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French Open director Amelie Mauresmo, a former world No. 1 player named to the post in December, discussed the lack of night games for women.

“My goal was when I was doing the schedule every day to try and see, and from the first round when the draw came out, to try and see what match in the women’s draw I can put there. “It was tough for more than one night to find the match of the day. She’s the first female tournament director of Roland-Garros.

In her first year as the tournament director, Amelie Mauresmo has already given a very controversial take about the scheduling of matches.

“That’s actually a key issue that needs to be settled, and that will be one of our priorities in the future,” Mauresmo said. If we continue with these night sessions in this direction, people need to leave the stadium late enough and make sure that they have a way to come back home, as they should.” “That’s the general (reason) for the men’s matches.” Mauresmo’s session with reporters was held the morning after 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal’s 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic in Tuesday’s night session. Night sessions at the U.S. Open, for example, usually include one women’s match and one men’s match. It dropped below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 Celsius) during his quarterfinal. “And some may say that it’s unpredictable and girls are not consistent. There’s more drama.” “There’s more rallies. “In this era that we are in right now, I don’t feel — and as a woman, former women’s player, I don’t feel bad or unfair saying that, right now — you have more ... appeal,” Mauresmo said. Asked about that decision-making process, Mauresmo said in French that having just one match in each night session made it “more difficult to have” that be a women’s match. “It’s kind of the personal opinion of every person if they like men’s tennis or women’s tennis more or if they like them equally, but I think women’s tennis has a lot of advantages,” said Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion, who has won 33 matches in a row.

French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said Wednesday that women's matches had less appeal than men's at Roland Garros, an opinion dismissed as ...

“Some may say that it’s unpredictable and girls are not consistent. Appeal? -- for the men’s matches,” said Mauresmo, a former world number one and a two-time Grand Slam champion. Women’s tennis has a lot of advantages.

PARIS — For 30 weeks in 2006, Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo was ranked No. 1 in the world, a champion of that year's Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Mauresmo also expanded women’s role in tennis as coach of former No. 1 Andy Murray for a time. “ When you have this — it’s an interesting one, because as I was saying, the fact that it’s right now a one-match night session is tough on this. Serena Williams, the sport’s 23-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t competed in 11 months, not since her first-round loss at Wimbledon last year. Appeal? — for the men’s matches,” Mauresmo said, asked about the gender imbalance in the scheduling of the feature night match on Court Philippe-Chatrier. “My goal was when I was doing the schedule every day to try and see, and from the first rounds, from the first round, when the draw came out, to try and see what match in the woman's draw can I put there, honestly,” she said. “The confrontation or the star that I could put there.

Hopkinton High School girls tennis coach Lyn Calkins thought she might be looking at a rebuilding year this spring. Instead, the Hillers will go into.

“I think together we can find three points [to win a match] in at least a couple of rounds.” “That has really helped us with our depth and allowed some of our doubles teams to develop together.” But Calkins feels that her squad has the ability to advance in the postseason. Allen had been the only player on the team to play in every match. “She has deep topspin from the baseline. Both the first and second doubles pairings are brand new.

NORFOLK, Va. -- Head Coach Dominik Mueller and the Old Dominion Men's Tennis program announced the signings of Jakob Cadonau and Yanis Moundir on Wednesday.

I'm very excited and proud to be a member of the Monarch family. This experience will be huge in our first season in the Sun Belt Conference with a full regular season schedule. Cadonau is a transfer from Ole Miss and is a native of Kahl am Main, Germany. He is a three-time German doubles champion and a one-time German singles champion in juniors.

Amelie Mauresmo, who is in her first year as the French Open's first female tournament director, said on Wednesday that nine of the 10 night sessions at ...

"That's actually a key issue that needs to be settled, and that will be one of our priorities in the future," Mauresmo said. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Night sessions at the US Open, for example, usually include one women's match and one men's match. what match in the woman's draw can I put there? "That's the general (reasons) for the men's matches." It dropped below 15 degrees during his quarter-final.

World No.1 Iga Świątek has hit back at Amelie Mauresmo after the French legend's "disappointing" comments about women's tennis.

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Creighton women's tennis head coach Tom Lilly announced the addition of transfers Leanne Kendall (Lakeville, Mass./Bryant) and Bianca Rademacher (Lincoln, ...

