Category: Tennis
Kyrgios Told To Find Motivation In Absence Of Legends Because ‘No One Wants To Play Him’
[ad_1] Nick Kyrgios is one of the best players on the ATP Tour when fully healthy and motivated, but he’s still yet to win a Grand Slam. The Australian got very close to winning his first major at the 2022 Wimbledon, losing to Novak Djokovic in the final. His chance came many years after he…
Coco Gauff & Naomi Osaka In The Midst Of Latest Coaching Carousel
[ad_1] We’re just a few days into December, and the WTA‘s coaching carousel is fast becoming a talking point for the short offseason. Despite having a rigorous playing schedule with 11 months of intense competition, tennis, remarkably, has a barely-existent offseason, and professional tennis players are known to have one of the shortest periods of…
French Teen Fils Looking Forward to Training Block with Nadal in Kuwait
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday December 4, 2023 A lot has happened in the life of Arthur Fils in 2023. He has risen rapidly up the ranks, compiling a 23-18 record that enabled him to jump over 200 spots in the rankings to No.36 in the world at year end. Fils, who…
Nadal Reveals Harsh Reality About His Expectations From His Awaited Comeback
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal will make a comeback at the Brisbane International in about a month, and he’s aware that things could go very badly. Nadal hasn’t played in almost a year since his last match came at this year’s Australian Open, which happened in January. The comeback is highly anticipated because we all want to…
Tiley Non-Committal on Tomic AO Wild Card
[ad_1] By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 4, 2023 Bernard Tomic is rebuilding his ranking. That won’t necessarily earn the 31-year-old Aussie a wild card into Australian Open qualifying. More: Djokovic‘s Dream Playing primarily Challenger events, Tomic has rised to No. 287 in the rankings after finishing the 2022 season ranked No. 462. Australian…
Rafael Nadal enters 2024 Australian Open with protected ranking
[ad_1] The Australian Open will not have to use one of its allotted wild cards on Rafael Nadal, as the 37-year-old Spaniard has officially entered the tournament with a protected ranking. Nadal played only two events in 2023, the United Cup and then the Australian Open–where a hip injury plagued him during a second-round loss…
From Rags to Riches: The Evolution of Sports Uniforms from Humble Beginnings to Fashion Statements
[ad_1] December 4, 2023 by Admin Image Credits: freepik If you look around, you will find that vintage sports fashion has now reached the couture culture as most supermodels and influencers are rocking them now. Gone are the days when vintage clothes were considered some below-par hand-me-downs that no one would wear in the modern…
Rublev Explains Why He Hits Himself With Racquet Instead Of Court
[ad_1] Andrey Rublev is quite known for his semi-regular outburst, which usually ends with a bloody knee and he finally addressed why the knee is the target of his rage. Nobody can dispute that Rublev approaches tennis with a lot of passion because he showed it. He wears his emotions on his sleeve while on…
Zheng Qinwen and Pere Riba Will Reunite in 2024
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday December 4, 2023 Pere Riba, who helped coach Coco Gauff to her first major title at this year’s US Open, then parted ways with the American due to personal reasons, will reunite with China’s Zheng Qinwen in 2024. “Reunited after some time apart, ready to embark on…
Projected Year-End ATP World Tour Rankings for 2024
[ad_1] As you sip your peppermint latte during this most wonderful time of the year, ponder that the 2024 ATP tennis season starts in just over 3 weeks. It’s time to unwrap the TennisConnected ATP Top 10 Predictions for 2024 and check the score on last year’s picks as well. I did a passable job…