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13 hours ago | 
tcpalm.com | Harvey Fialkov
Victor Lilov, a 21-year-old American, defeated top-seed Alvin Tudorica in the first round of the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships. Lilov, once a highly ranked junior player, is working his way back from injuries and a loss of confidence. Other young players like Will Grant are also competing in the tournament, hoping to advance their professional careers.
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1 day ago | 
tcpalm.com | Harvey Fialkov
Several top-ranked American teenagers are competing in the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships. These young players aim to follow in the footsteps of successful American tennis stars like Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, and Frances Tiafoe. VERO BEACH – Every year the Next Gen ATP Finals tournament, featuring the best eight young players 20 years or younger, is held in late December.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jakob Mensik was 1-year-old when Novak Djokovic won his first Miami Open for his fourth title, but by far his most significant at the time. The slender Serb was 19. On a rainy Sunday that delayed the men’s final for 5½ hours, history repeated itself.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The young Russian duo of Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider had to wait nearly six hours to finish off their first Miami Open presented by Itaú, but it was worth it.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka came into the Miami Open presented by Itau with a huge chip on her shoulder after losing finals in the Australian Open and then recently at the Indian Wells Masters 1000.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jakub Mensik was 10 months old when Novak Djokovic won his first of 99 titles and one-year-old when the 37-year-old Serb won his first of six Miami Open titles, thus tying Andre Agassi for the most by a male. But on Sunday, the stronger, taller, more powerful server is the 6-foot-4 Czech teen with a booming 135-mph serve that is already considered one of the best in tennis today, along with Reilly Opelka and Ben Shelton.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — If the doubles final was a test, the top-seeded duo of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic wouldn’t have needed an eraser, as they rolled to a near flawless 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over six-seeded Brits Julian Glass and Lloyd Glasspool Saturday afternoon for their 10th match win in a row and first Miami Open Masters title presented by Itaú together. Pavic won Miami in 2021 with fellow Croatian Nikola Mektic.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The late, great Vitas Gerulaitis finally beat Jimmy Connors after losing 16 matches in a row to the Hall of Famer, prompting him to say: “Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.”Well, Grigor Dimitrov came into Friday afternoon’s windy semifinal in the Miami Open presented by Itau at Hard Rock Stadium, having lost 10 times in a row to all-time great Novak Djokovic. Make it 11 and 13-1 overall.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jessica Pegula believes she is one of the best hard-court players in the world. But she also believes that her opponent in Saturday’s 3 p.m. final in the Miami Open presented by Itaú, is slightly better. “I feel like I’m one of them,’’ said Pegula, who has won seven singles titles, all on hard surfaces, including three WTA 1000s events in Toronto, Montreal and Guadalajara. “But she’s just a little bit better than me.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiopen.com | Harvey Fialkov
By Harvey FialkovMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The clock struck midnight but this Filipino Cinderella in sneakers wasn’t ready to leave the Miami Open presented by Itaú. However, 43 minutes later, American Jessica Pegula, the fourth seed, converted her second match point when her crosscourt backhand to wild card Alexandra Eala’s forehand found the net to wrap up a topsy-turvy 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 victory to send the Buffalo native into her third Masters 1000 final, but first in Miami.