She helped Lincoln East claim the Class A team championship while battling to a singles state runner-up finish and a 27-3 overall record as a sophomore in 2018 after earning second-team all-state status as a freshman. While playing for Lincoln East, Rademacher won the Nebraska Class A singles crown after posting a perfect 33-0 record as a junior. Rademacher served as a member of the Shockers' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll all four semesters. "Leanne was a fantastic leader of her team at Bryant, who made the NCAA Tournament this year, and played well at the No. 1 doubles spot and the top three single positions this season," added Lilly. "Bianca has been injury plagued her first two college seasons, but we hope that she recovers strong this summer and fall and gets back to playing the great tennis we have seen her play around here for many years. She was also a NEC All-Rookie selection as a freshman recording 12 wins, including 10 at the No. 3 doubles position. Girls Tennis Player of the Year four-straight years.

Building a buzz at night at Roland Garros has stirred up moments of gender inequality, dilemmas for fans and neighbors and inconveniences for players.

And yet it is supposed to get the marquee match even if the contract, according to L’Équipe, allows the French Open organizers the final say. But the one-match nighttime format also made it difficult to showcase Swiatek, who is winning most of her matches in a hurry at this stage. To have the matchup of the tournament end at 1:15 a.m. on a weeknight surely was not great for viewership in France, either. “The generation and depth of talent we are currently witnessing in the sport is incredible,” he said. But she said she struggled to find the marquee matchups and star power she was seeking. Because, according to Mauresmo, the night-session broadcast contracts from 2021 through 2023 stipulate that there be just one match. But the new night sessions at Roland Garros, created above all to increase profits for an event that trails the other the Grand Slam events in domestic television revenue, also have had plenty of downsides. The disparity has continued even though Amélie Mauresmo, a former WTA No. 1 from France, is the new French Open tournament director. “I admit it was tough,” she said. There is certainly room for improvement, and if we want to build the value of our combined product, then a balanced match schedule is critical in providing that pathway.” There are certainly bigger issues in tennis, but Bouin more or less kept his word, retiring long before the French Open adopted its “sessions de nuit” in 2021. Mauresmo said her goal after the draw came out was to try to find women’s matches that she could put in that showcase nighttime slot.

Mounds View's Christo Alex and Emmanuel Alex placed first and second in the Section 4AA singles tournament Tuesday, advancing to the state singles ...

The Portsmouth High School girls tennis team won two of three in doubles and beat Oyster River, 5-4 on Tuesday in a Division II semifinal.

"It's going to look like this, it's going to be very tough," she said. "I was kind of scared a little bit, because last year, we lost against Windham in the semifinals, and I didn't want that to happen again this year," Cook said. I feel like our team is really good, and I've worked really hard to meet up to their standards." "I feel very blessed that we have a such a good team that we're advancing to the state championship, especially during my senior year," Mikkonen said. "Consistency is one of the most important parts; just be the last person to hit it in." "I think it's great and we're going to the finals," Drakatos said. "So for that reason, I just repeated the same thing in my head over and over again to help me win." "The girls worked really hard to get here and we had a really great season," Bulkley said. "Coming into doubles, we had to get two out of the three and we couldn't deliver it today. "It's either a Kendrick Lamar or a Taylor Swift song that I just blare in my head, depending on the mood I'm in." We knew it was going to be tight, and 5-4 or 4-5, one of us was going to end up on top." "We knew Oyster River was going to be very, very tough and they were," Poutre said.

The Williamston varsity girls tennis team placed second at their state tournament qualifying them for the state championship on June 3.

“It's exciting," Clos said. “Very hot days," Miklojcik said. “COVID has not been easy," Miklojcik said. We had a middle school program that took off," Battist said. “In middle school, we were like partners, sixth, seventh and eighth grade," Carson said. “In 2016, I was the first coach for the middle school program.

Verona sophomore Ryder Broadbridge's goal since the start of the season was to make a run to the state tennis tournament.

Memorial punched their ticket to state with a 4-1 defeat over Floyd Central in the IHSAA girls tennis semi-state.

“Talking to them at the beginning of the season, our goal was to win a state title,” Parson said. “Me and Chase really have to stay mentally tough and cheer them on.” “Chantz has done a lot for our team and we’ve done a lot for each other.

Here are the top title contenders, players to watch and area qualifiers for the WIAA boys state tennis tournament which starts Thursday in Madison.

