The quarter final line up was completed on Monday and there were no surprises with Hubert Hurkacz, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz progressing into the last eight with only the second seeded Spaniard, progressing in straight sets. Cam was playing amazing tennis and I’m just happy to be through Alexander Zverev The match…
After Alexander Zverev outlasted Cameron Norrie in a fifth-set tiebreaker on Monday night at the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz and Miomir Kecmanovic were still battling for a quarterfinal spot alongside the German. Zverev was asked about his two potential opponents. “I’m obviously Kecmanovic’s No. 1 fan right now,” he joked. Unfortunately for Zverev, Kecmanovic did…
Week one of the Australian Open for the Canadians had its highs and lows, except for Gabriela Dabrowski for whom it was all success. The first major of the year did not go great for the singles contingent from the Great White North, but there is plenty to cheer for in week two at Melbourne…
In a recent revelation, the Swiss athletic shoe brand On, endorsed and part-owned by Roger Federer, is under fire for selling its sneakers at astronomically high prices compared to their production costs in Vietnam. The company, famous for its claim of ‘running on clouds’, is charging Swiss consumers sky-high prices for shoes made for a…
It’s another fresh start to the week, which can only mean that Novak Djokovic is toasting the champagne for another week spent at the top of the world rankings. Or, maybe the Serbian superstar hasn’t taken the bottle from ice just yet and is only preserving it for a double celebration in a week’s time….
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, January 22, 202 The Happy Slam has felt like a pressure cooker for Alexander Zverev. Zverev has handled the heat with hard-core competitive fire. Djokovic: Federer Din’t Like My Behavior A focused Zverev won 21 of 25 first-serve points in the final set edging Cameron Norrie 7-5, 3-6, 6-3,…
Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz and No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev both advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday. Alcaraz rolled past Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 in one hour and 49 minutes and Medvedev needed four sets to dispatch Portuguese star Nuno Borges. The young Spaniard will next…
Of the three Ukrainians in the Round of 16 of the Australian Open, two have made it into the quarter-finals, with Dayana Yastremska upsetting two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to join Marta Kostyuk, a winner on Sunday, but Elina Svitolina’s run ended abruptly when she retired with a back injury against Linda Noskova, putting the 19-year…
Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz is making a run at Melbourne Park for the first time in his career. If his level on Monday night is any indication, he just might go all the way. Alcaraz needed only one hour and 49 minutes to crush Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-0, wrapping up the Australian Open fourth-round…
