Category: Tennis
Kyrgios Launches Good Trouble Video Podcast
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Tennis fans looking for trouble tune into Nick Kyrgios matches. Now, Kyrgios is transforming trouble into a teaching tool to help us all grow. More: Richard Evans on HOF, GOAT and Top Rivalries The 2022 Wimbledon finalist announced the launch of a new video podcast series, Good…
Evans Wins in Adelaide; Fils Advances in Auckland
[ad_1] ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL—Adelaide, Australia First-round results: Daniel Evans Defeats Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-4Jiri Lehecka Defeata Adam Walton 6-1, 6-3Alexander Bublik defeats James McCabe 6-2 6-3Matteo Arnaldi Defeats Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-4 6-3Alex Bolt Defeats Defeats Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-3 6-2Christopher O’Connell Defeats Arthur Rinderknech 6-4 6-4 ***** ASB CLASSIC—Auckland, Australia First-round results: Arthur Fils Defeats…
Hobart | Mertens, Kenin and Navarro advance, as Stephens stumbles
[ad_1] Two Grand Slam champions feature in a quality field at the hardcourt Hobart International 2024 tournament this week, but only one has made it into round 2, and that is Sofia Kenin, who won the Australian Open in 2020, while Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open winner, was edged out by a qualifier. It’s…
Draper Saves Two Match Points In Nearly Four-Hour Drama-Filled Comeback To Reach Adelaide QFs
[ad_1] Jack Draper advanced to the 2024 Adelaide International quarterfinals after beating Miomir Kecmanovic, but what a dramatic match it was. After starting the new season with an impressive win over Sebastian Baez, the young Brit face a challenging opponent, who is capable of producing very high level, and that’s exactly what Kecmanovic did in…
ATP/WTA Announce Efforts to Curtail Late Finishes and a Strategic Review of Tennis Ball Deployment
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 9, 2024 After much heated debate, the ATP and WTA Tours have responded to players’ wishes and implemented rules to avoid late-night finishes at tournaments. With mental and physical health at the fore, the tours had created an untenable situation over the years, allowing events to…
ATP Tour and WTA 2024: Schedule of Play for Wednesday January 10 for Adelaide, Auckland and Hobart
[ad_1] The ATP Tour and WTA 2024 schedule of Play for Wednesday, January 10 for Adelaide, Auckland and Hobert can be found below. This week’s events will feature the final week of preparation for the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne. Watch all the action live this week from the ATP Tour on Tennis TV. [ad_2]…
Adelaide | Draper gets 2024 campaign off to a good start
[ad_1] Jack Draper hopes that his trip down under won’t see him repeating last year’s brief appearance at the Australian Open which acted as a precursor to an injury hit season. I feel confident that I can do well there.” Jack Draper He arrived in Adelaide full of confidence and is certainly keen to make…
Kecmanovic vs Draper, Musetti vs Thompson
[ad_1] Getty Images The entire slate of Adelaide second-round action will play out on Wednesday, when Miomir Kecmanovic and Jack Draper take the court. Lorenzo Musetti and Jordan Thompson are also aiming for a place in the quarterfinals.Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Jack DraperKecmanovic and Draper will be going head-to-head for the third time in their careers…
Andreescu Exits Top 100 After 20 Months Amid Continued Injury Struggles
[ad_1] Bianca Andreescu hasn’t played a lot of tennis lately, and she paid the price for it by dropping out of the Top 100 on the WTA Tour for the first time in 20 months. The Canadian first entered the Top 10 in 2019 when she was 18 years old. It happened on January 27th…
I’d Be Surprised if Saudis Don’t Buy Miami and Madrid
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Saudi Arabia will be a major multi-surface Masters player, says former world No. 1 John McEnroe. Asked to assess reports of Saudi Arabia negotiating to buy Masters 1000 events, including the Miami Open and Mutua Madrid Open, McEnroe replied: “I’d be surprised if the Saudis…