The seeds are coming out to play on Friday, as second-round competition at the BNP Paribas Open gets underway. Among those in action are Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev, and Joao Fonseca.Here are my picks for two of Friday's best matchups.(16) Karen Khachanov vs. Joao FonsecaFonseca finally seems to be playing with some … [Read more...] about Ricky’s tennis picks for Friday in Indian Wells, including Khachanov vs. Fonseca
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Dubai Championships Draws and Schedule of Play for Monday, February 24, 2025
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFebruary 24-March 1, 2025 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $3,237,670Desert Duel in Dubai Daniil Medvedev headlines the field in Dubai. Alex de Minaur is seeded second. Doha champion Andrey Rublev is the third seed and Stefanos Tsitsipas is seeded fourth. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has a long history … [Read more...] about Dubai Championships Draws and Schedule of Play for Monday, February 24, 2025
Karen Khachanov Defeats Gabriel Diallo to win Almaty Crown
Karen Khachanov reinforced his reputation as a convincing closer. The third-seeded Khachanov grounded maiden finalist Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Khachanov improved to 7-2 in Tour-level finals, collecting his first championship on indoor hard courts since he upset Novak Djokovic to take the 2018 Rolex … [Read more...] about Karen Khachanov Defeats Gabriel Diallo to win Almaty Crown
Longest match in U.S. Open history sees Evans come back from 4-0 down in the fifth set to beat Khachanov
Outer-court tennis in the early rounds of the four majors never disappoints, and on Tuesday at the U.S. Open it delivered some history.On Court 6, right in the shadow of Arthur Ashe stadium, Dan Evans and Karen Khachanov played the longest match of all time at this prestigious event. What began as a relatively non-descript match between two slumping players who have not been … [Read more...] about Longest match in U.S. Open history sees Evans come back from 4-0 down in the fifth set to beat Khachanov
Khachanov Tops Korda for First Final of Year in Zhuhai
Eager to reach his first final of the year, Karen Khachanov was in no mood to play the waiting game. The top-seeded Khachanov slashed through one streak to snap another. Reeling off seven straight games, Khachanov stopped Sebastian Korda 7-5, 6-4 to storm into his seventh career final at the Zhuhai Championships today. Khachanov snapped a five-match … [Read more...] about Khachanov Tops Korda for First Final of Year in Zhuhai