Author Archives: Savvy

Winning Vibes: Onto  QF – New Predictions for Iga Swiatek at the US Open Against Pegula

By | September 3, 2024

    Top seed Iga Swiatek walloped Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open on Monday, keeping her pristine sprint through Flushing Meadows on track at Arthur Ashe Stadium.         Swiatek, the only former champion remaining in the women’s draw, has not lost a set since she… Read More »

Rafael Nadal has added his considerable weighty support to Jannik Sinner following his two failed drug tests.

By | September 3, 2024

    Rafael Nadal has added his considerable weighty support to Jannik Sinner following his two failed drug tests. Sinner tested positive for a banned substance twice in March but was absolved of fault or negligence by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).   The ITIA accepted Sinner’s explanation that clostebol, an anabolic agent that… Read More »

Wherever I played, crowd was fully for Rafael Nadal” – Daniil Medvedev recalls US Open 2019 final as ‘only’ time crowd cheered for him over Spaniard

By | September 3, 2024

  Daniil Medvedev revisited his clash against Rafael Nadal in the 2019 US Open final after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2024 edition of the Major. The Russian expressed his fondness for the New York crowd, highlighting their tendency to cheer for the underdog.   Medvedev squared off against Nuno Borges in the fourth round… Read More »

(VIDEO) Andrey Rublev receives medical timeout after making himself bleed smashing his hand off racquet strings

By | September 2, 2024

  Andrey Rublev is currently facing off against Grigor Dimitrov and he is looking good at the moment for a comeback sitting 6-1, 2-1 up after losing the first two sets. But his anger issues once again returned. Rublev who has been well known in the past 12 months for taking his frustration out on… Read More »

Boris Becker slams US Open star’s ‘terrible behaviour’ towards ball girl: ‘Who does she think she is?’

By | September 2, 2024

  Boris Becker has lambasted Yulia Putintseva for her “terrible behaviour” towards a ball girl during her defeat to Jasmine Paolini at the 2024 US Open.   Putintseva has faced a backlash for her conduct during her 3-6, 4-6 defeat to world No 5 Paolini in the third round at the 2024 US Open.  … Read More »

Martina Navratilova has offered advice to Emma Raducanu after her US Open exit

By | September 2, 2024

  Tennis legend Martina Navratilova believes Emma Raducanu needs to “take ownership of her tennis career” following the Brit’s opening round exit at the 2024 US Open.   The 18-time major singles champion does not think Raducanu is “as fit as she should be” and argued the 21-year-old needs to “fix” her body.   Raducanu… Read More »

Jimmy Connors weighs in on Novak Djokovic’s US Open exit and addresses lower expectations claim

By | September 2, 2024

    Tennis great Jimmy Connors has played down the suggestion Novak Djokovic did not have high expectations for himself at the 2024 US Open due to his Olympics victory.   The eight-time Grand Slam champion thinks, though, that Djokovic achieving his goal of winning an Olympic gold will have made the Serb “have a… Read More »