The joy was clearly visible on Rafael Nadal’s face as he returned to the court after almost a year off due to a thigh injury. The Spaniard, along with Mark Lopez, entered the doubles match in Brisbane, and despite the fact that they lost, Nadal’s very presence on the court was considered a victory. Nadal…
Last Wednesday the tennis world was shocked to learn that Mike Dickson, aged just 59, had collapsed and died in his hotel room after posting his day’s copy on the Australian Open to the Daily Mail’s sports desk, his demise coming just a few days before his 60th birthday on January 27. ‘Dicko’, as he…
Sabalenka advances to Australian Open quarterfinal Defending champion shuts out Anisimova 6-3, 6-2 Aryna Sabalenka finds herself in a new position; that of defending champion. Last year she won her first grand slam and appears ready to defend her crown. While Elena Rybakina, last year’s finalist, was deemed as the favorite this fortnight, she lost in…
Getting into a survival of the fittest kind of battle with Alex de Minaur generally isn’t a good idea. That’s exactly what Andrey Rublev did on Sunday night at the Australian Open, but he lived to tell about it. “I started to say to myself, ‘No, you’re gonna die today, but you will do everything,’”…
The bottom half of the Australian Open men’s singles draw has produced a fair amount of surprises, but Carlos Alcaraz is so far unscathed. He will go up against Miomir Kecmanovic in the fourth round on Monday night. It will be a rematch of one of 2022’s best matches. Their only previous meeting was in…
Tennis phenom Mirra Andreeva is out of the 2024 Australian Open, but she knows what her schedule moving forward will look like, and she shared it. The 16-year-old was having a very good week in Melbourne, winning a couple of matches in impressive fashion. Chief among them was the win over Ons Jabeur 6-0 6-2,…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, January 21, 2024 Elated Aussie fans erupted in a wall of sound as home hero Alex de Minaur squared off against Andrey Rublev for a dramatic fifth set on Rod Laver Arena A ruthless Rublev battered barriers, silenced fans and unleashed a major celebration of his own. Djokovic: Federer Din’t…
This year has been special for American tennis. While there were bright spots and breakthroughs, the year overall was a bit of a drag. Tommy Paul reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, and Christopher Eubanks ended his career with a successful performance at Wimbledon. However, Taylor Fritz was unable to establish himself in the…
The final runners for this year’s Australian Open title are lining up with the top half of the draw reaching the quarter final stage in Melbourne. I played great – from the first to the last point Novak Djokovic he four currently ahead in the running – the last four matches of the round of…
Chaos continued at Melbourne Park on Saturday. You can see it especially in the top half of the women’s draw, where 12 of the 16 seeded players are out of the Australian Open. Heading to the airport on Saturday were No. 1 Iga Swiatek, No. 11 Jelena Ostapenko, and No. 27 Emma Navarro. Only one…
