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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Denis Shapovalov Hires Peter Polansky As New Coach

Denis Shapovalov is working with a new coach. Peter Polansky has taken over as Shapovalov’s top coach after Shapovalov split with  Jamie Delgado. Peter Polansky is a former Canadian tennis player whose top singles ranking peaked at world number 110.

Shapovalov brought Jamie Delgado on his team but his results have been subpar under Delgado’s coaching. So it was not surprising that Degaldo was fired. Jamie Delgado previously coached Andy Murray.

Shapovalov worked with Mikhail Youzhny until the end of 2021. That relationship also came to end due to poor results.

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