Category: Tennis
Ryan Harrison Announces Retirement from Tennis
[ad_1] By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Thursday, January 11, 2024 Former Top 40 singles player Ryan Harrison announced his retirement from tennis on social media. The 31-year-old Harrison, who has been dealing with injuries and health issues, made the announcement on Tuesday. Harrison underwent surgery at the end of 2019 to heal a torn right…
Wilson Releases BLADE V9, Adding to its Leading Assortment of Performance Tennis Racquets
[ad_1] WILSON® RELEASES BLADE V9, ADDING TO ITS LEADING ASSORTMENT OF PERFORMANCE TENNIS RACKETS The Blade® is chosen by more players on tour than any other racket* CHICAGO (Jan. 11, 2023) — Wilson Sporting Goods Co. today announces its newest racket within the Blade franchise, Blade v9. As their “sharpest” performance racket innovation yet, Wilson…
Auckland | Norrie picks up injury and makes precautionary withdrawal
[ad_1] Cameron Norrie has pulled out of the ASB Classic in Auckland citing a wrist injury picked during his second-round, three set battle. Norrie was due to play Alejandro Tabilo, a qualifier but gave the Chilean player a walkover at an event where he had reached the final 12 months earlier. In a statement, the…
Draper beats Kecmanovic in three hours and 40 minutes
[ad_1] Getty Images Jack Draper came back from a set and a break down to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7, 7-6(9), 7-6(7) in an Adelaide International marathon on Wednesday afternoon. Draper also fought off two match points in the second-set tiebreaker, saved a break point at 3-3 in the third and two break points at 4-4,…
Australian Open Draws and Schedule for Friday, December 12, 2024
[ad_1] Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia will launch his title defense against a qualifier and resides in the same half of the AO draw as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner. Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Australian Open Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaJanuary 14-28, 2024A$86.5 million ($58.91 million U.S. dollars)Hard Court History At Stake at…
At least five Canadians set to take part in Australian Open
[ad_1] Auger-Aliassime draws Thiem, Raonic tasked with de Minaur in riveting opening round matchups The draw for the 2024 Australian Open was made on Wednesday evening, and at least five Canadians will be taking part in the main draws of the year’s opening Grand Slam. Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC), Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC), Denis…
Australian Open Draw 2024: Can anyone stop Djokovic from Winning his 11th Title?
[ad_1] The 2024 Australian Open is just three days away, and the draw was unveiled on Thursday at 1 pm AEDT. Aside from the opening stanza, which contains plenty of exciting matchups, the main intrigue is who can stop Novak Djokovic from winning an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title after his incredible 2023 season. The…
Rybakina Loses Six-Match Win Streak After Shocking Loss In Adelaide
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina was riding a 6-match winning streak before this match, but that ended at the hands of Ekaterina Alexandrova. Ekaterina Alexandrova is one of those players that you never want to play. The Russian is just a very tricky player whose best is pretty much a Top 10 level, which, combined with her…
Dangerous Sinner in Djokovic’s Half
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th major title will begin next week in Australia, and the Serbian legend has been drawn into a quarter with his opponent in last year’s final (Stefanos Tsitsipas), and into the same half as Jannik Sinner, the rising force that he defeated for the title at the 2023…
2024 Australian Open: Preview and Draw Analysis
[ad_1] The 2024 Australian Open Draw Preview reveals a fairly uncomplicated but very intriguing draw for defending champion Novak Djokovic. It’s not necessarily a difficult path for Djokovic to capture his 11th Aussie title, but it’s a draw filled with old foes, familiar storylines and crackling drama. It’s a slightly similar story for world number…