Nick Bittner, so., and Nate Hall, so., Xavier – The sophomore duo for the Hawks has a 21-4 record and was given the No. 3 seed in Division 2 doubles. Auth’s path to a state title includes potential matchups against No. 4 seed Dayne Lindow of East Troy in the quarterfinals and No. 1 seed Max Watchmaker of University School of Milwaukee in the semifinals. The Zephyrs’ duo has the chance to make an immediate statement with a first-round matchup against No. 8 seed Liam Houselander and Paul Yoon of New Berlin Eisenhower (15-6). Their path to the finals includes potential matchups against No. 6 seed Calvin Sharpe and Jonathan Orth of The Prairie School in the quarterfinals and No. 2 seed Pranav Gogineni and Vibhu Guda of Brookfield Academy in the semifinals. He has earned the No. 5 seed in Division 2 singles. Werner and Moss could face No. 6 seed Andrew LaBelle and Ryan LaBelle of Mukwonago in the round of 16. Solomon Dunsirn, so., Neenah – The No. 2 seed in Division 1 singles, Dunsirn comes in with a 31-1 record. Since 2001, the top seed in the Division 1 singles bracket has won 13 of the 20 state titles during that span, the top seed in Division 1 doubles has won 12 of the 20 titles, the top seed in Division 2 singles has won 14 of the 20 titles and the top seed in Division 2 doubles has won 13 of the 20 titles. Henry Werner, sr., and Satchel Moss, jr., Neenah – Werner and Moss have a 25-1 record and earned the No. 11 seed in Division 1 doubles. Their 31 wins are the most in the state in doubles and they were recently honored as the boys tennis players of the year at the Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Awards. Defending champions Henry Irwin and Reed Scullen of Brookfield East, with a 15-2 record, are the No. 1 seed. Kubiak played singles last season and finished in fifth place at state, while Saleh played doubles with Cooper Moss and took fourth place. His only loss is to Ethan Bo of Middleton at the Nicolet Sweet 16 in early May. Bo is the No. 5 seed.

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek said the comments were "disappointing," especially considering they came from a woman who was once a star for the WTA.

"But I think women's tennis has a lot of advantages," she added. In my toughest moments, I always remember that I also play for people, so I think it's a personal opinion of every person if they like men's tennis or women's tennis more or if they like them equally." "It really hurts to have an alumni player, who's now a tournament director, who made history as a female coach of a top men's player [Andy Murray], really diss women's tennis the way she did." "I admit, it was tough," she added. "My goal was, when I was doing the schedule every day, to try and see... "In this era that we are in right now, I don't feel — and as a woman, former women's player, I don't feel bad or unfair saying that right now you have more attraction, more attractivity — Can you say that?

World No 1 Iga Swiatek said the comments from the French Open boss were “disappointing and surprising”

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Courtesy Photo Lori Farmer Dozens of present and past Claflin/Central Plains tennis players join coach Gary Bittner for a final farewell after his retirement.

“You can’t put your racket away at the end of the season and expect great things to happen,” Bittner said. Bittner led the Wildcats/Oilers to three state championships and three runner-up finishes. Bittner shared plenty of good memories of his teams performed over the years.

Cullman's Katia Peterson and Eli Chaney each made the cut when the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association announced on Thursday this ...

The call is coming from inside the house. Last night, the French Open's first ever female director and former No. 1 player Amélie Mauresmo told the press ...

Only a single night featured a women’s match, during which France’s Alizé Cornet defeated Jelena Ostapenko. And Mauresmo, in her first year as the first female director of the tournament, decided to tell the world that, as a former women’s player, she didn’t think that the women’s matches deserved top billing. Rather than help grow interest in women’s tennis, Mauresmo has now given voice and legitimacy to all the trolls out there who love to say that women’s sports are, by nature, worse or more boring or lower-standard than men’s sports. Last night, the French Open’s first ever female director and former No. 1 player Amélie Mauresmo told the press that men’s tennis has “more appeal” than the women’s game right now, which was why 9 of the 10 primetime night sessions were scheduled for men’s matches.

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French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has apologised after saying women's tennis currently has less "appeal" than the men's game.

"That's actually a key issue that needs to be settled, and that will be one of our priorities in the future," Mauresmo said. So it depends on the personal views of some people." But I think women's tennis has a lot of advantages. "That's the general (reasons) for the men's matches." what match in the woman's draw can I put there? Night sessions at the US Open, for example, usually include one women's match and one men's match.

According to a release from the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation, they are celebrating the finished court renovations. Copyright 2022 KFVS. All rights ...

