Dzevad Mesic

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Dzevad Mesic

Mirra Andreeva had a very rough day at the office and she is out of Stuttgart in the round-of-16 after world No. 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova handed her a 6-3 6-2 defeat in just over an hour of play. Yesterday, the 17-year-old played an emotional match against her sister Erika, who had to retire early in the second set due to a knee injury. After the match, the Russian admitted she felt "super nervous" on the court and that it wasn't easy to play her game.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Dzevad Mesic

Mirra Andreeva admitted that both she and her sister Erika were "super nervous" before their Stuttgart match. On Wednesday, the Andreeva sisters met for the second time on the WTA level. But what was one of the most anticipated matches of first-round action at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, ended after just 41 minutes after Erika was forced to retire due to a knee injury. At the moment of retirement, Mirra was 6-2 1-0 up.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Dzevad Mesic

Diana Shnaider isn't hiding her excitement over the Dinara Safina partnership and shares she thinks the Russian tennis legend can help her the most in the mental department. After winning four titles last year, the 21-year-old struggled a lot with consistency throughout the opening three months of the season and went only 8-9 during that period. Going into the clay season, the Russian wanted to try to bring in a big name to her team and she succeeded in her goal.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Dzevad Mesic

Elena Rybakina has made an addition to her team at the start of the clay season as the Kazakh tennis star began working with strength and conditioning coach Aldo Chiari. In late February, fitness coach Azuz Simcich announced that he parted ways with the 2022 Wimbledon champion. They collaborated for three years. Now month and a half later, Rybakina has found a replacement in Chiari, who has worked with professional athletes for two decades. "Welcome to the team," the 25-year-old announced.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Dzevad Mesic

Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger have reportedly decided to call it quits on their marriage and are living separately, via a German publication. 11 years ago, the former Serbian tennis star and the ex-German football star were spotted spending time together. After their relationship was confirmed, they tied the knot in 2016. Since then, they have welcomed three kids together, with the last being born in 2023.