Category: Tennis
From 900 Euros in the Bank to Round 2 of the Australian Open, India’s Sumit Nagal is Living in the Present in Melbourne
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 16, 2024 What a difference a year makes. Last September, India’s Sumit Nagal confessed that he started the year with about 900 Euros in his bank account. Not nearly enough to travel the globe as part of the ATP Tour, with a coach and all the…
Melbourne | Norrie notches up first win
[ad_1] There were concerns about Cameron Norries’s fitness prior to the Australian Open but these were quickly dispelled during his opening match in Melbourne. I think I did the basics well today, especially managing my service games well and I think that was the difference in the match Cameron Norrie The British No1 picked up…
Alcaraz vs. Gasquet, Dimitrov vs. Fucsovics
[ad_1] Brisbane champion Grigor Dimitrov will begin his 2024 Australian Open bid against Marton Fucsovics on Tuesday. First-round action also wraps up with world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz battling French veteran Richard Gasquet. (13) Grigor Dimitrov vs. Marton Fucsovics This is a tricky first-round match for Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. The world No. 13 comes into…
Djokovic Tops Qualifier Prizmic in AO Marathon Opener
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic of Serbia survived a four-hour marathon match against 18-year-old Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic in his Australian Open opener. Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Extended excellence marks Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance. Defending AO champion Djokovic survived the long game in his AO opener tonight. Pushed in the longest first-round Grand Slam match of his…
Murray Told To ‘Go Away’ And ‘Decide’ After Australian Open Exit
[ad_1] Tim Henman gave his thoughts on what Andy Murray should do next after he lost in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open. Murray is a five-time finalist in Melbourne, with the last of those finals coming in 2016. He will have had hopes of finding some inspiration at the opening Grand Slam…
Jack Draper: Win First, Puke Second
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 16, 2024 Great Britain’s Jack Draper had his share of difficulties during his first-round tilt with Marcos Giron on Tuesday at Melbourne Park. It wasn’t always pretty – and at times it was downright ugly – but in the end it was a step in the…
Melbourne | Murray admits his performance was flat
[ad_1] Andy Murray’s disappointment was very evident during his post-match interview following his straight sets defeat at the hands of Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry and he admitted the possibility of it being his last match at the Australian Open. He looked strangely subdued throughout the first round contest with Etcheverry which was very uncharacteristic for…
Djokovic vs. Popyrin, de Minaur vs. Arnaldi
[ad_1] Getty Images Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will take the court against Alexei Popyrin following a slight stutter in the first round. In-form Aussie Alex de Minaur will also be in action against Matteo Arnaldi. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin Overwhelming tournament favorite Novak Djokovic had a surprisingly competitive first-round match against…
Murray out of Australian Open, Wawrinka loses to Mannarino in five
[ad_1] If Monday marked Andy Murray’s last match at the Australian Open, it was an unceremonious exit. Murray, a five-time runner-up at Melbourne Park, lost to Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in a surprisingly one-sided first-round contest. The 36-year-old Scot bowed out after just two hours and 23 minutes–a far cry from the five-hour…
Monday Digest: Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime Happy at Aussie Open
[ad_1] With the Australian Open so early in the tennis year, the schedule wastes little time in upping the intensity and Leylah Annie Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime are here for it. First-round action is already underway at the first Grand Slam of the year and the top Canadians have impressed, albeit in very different opening matches. Here’s what…