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French Open boss Amelie Mauresmo has apologised for saying women's tennis had less appeal than the men's game. The Roland Garros tournament director made ...

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Foreign-exchange student Paula Martinez and Marshall transfer Sade Blackwell has helped the Spartans' lineup and pushed them to finals.

The more difficult the more fun for me. “When we have had some exchange students over the years, they were always great kids, but often they were more beginner level,” Van Dis said. “I have never been on a team. Van Dis has had exchange students play for him over the years, but none that have made the kind of impact that Martinez has. But here, playing on a team, was great. “Once we had us four all playing singles, it was pretty locked in that we would be good in singles this year. I was excited they did. “In my seven years of coaching, I haven’t got the girls to states," Van Dis said. “I have been playing since I was six, but not in school,” Martinez said. “We had some extra players come in this year, including Paula coming in as an exchange student, and that really beefed up our singles. "We got the boys there, but not the girls and last year we missed by one point. Blackwell is seeded No. 6 at the state meet.

Recap and results from the 2022 KHSAA Tennis State Championships played at Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky.

Rahul Ravi has stepped up as Brighton's leader as the Bruins prepare for the state tournament.

Coach Falter guided Brighton's girls team to a Section V title and state tournament appearance in the fall. He's on my list to win the state tournament one day like his brother did." We're peaking at the right time. "Our kids are playing on a court some of these people played on. They deserve it," Falter said. Falter said Ravi sought counseling from teammate Eliot Raynor's father, a psychiatrist, after the loss.

Division 1 state tennis finals got underway in Kalamazoo on Thursday as the top seeded players and doubles pairings dominated play in most matches.

