Category: Tennis
Australian Open 2024: Schedule of Play for Thursday January 18
[ad_1] Thursday’s schedule of play for opening day at the 2024 Australian Open from Melbourne, Australia can be found below. This year’s event, which will be played from January 8 – 28, will feature defending champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. Check back for daily updates…
Melbourne | Sabalenka prevails but Sakkari, Garcia and Mertens depart
[ad_1] Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka navigated past one of the three 16-year-olds in the Australian Open draw, who played matches on the main show court on Wednesday, but Mirra Andreeva was the only one to book a spot in the 3rd-round, while Elina Avanesyan upset Maria Sakkari, the No 8 seed, in the late night…
Rublev vs. Korda, Sinner vs. Baez
[ad_1] Getty Images Andrey Rublev will face a tough test on Friday as he faces American Sebastian Korda for a spot in the Australian Open round of 16. Italian star Jannik Sinner will also be in third-round action against Sebastian Baez. (5) Andrey Rublev vs. (29) Sebastian Korda Sebastian Korda had his best Grand Slam…
Jannik Sinner continues to roll at Australian Open, into third round
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner remain on a collision course for the semifinals at the Australian Open. Only one has come close to going off the rails through two rounds. And it isn’t Sinner. Djokovic needed four competitive sets to beat 18-year-old qualifier Dino Prizmic in the first round and he was pushed through…
Osaka ‘Disappointed’ But ‘Extremely Thankful’ After Australian Open Exit
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka is finding positives despite the disappointment of losing in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open. The first Grand Slam of the year was just the second tournament back for Osaka. The four-time Grand Slam champion previously played in Brisbane, where she fell in the second round to Karolina Pliskova. The…
I think she’s one of the most – if not ‘the’ most – athletic players on tour
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday January 17, 2024 Alycia Parks sports a golden arm that can generate jaw-dropping power from the service stripe. She used that world-class serve to claim her maiden title in Lyon in 2023, defeating Caroline Garcia in the final, and reached a career-high ranking of No.40 in the…
What to consider when making tennis predictions?
[ad_1] The growth of interest in sporting events has certainly increased due to the opportunity to capitalize on this interest. In this vein, tennis wagering plays one of the key roles in many countries. This is due to the absence of a draw in this game, which, for example, can not be said about soccer…
Melbourne | Djokovic and Tsitsipas drop sets before progressing
[ad_1] The top seed and world No.1, Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, found himself to everyone’s surprise, embroiled in the longest first-round match of his career, most certainly didn’t want to get caught up in another four-hour battle when he faced Australia’s Alexei Popyrin on the Rod Laver Arena show court. I didn’t do anything…
Mirra Andreeva: The Future Looks Bright
[ad_1] It seems that every several years or so, there is a prodigy waiting to make an impact on the sport of tennis. Coco Gauff comes to mind but the list goes on and on with legends such as Tracy Austin and Martina Hingis who burst onto the scene at a very young age and…
Djokovic tested again, Sinner rolls
[ad_1] Getty Images Things did not get any easier for Novak Djokovic on Wednesday. The 10-time Australian Open champion, who needed four entertaining sets to beat 18-year-old qualifier Dino Prizmic in the first round, lost another set to Alexei Popyrin in round two. Just as he did three days earlier, however, Djokovic came up with…