Rémi Bourrières

3 weeks ago | tennismajors.com | Rémi Bourrières

After coming through a tough battle against Alexandra Eala, Jessica Pegula compared the teenage wildcard to Leylah Fernandez Leylah Fernandez, Zuma / Panoramic Jessica Pegula, who will compete in the final of the Miami Open on Saturday against world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, could have been forgiven for thinking she had travelled back a year. In 2024, at this same tournament, she came through a testing battle against Leylah Fernandez, eventually coming through 7-5, 6-4.

1 month ago | tennismajors.com | Rémi Bourrières

It’s the undisputed leading four women on the WTA so far this year: Aryna Sabalenka, the world number 1, Iga Swiatek; who remains the solid No 2; Madison Keys, the Australian Open champion; and of course Mirra Andreeva, the young breakthrough player of the season who are the logical four favourites for the Miami Open, which gets underway today. While waiting for the favourites to enter the competition on Thursday, we have reviewed their theoretical route through the draw.

2 months ago | tennismajors.com | Rémi Bourrières

This is, in the short term, the first challenge. Sinner won his 21st consecutive match on Sunday – a personal best run that has been going since October 2 when he lost an epic final in Beijing to Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian is still some way off Björn Borg’s Open record (49 wins in a row in 1978), or even Novak Djokovic’s 43 (between 2010 and 2011) and Roger Federer’s 41 (between 2006 and 2007). But things could move quickly.

Jan 17, 2025 | tennismajors.com | Rémi Bourrières

After his retirement against Humbert in the third round of the Australian Open, Arthur Fils explained that his discomfort was caused by strapping on his foot When you’re a young 20-year-old player like Arthur Fils, you inevitably have a lot of areas for improvement. But no one had yet spotted this one.

Nov 13, 2024 | tennismajors.com | Rémi Bourrières

© Chryslène Caillaud / Panoramic It has almost become routine. It feels each tournament is now accompanied by a debate on the nature of the playing conditions. But there is one subject on which all professional tennis players now seem to be unanimous – the quality of the tennis balls in use. Alexander Zverev, who is very sensitive to the issue as a member of the Players’ Council, touched on this issue on Monday after his victory over Andrey Rublev at the ATP Finals.