Martina Trevisan Wins First Career Title, Angelique Kerber Finds Clay Court Magic Again

Martina Trevisan easily beat American Claire Liu to win the Morocco Open.  In a match between first-time WTA finalists, Trevisan  easily won 6-2, 6-1. (WTA)

Angelique Kerber beat Kaja Juvan in three tight sets to win the Strasbourg title. This is Kerber’s first clay-court title in six years.(ESPN)

Casper Ruud defended his title at the Geneva Open. He beat Joao Sousa 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(1) in the final. (ATP)

Wimbledon Championships this year won’t have any ranking points after the ATP and the WTA took action over Wimbledon’s decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus. (The Guardian)

Emma Raducanu‘s results on the court have been dismal in the last several months. But she is raking in the money. (The Times UK)

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Carlos Alcaraz are all in the same half in the French Open draw. Djokovic could meet Nadal in the quarterfinals. (ESPN)

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Iga Swiatek Looks Unstoppable, Novak Djokovic Is Back At His Best

Novak Djokovic is back. His game is back and his fitness is back. Flawless Djokovic easily won the Italian Open beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. He did not lose a set all week. It was Djokovic’s 38th Masters title and 6th title at Rome (BBC)

Iga Swiatek easily won the women’s title at Rome. She beat Ons Jabeur in the final. Swiatek is on a 28-match winning streak. (ESPN)

Matteo Berrettini will skip the French Open and focus on the grass court season. Berrettini is recovering from  minor surgery on his right hand. (ESPN)

Gael Monfils withdrew from the French Open with a heel injury (USA Today)

After struggling with injuries for many years, British tennis star Laura Robson retired from professional tennis. She reached a career-high ranking of world number 27. (BBC)

Naomi Osaka leaves IMG to start her own sports agency Evolve (TFS)

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