Carlos Alcaraz cements himself as hottest prospect in tennis with first career Masters 1000 title
By Ben Morse, CNN
Tennis Sport News
Ash Barty wins £17 in a golf tournament in Brisbane following her retirement from tennis last month
Ash Barty has won her first golf title at a local tournament in Brisbane after recently retiring from tennis. The 25-year-old shocked the sporting world when she announced her retirement from tennis last month to «chase other dreams» and has now prompted rumours that could include a switch to professional golf. Ad/> On Saturday, the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion won the ladies competition at the Brookwater Golf and Country Club in Brisbane’s outskirts.
ITF prepones Davis Cup tie in September to avoid clash with Asian Games: AITA
Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team-tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday. The Indian Davis Cup team was recently drawn to meet Norway in an away contest, which was to be held either on September 16-17 or 17-18.
New number one Swiatek says she cried for 40 minutes after Barty's retirement
:World number one Iga Swiatek said she cried for 40 minutes after learning of three-times Grand Slam champion Ash Barty's shock retirement from tennis last month.
India's September Davis Cup Match Preponed To Avoid Clash With Asian Games: AITA
India will be able to field its best players at both Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday. The Indian Davis Cup team was recently drawn to meet Norway in an away contest, which was to be held either on September 16-17 or 17-18. The tennis events at the Asian Games were scheduled to be held from September 10-14, which meant that India could play only one event with its A team since reaching Hangzhou from Norway was not practically possible.
Carlos Alcaraz ready to win a Grand Slam 'this year' in warning to Nadal and Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz is setting his sights high after making history as the youngest man ever to win the Miami Open. The 18-year-old now believes he has the ability to win his first Grand Slam title as early as this year, threatening Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal's attempts to continue their race for the most Major titles with Djokovic on 20 and Nadal on 21.
Watch: "Pure Tennis Theatre" As Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas Star In "Magical Double Tweener Rally" At Miami Open
One of the most exciting prospects in world tennis currently, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz along with the talented Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas mesmerised the crowd through some exceptional display of tennis skills in their Round of 16 match at the Miami Open recently. Although, Alcaraz won the match in straight sets 7-5, 6-3, there was nothing to separate the two players as far as their baseline play and first service game was concerned. Some hard-hitting strokes and clever use of drop shots did give rise to epic rallies that was enjoyed and appreciated by the crowd as they mostly remained in awe of young Alcaraz throughout.
Nick Kyrgios fined £26k for another outburst as Murray and Raducanu suffer early losses
The Miami Open came to an end on Sunday with 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz crowned the champion as the youngest man ever to do so. It came one day after Iga Swiatek picked up the title making her the youngest woman ever to complete the 'Sunshine Double', having also won Indian Wells just two weeks prior.