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Billie Jean King Cup Finals (formerly known as Fed Cup) and ATP 1000 tournament in Paris highlight the upcoming week on tennis courts. Tennis Week 44/2021 ATP 1000 Rolex Paris Masters Place: Paris, France November 1 – November 7 Surface: Indoor Hard Financial Commitment: Draw size: 56 Five most interesting […]
One 500 tournament and three 250 tournaments are scheduled this week. Tennis Week 43/2021 ATP 500 Erste Bank Open Place: Vienna, Austria October 25 – October 31 Surface: Indoor Hard Financial Commitment: $1 974 510 Draw size: 32 Five most interesting players on the entry list: Tsitsipas, Zverev, Berrettini, Ruud, […]
We will be back in Europe for 42nd week of the tennis season. Tennis Week 42/2021 ATP 250 VTB Kremlin Cup Place: Moscow, Russia October 18 – October 24 Surface: Indoor Hard Financial Commitment: $779 515 Draw size: 28 Five most interesting players on the entry list: Medvedev, Rublev, Karatsev, […]
The unofficial fifth Grand slam of the season is here. It is not in its usual calendar spot but we are thankful for October. Tennis Week 40/2021 & 41/2021 ATP 1000 BNP Paribas Open Place: Indian Wells, USA October 7 – October 17 Surface: Hard Financial Commitment: $9 146 125 […]
The week before Indian Wells we need to find out who has form and who has not. Four tournaments this week will help us in a big way. Tennis Week 39/2021 ATP 250 San Diego Open Place: San Diego, USA September 27 – October 3 Surface: Hard Financial Commitment: Draw […]
This week on courts brings a lot of action with four regular tournaments plus Laver Cup as a bonus. Tennis Week 38/2021 ATP 250 Astana Open Place: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan September 20 – September 26 Surface: Indoor Hard Financial Commitment: $541 800 Draw size: 28 Karatsev, Bublik, and Krajinovic will lead […]
Players and fans follow ATP and WTA rankings. It basically shows how good the player is (in comparison with others). The system of how the ATP and WTA points are counted is easy, but not everyone knows the logic behind. Therefore, we prepared a quick cheat sheet to get the […]
US Open, the last grand slam tournament of the season, is over but do not be sad. There is still a lot of good and exciting tennis events left in this season. Tennis Week 37/2021 WTA 250 Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz Place: Portoroz, Slovenia September 13 – September 19 Surface: Hard […]
The most crucial question of the tournament Who will win the US Open 2021? The online poll lasts till Sunday. Pre-Tournament poll results can be found below. Our pre-tournament predictions are here. The difference between the Total Votes number and the sum of votes for players you see are votes […]
The last Grand Slam tournament of the season is here. Therefore, this edition of “this week on courts” is for two weeks. Tennis Week 35-36/2021 US Open Place: New York, USA August 30 – September 12 Surface: Outdoor Hard Financial Commitment: $57 500 000 Draw size: 128 Check our coverage […]
The last Grand Slam tournament of the season starts on Monday, August 30. Two weeks later, we will know the winners of this event, and we will get the answer to the most asked question in tennis this summer. Moreover, this tournament without Williams sisters, Federer and Nadal will be […]
The week before the US Open a lot of top-ranked players choose a rest but that does not mean there will be a lack of good tennis. Tennis Week 34/2021 US Open Qualifying Place: New York, USA August 24 – August 27 Surface: Outdoor Hard Draw size: 128 Do you […]
US Open 2021 will start on August 30 and finish on September 12, 2021. As the tradition dictates we checked entry lists and compare them with our players-rackets database to give you a full picture of the popularity of racket brands between players. Note: We will update data on a […]
This week tennis circus continues in the US Open series of 1000s tournaments in Cincinnati. Tennis Week 33/2021 ATP 1000 Western & Southern Open Place: Cincinnati, USA August 15 – August 22 Surface: Outdoor Hard Financial Commitment: $3 707 500 Draw size: 56 No Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer. But it […]
This week will be all about 1000s tournaments played in Canada. Traditional tournaments in Toronto and Montreal took place in week no. 32. Tennis Week 32/2021 ATP 1000 National Bank Open presented by Rogers Place: Toronto, Canada August 9 – August 15 Surface: Outdoor Hard Financial Commitment: $3 487 915 […]
