Category: Tennis
Draper Banks Nearly His Full 2023 ATP Prize Money Over 3 Days At UTS London
[ad_1] For Jack Draper, Christmas came a week earlier, thanks to a monstrous paycheck amounting to $546,800 for three days’ work at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in London. Billed as the Grand Final, the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS Tour) culminated with the showpiece event after the conclusion of the two global events held during the…
Swiatek Downplays Australian Open Ambitions To Avoid Extra Pressure
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek is widely considered the main favorite for the 2024 Australian Open trophy, but she downplayed expectations in a recent interview. The Polish player had an interesting 2023 campaign, which some would say was worse than her 2022 campaign. It makes sense if you look purely at numbers, but there is always nuance…
Becker Issues Fresh Response To Kyrgios Over ‘Respect’ Dispute
[ad_1] Boris Becker and Nick Kyrgios have been beefing on social media lately after the Australian commented about former tennis greats, including the German. Kyrgios is an outspoken individual who doesn’t particularly care whether you like that. He’s going to tell you what he thinks, and he certainly did in a recent interview with the…
Alcaraz & Sinner Among Top Players Not Entered In Any Of Australian Open Warm-Up Tournaments
[ad_1] Less than a month before the start of a brand new tennis season, the countdown for the next year’s first Grand Slam tournament has begun. The 2024 Australian Open is set to kick in on a rather unusual day. For the first time in the tournament’s history, it will be staged beginning on Sunday,…
Sinner most improved, Alcaraz sportsmanship
[ad_1] Getty Images Winners of the 2023 ATP Awards were announced last week. As expected, a successful year from start to finish and an especially dominant conclusion led to Jannik Sinner being one of the major players involved in these season-ending festivities. Sinner was named the tour’s Most Improved Player after surging from No. 15…
Djokovic & Alcaraz Lead Historic Feat With Four Players Earning Over $10 Million In 2023
[ad_1] This year has been a historic one in terms of player earnings as we saw four players on the ATP Tour pass the $10 million mark, which is a first. Any time you have a first in a sport like tennis, it’s impressive. The sport has a very long history; however, this feat is…
Five Teenagers Destined For Breakthrough Season On ATP Tour In 2024
[ad_1] The 2023 tennis season is in the rearview mirror, and tennis fans are already looking ahead to the new season that is set to kick off in less than a month. Some of the intriguing talking points include the return to full fitness of Rafael Nadal, the record-chasing Novak Djokovic gunning for the Golden…
Sinner, Rune & Ruud Lead Star-Studded Field For Kooyong Classic
[ad_1] The Kooyong Classic has been a longstanding tennis exhibition played ahead of the Australian Open, and the upcoming edition will feature some big names such as Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, and Casper Ruud. The Kooyong Exhibition has been a longstanding exhibition event in Melbourne since 1988. The exhibition has been held 32 times so…
24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic is the #5 most popular athlete of 2023
[ad_1] One of the greatest tennis players in history, Novak Djokovic, is the fifth most popular athlete appearing in 136,159 articles this year. Fans have long marveled at Djokovic’s elite skills, and he won his 24th grand slam with his US Open win, tying the record with Roger Federer and Rafeal Nadal. He is joined…
Cliff Richey’s Five-Set Match With Long COVID
[ad_1] December 18, 2023 by Admin by Cliff Richey Cliff Richey was ranked the No. 1 in professional tennis player in the United States in 1970, the most valuable player of the victorious 1970 U.S. Davis Cup team, and has won 45 tournament titles over the span of a 26-year career that included semifinal finishes…