Tennis

The Fernandez sisters lower the flag to double

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4 years ago

March 1, 2022

Sophia

The Fernandez sisters lower the flag to double

Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez and Bianca’s younger sister lost in the doubles on Tuesday at the WTA tournament in Monterrey.

The Fernandes sisters lost in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to the duo of the American Ingreed Neel and the French Elixane Lechemia.

Neel and Lechemia are the top seed in the competition doubles draw.

Leylah will return to the court in the simple, the one who is the defender of the champion of this tournament in Mexico. He will face Chinese Zheng Qinwe, who is ranked 77th in the world.

For her part, 18-year-old Bianca tried to qualify for the main draw in the simple draw last weekend. However, he lost to the 7th favorite, the German Jule Niemeier.

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Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

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ATP Awards 2025. Alcaraz vs Sinner: Who was the best? All award winners

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46 minutes ago

December 27, 2025

Nancy

ATP Awards 2025. Alcaraz vs Sinner: Who was the best? All award winners

Professional Tennis Players Association (ATP) gave awards to players based on the results of the 2025 season.

Carlos Alcaraz, the leader in the world rankings, became the best tennis player of the year. His main rival was Jannik Sinner.

Alcaraz’s former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (also Carlitos’ second coach Samuel Lopez) has already received the best coach award.

ATP Awards 2025. All award winners

Best Tennis Player of the Year – Carlos Alcaraz
Best Greenhouses of the Year – Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool
Coach of the Year – Juan Carlos Ferrero (and Samuel Lopez)
Breakthrough of the Year – Valentin Vachereau
Favorite of the Year – Jannik Sinner
Stefan Edberg Award (for sportsmanship) – Carlos Alcaraz
Arthur Ashe Prize (for humanitarian aid) – Andrey Rublev
Tournaments of the year – ATP 1000 Cincinnati, ATP 500 Doha, ATP 250 Bostad
Match of the Year – Monte Carlos Masters Quarter Finals Carlos Alcaraz – Arthur Fiss [4:6, 7:5, 6:3]

VIDEO. Match of the year: Alcaraz vs Fis in the Masters quarter-final in Monte Carlo

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Rublev beat Vachereau at the World Tennis Continental Cup in China

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2 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Gary

Rublev beat Vachereau at the World Tennis Continental Cup in China

Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Zhe Ji / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev defeated the representative of Monaco, Valentin Vachereau, at the World Tennis Continental Cup tournament in Shenzhen (China).

Rublev, representing the world team, beat Vachereau from the European team with a score of 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 10:7.

The overall score at the tournament was 3:2 in favor of the world team.

Rublev’s next opponent will be Italian Flavio Cobolli, Vachereau will face Zhang Zhizhen from China. Both meetings will take place on Sunday.

The tournament takes place December 26–28. The eight participants are divided into two teams: Team Europe and Team World. Each player will play two singles matches, and two doubles matches will also be played.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Looking ahead to 2025 Our best tennis photos

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24 hours ago

December 26, 2025

Nancy

Looking ahead to 2025 Our best tennis photos

Check out some of the best tennis shots our photographers have taken over the past year

PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, THE PRESS

American Coco Gauff returns a serve from Russian Veronika Kudermetova during their third round match on center court at the IGA stadium.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Victoria Mboko at work against Elena Rybakina in the semi-final at the National Bank Open

PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Eugenie Bouchard on the backhand during her second round match at the National Bank Open

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Marta Kostyuk screams during her match against Daria Kasatkina at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Mirra Andreeva in action against McCartney Kessler at the National Bank Open

PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Naomi Osaka watches the ball in the first round of the National Bank Open against Ariana Arseneault.

PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Bianca Andreescu suffered an ankle injury against Barbora Krejčíková at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Liudmila Samsonova displays her muscles during her duel against Naomi Osaka at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

A doubles match pitting Italians Jasmine Paolini (right) and Sara Errani against Canadians Bianca Jolie Fernandez (left) and Leylah Annie Fernandez at the National Bank Open

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Daria Kasatkina keeps her eyes on the ball against Marta Kostyuk in the third round at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Victoria Mboko celebrates on court her victory against Naomi Osaka in the final of the National Bank Open.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.