Olympic Games are over at tennis courts and we are back to the normal run of events. Tennis Week 31/2021 ATP 500 Citi Open Place: Washington, USA August 2 – August 8 Surface: Outdoor Hard Financial Commitment: $2 046 340 Draw size: 48 The American hardcourt series continues in Washington […]
There is a narrative in the tennis world about withdrawals and injuries. It is related to Grand Slam tournaments and tells: There are more withdrawals at the last minute, walkovers, and injuries at the US Open than early in the season. I often heard it and read it on tennis […]
All eyes will be set on Tokyo and Djokovic’s quest to make history. Though there will be other tournaments played, and they will be worth your attention too. Tennis Week 30/2021 Olympic Games Place: Tokyo, Japan July 24 – August 1 Surface: Outdoor Hard Financial Commitment: 0 Draw size: 64 […]
Olympic Games are different from all other sport (and tennis) events we see throughout the year. For example, the sponsors are not visible during the matches or interviews with players afterward. The only possible presentation of sponsors is at the equipment used during the sports. Tennis racket manufacturers have a […]
It took five years instead of four, but the Olympic Games in Tokyo are here. The official opening ceremony will take place on Friday, July 23rd [with the soccer tournament matches scheduled a day earlier]. The last day of the Olympic Games will be Sunday, August 8th. The tennis tournament […]
There is no doubt that the second half of the season will be about Novak Djokovic. His season is going from good to the best. Djokovic already won three Grand Slams [Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon] and one ATP 250 tournament [Belgrade]; the other players have just two tournament wins so […]
Four tournaments on clay plus one tournament on a hard sign that the change to North America is under way. Tennis Week 29/2021 ATP 250 Mifel Open Place: Los Cabos, Mexico July 19 – July 25 Surface: Outdoor Hard Financial Commitment: $694 655 Draw size: 28 Six players from ATP […]
Wimbledon is over, but tennis season is not. There will be enough tennis all around the world this week too. You can even pick which surface is your favorite one as there will be tournaments on clay, grass, and hard. Tennis Week 28/2021 ATP 500 Hamburg European Open Place: Hamburg, […]
Wimbledon 2021 is over. After two years we saw the action on the grass again and it was as good as always. Let us go through the notes we wrote down during the tournament to remember these two exciting weeks we all enjoyed so much. Djokovic Novak Djokovic won and […]
The first full July week will be all about Wimbledon. The last three rounds and finals on Saturday and Sunday highlight the tennis events this week. Tennis Week 27/2021 WIMBLEDON – the second week Place: London, England June 28 – July 11 Surface: Outdoor Grass Financial Commitment: $17 066 000 […]
It is finally here. Last year we missed the grass season in full and Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam with insurance. That meant it was canceled with no damages to organizers. This year we will see Wimbledon in its best shape with spectators. Below you will find links to […]
The greatest tournament of all. The only Grand Slam that was not played last season is finally back. There are many unique things about two weeks at Wimbledon courts. It is maybe the last time we will see Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic together at one tournament. The grass season was […]
We are just a week from the greatest Grand Slam tournament of the year, but before it starts there are another set of ATP and WTA tournaments. Tennis Week 25/2021 ATP 250 Mallorca Championships Place: Mallorca, Spain June 20 – June 26 Surface: Outdoor Grass Financial Commitment: $783 655 Draw […]
Wimbledon 2021 will start on June 28th and finish on July 11th, 2021. As the tradition dictates we checked entry lists and compare them with our players-rackets database to give you a full picture of the popularity of racket brands between players. Note: We will update data on a daily […]
We are going full-on grass. June and start of the July always belong to the quickest surface on the tour. The grass season will finish at Wimbledon and you can already check who is the biggest favorite in our poll. Tennis Week 24/2021 ATP 500 NOVENTI Open Place: Halle, Germany […]