Category: Tennis
Swiatek Defends Rival Sabalenka Amid Negative Narrative From Polish Fans
Aryna Sabalenka is not the most popular player on the WTA Tour, especially among Polish fans, but Iga Swiatek thinks it’s just a difference in popularity. Of course, Sabalenka will never be as popular as Swiatek in Poland. Various factors are at play here, but Swiatek being Polish is the major one. The Belarusian has…
Malaga | Australia make their 49th appearance in the final
Davis Cup serial winners of the 123-year-old old competition with 28 wins from 48 final appearances, second only to the USA with 29 victories, brought to an end the Finnish dream of possibly capturing their first! “No Davis Cup match is easy, and you don’t take anything for granted, rankings get thrown out the window…
Becker Compares Djokovic To Messi, LeBron & Brady
Novak Djokovic‘s former coach Boris Becker believes the Serbian star has earned the right to be placed in the same category as the best sportsmen in the world. Djokovic, 36, was in sparkling form throughout 2023, playing in just 12 ATP events and winning seven titles. Remarkably, he played in all four Grand Slam finals,…
Alcaraz Is ‘Future Of Tennis’ Because He Has A ‘Complete Game’ Says Djokovic
The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz has captivated tennis fans for its sheer eddying excitement this season. There have been so many awesome tennis matches in 2023, but for an adrenaline thrill, this rivalry has no recent equivalent this season, and there has not been one match that reached the same pitch of…
Swiatek ‘Regrets’ Not Representing Poland But Claims She Would Get Injured If She Did
Iga Swiatek has deep regrets over not playing for Poland at the Billie Jean King Cup, but she would have been risking injury if she had. Swiatek wants to play for Poland, but the current calendar makes it pretty tough for her to do so. She spoke about it in the past, even going as…
Nadal’s Statement About Australian Open Shows A Lot Of Promise
Rafael Nadal might or might not play at the upcoming Australian Open, but fellow former world no. 1 Andy Roddick thinks that his recent comments show a lot of promise. The whole saga about Nadal playing at the Australian Open or not started when Craig Tiley said that the Spaniard would make an appearance, supposedly…
Alcaraz To Have Court Advantage At Australian Open According To Roddick
Carlos Alcaraz didn’t have the best of weeks at the 2023 ATP Finals in Turin despite making the semi-finals, but he’s going to be dangerous in Melbourne, according to Andy Roddick. Alcaraz played a solid event in Turin but was far from his best. That’s the most scary bit about it: he was able to…
Australia Reaches Davis Cup Finals; Djokovic to Face Sinner on Saturday
Davis Cup Finals—Malaga, Spain Australian star Alex de Minaur led his team into the Davis Cup finals on Friday in Malaga, Spain, defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3. Earlier in the day, Alexei Popyrin gave his squad a 1-0 lead when he ousted Otto Virtanen 7-6(5), 6-2. Saturday’s action in Spain will see Novak Djokovic lead…
Swiatek Among Seven WTA Top 100 Players Who Did Not Play Doubles In 2023
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was among a handful of Top 100 players who did not play doubles in WTA competitions for a full calendar year this season. In fact, the Polish star hasn’t featured in WTA doubles since 2021 when she partnered five-time Grand Slams doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands in Indian Wells which was…
Connors’ 109 Titles Will be Djokovic’s Next Obsession
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday November 24, 2023 Just because Novak Djokovic is free and clear of his Big Three brethren when it comes to Grand Slam singles titles, it doesn’t mean that there are no records left to smash for the world-beating Belgrade native. Former World No.1 Andy Roddick believes that Djokovic…