No. 3 seed Aryana Kinra and Chiharu Kobayashi of Novi got straight sets wins over Ann Arbor Huron’s Ana Wilkins and Rumei Zha and Holland West Ottawa’s Rachel Kennedy and Jessica Zhang. Bloomfield Hills’ No. 2 seed Colleen Pettengill and Ellie Alberts got straight-sets wins over Saline’s Katheryn Feller and Kylie Warner and Traverse City Central’s Zoe Galan and Audrey Parker. At No. 3 singles, Ann Arbor Pioneer’s Mia Goldstein picked up 6-0, 6-0 wins over Novi’s Anika Kinra and Romeo’s Chase Janabet. Midland Dow’s Claire Earley is into the semifinals with straight-sets wins over Troy Athens’ Rachel Herrington and Port Huron Northern’s Addison Lyons. Clarkston’s Abbey Labate, the No. 3 seed, needed a third set to beat Troy’s Hannah Lee 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 before beating Northville’s Lauren Agosta 6-2, 6-0. At No. 2 singles saw one of the few top-four seeds to lose as No. 3 seed Reagan Tomina of Bloomfield Hills fell to Port Huron Northern’s Lily Van Howe 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. At No. 4 doubles, top-seeded Vienna Thieu and Michelle Baik of Troy took straight sets wins over Ann Aroby Skyline’s Edan Dietz and Lucy Stoy and Clarkston’s Sam Galley and Abigail Walker. No. 4 seed Chloe Warren and Arella He of Ann Arbor Pioneer got a straight sets win over Midland Dow’s Olivia Cross and Rachel Erdman, but needed a third set to beat Sophia Dober and Kennedy Griffith of Northville 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. No. 3 seed Nicole Fu of Rochester Adams earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Troy’s Haley Chenfang, then beat Novi’s Alicen Liu 7-6 (6), 6-3. At No. 2 doubles, top-seeded Noa Goldstein and Natalie Raab of Bloomfield Hills dropped a total of three games in wins over Grand Blanc’s Riya Achuri and Diya Kanwar and Utica Eisenhower’s Amanda Galicia and Miranda Smith. No. 4 seed Kelly Linart and Kamryn Dumas of Holland West Ottawa made it through a close second set to beat Port Huron Northern’s Ella Beck and Ashlyn Kinney 6-2, 7-5, then won in straight sets over Northville’s Mackenzie DeYoung and Tala Shatara. No. 2 seed Varsha Penumalee and Prisha Akasapu of Troy are through with a pair of straight sets wins, but that included a 7-5, 6-2 third-round win over Traverse City Central’s Wren Walker and Sophia Hagerty. No. 3 seed Eleanor Vogel and Aditi Ganesan of Pioneer got through in straight sets with wins over Clarkston’s Kendall Woodward and Abby Finnerty and Midland Dow’s Sofia Gestiada and Emelia Ingalla. Meanwhile No. 2 seeded Ashley Capelli and Juliana Pullen of Ann Arbor Pioneer came up with straight sets wins over Kaitlyn Meyer and Madelyn Moored of West Ottawa and Trista Ameel and Avery Coe of Romeo. No. 3 seed Grace Zhu and Stephanie Ochoa of Troy won in straight sets over Clarkston’s Lauren Sielinski and Kate Ketzler and Novi’s Mandira Sardar and Alice Chen. No. 1 seed Danielle Herb and Carly Bernard of Bloomfield Hills dropped a total of four games in wins over Stoney Creek’s Katie Folger and Katie Beglin and Hudsonville’s Taylor Nederveld and Alisa Bareman. The top seed at No. 4 singles, Pioneer’s Bridgette Kelly, is through to the semifinal thanks to back-to-back 6-0, 6-0 wins over Holland West Ottawa’s Grace Gaul and Grand Blanc’s Riley Johnson. She will face No. 4 seed Natasha Burr of Romeo who picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Northville’s Laya Mangipudi and a 6-0, 6-0 win over Troy’s Shreyana Keeta. The semifinal on the other side of the No. 4 singles bracket will pit the second-seeded Julia Yousif of Bloomfield Hills and third-seeded Katarina Fisher of Clarkston. Yousif scored straight-sets wins over Saline’s Kylie Evanson and Port Huron Northern’s Amara Makim. Fisher had straight-sets wins over Stoney Creek’s Emma Kwapis and Novi’s Haruka Ishibashi. Another No. 5 seed is through to the semifinals at No. 3 doubles, where Northville’s Sona Manoukian and Alessia Zorzan won a pair of matches in straight sets, including a 6-4, 6-1 win over No. 4 seed Grace Chacko and Abi Parivakkam of Novi. They face the top seeded Eryn Stern and Grace Bickersteth of Bloomfield Hills in the semifinal after that duo won in straight sets over Ann Arbor Skyline’s Isabella Somers and Lauren Lee, and Stoney Creek’s Melena Gjogevski and Jemma Rea. Van Howe also picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win over Saline’s Sophie Dubovoy. Meanwhile Pioneer’s Elsie Van Wieren, the No. 1 seed, is into the semifinal having dropped one game in two matches, wins over Holland West Ottawa’s Danielle Lebster and Traverse City Central’s Alexis Smith. No. 2 seed Laura Leiti of Midland Dow picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Stoney Creek’s Claire Bahk and a 6-1, 6-2 win over Rockford’s Signe Faelstroem. No. 4 seed Amritha Yelleti of Troy scored straight-sets wins over Novi’s Deb Saha and Ann Arbor Skyline’s Maddie Slade. No. 4 seed Sienna Osborne of Lake Orion picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win over Kalamazoo Central’s Daniella Richardson and then reached the semifinal with a default win over Kavitha Gowda of Troy Athens.

The recent history of the Windsor High School varsity girls tennis program has been stellar, and the 2022 team wrote the next chapter of that legacy.

“In tennis, your team is only as strong as its weakest player, and our players show their strengths in their own ways and make it happen on the court. “Her attitude toward the sport is positive and her confidence is beyond measure. “The ladies treat each other like sisters and are open and honest with one another,” she said. “The team is close knit and supportive of each other. I was very proud of the team as a whole.” “I have to give a shoutout to our team of winners: Pearl Anderson, Kaydence Delgado, Alivia Garris, Jenna Garris, Mackenzie Powers, Avery Rose, Kylie Sharpe, Nadia Smith, Alexis Watkins, Maddison Zephir and our manager, Mackenzie Burns.”

The 62,000-square-foot facility features six indoor courts, offices for Kearney Park and Recreation and UNK tennis, locker space, restrooms and an elevated ...

Grundy was a longtime English professor at Kearney State College who is credited with developing youth programs, contributing to the formation of the Kearney Tennis Association and organizing and directing tournaments and intercity matches with Grand Island, Hastings and Holdrege. The center serves the UNK women’s team, as well as the Kearney Tennis Association and Kearney Park and Recreation. It is operated by the city, with UNK providing operational and maintenance support. KEARNEY – More than 100 people attended a ribbon cutting Thursday hosted by the City of Kearney and Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of the new Ernest Grundy Tennis Center.