Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached his fourth Masters 1000 final in Shanghai 2015. Jo-Wilfried lost the opening set in the first round against Tommy Robredo and dominated sets two and three to escape an early exit. Tsonga stayed on the court for two hours and 45 minutes in the third round against another Spaniard, toppling Albert Ramos-Vinolas […]
Predicting the first round of the 2022 NWSL playoffs – Equalizer Soccer
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports It was a tight playoff race in the National Women’s Soccer League this year, with teams battling to make the postseason until the final day. Ultimately, the OL Reign were crowned regular-season winners and Portland Thorns FC secured second place. Both teams have earned a bye to the semifinals. That means […]
Anett Kontaveit shares announcement to fans, puts curtain on her 2022 season
World No 3 Anett Kontaveit has announced that she is dealing with a back issue and that her 2022 season is over. Kontaveit, 26, was scheduled to compete in Guadalajara next week. Kontaveit played in Ostrava last week, where she was forced to retire her first round match to Tereza Martincova. “Hiii guys! Unfortunately I […]
Top 5 attacking midfielders – Equalizer Soccer
Rose Lavelle (Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports) As the NWSL playoffs approach, we at The Equalizer will be recognizing the best players of the 2022 season. Like with all best player lists, these will almost certainly lead to disagreement and debate, but that’s half the fun. When determining our rankings, we looked at a number of […]
If Serena Williams and Venus Williams saw this today, they’ll be proud
Cori Gauff’s first-round match at the San Diego Open was more than just a regular match for the American tennis star as she is hoping that she and Robin Montgomery have made Serena and Venus Williams proud. At the WTA 500 event in San Diego, 18 -year-old Gauff took on fellow 18-year-old African-American Robin Montgomery. […]
Top 5 defensive midfielders – Equalizer Soccer
Desiree Scott (Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports) As the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs approach, we at The Equalizer will be recognizing the best players of the 2022 season. Like with all best player lists, these will almost certainly lead to disagreement and debate, but that’s half the fun. When determining our rankings, we looked at […]
Andreas Seppi announces he is set to join Roger Federer in retirement
Former world No 18 Andreas Seppi has announced that he is retiring from tennis after this season. Seppi, 38, turned professional in 2002. After two decades on the ATP Tour, Seppi is set to say goodbye to professional tennis. This season, Seppi is just 2-5 on the main level. Seppi’s game has clearly been on […]
what you need to know – Equalizer Soccer
Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports The National Women’s Soccer League playoffs are set after a thrilling final weekend that saw the Shield and final playoff spot change hands. The table was so tight that the Kansas City Current went to the final weekend with an outside shot at the Shield but wound up falling all the […]
Affected by missile strike Yastremska “didn’t know opponent had 2 match points”
Mentally impacted by the Russian missile attack that hit Ukraine on Monday, Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska admitted that she didn’t even notice that her opponent Tamara Korpatsch had 2 match points, which Yastremska saved to make it into the second round of Transylvania Open after a strong comeback. Dayana Yastremska, a 22-year-old Ukrainian, defeated […]
In Spain, the joy of victory meets the agony of circumstance – Equalizer Soccer
Spain’s Laia Codina celebrates her goal vs. the USWNT. (Anne Frosaker/SPP) Soccer is such a strange, maddening sport. Fans, journalists, players, we all debate for hours, and yet nobody can truly predict what is going to happen — not consistently, anyway. As in any sport, the winning is an end goal, but it’s the uncertainty […]