took swift action and cleared Nagal's request for an appointment for which the Indian Davis Cup player thanked through a tweet on X deleting the previous one.
Rafael Nadal set to make return to clay at Barcelona Open
Rafael Nadal will make his eagerly-anticipated return to clay on Tuesday after he confirmed his participation in the Barcelona Open and provided a further hint that 2024 will be his last on tour.
Nadal still the ultimate test on clay, says Tsitsipas
Rafa Nadal could return to action this week in Barcelona and play just his second event of an injury-hit season and while the Spaniard lacks match practice Stefanos Tsitsipas said it would be no surprise to see him battling for the title in the final.
Reigning champion Alcaraz withdraws from Barcelona Open with injury
Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Barcelona Open due to a right arm injury that also forced the Spanish world number three to miss this week's Monte Carlo Masters, the ATP 500 tournament organisers said on Sunday (Apr 14).