Cameron Norrie of Britain faces Olympic gold-medal champion Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open on Monday. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT Australian Open Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaJanuary 14-28, 2024A$86.5 million ($58.91 million U.S. dollars)Hard Court History At Stake at 2024 Australian Open Ten-time AO champion Novak Djokovic returns playing for a record-extending 11th AO championship and record 25th Grand…
The quarter-final lineup for the top half of the draw is set and will see Novak Djokovic face off against Taylor Fritz, while Jannik Sinner will take on X after the quartet progressed from Sunday’s 4th round matches in Melbourne. First to cement his spot was Novak Djokovic, who was playing in the midday Melbourne…
Novak Djokovic has been playing some amazing tennis lately, but will that continue against Taylor Fritz in the 2024 Australian Open quarterfinal? The Serbian just demolished Adrian Mannarino for his most impressive win at this year’s Australian Open. It follows after the second-best match he played at the event against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, which is…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday January 21, 2024 Taylor Fritz had a major breakthrough at the Australian Open on Sunday night. The American had never defeated a Top-10 player at the majors but he flipped that script in style as he hammered past last year’s runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 6-3. Fritz,…
Of the four women’s matches played on Sunday at the Australian Open, only Barbora Krejcikova was extended to 3 sets, while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk cruised into their quarter-final spots in barely over an hour apiece. I’m super happy with the level, super happy with the win. I just tried…
Last year, 22-year-old American Amanda Anisimova took eight months off from the WTA Tour. In 2019, her father, also her coach, suddenly passed away. She continued to compete on tour, but how could that enormous grief not play a role in her life on and off the court? In May 2023, she announced that she’d be taking…
Ashleigh Barty‘s latest post-tennis career move entailed launching her own foundation, which she announced during Australian Open week. The retired Australian tennis star has always been passionate about forging change in society and influencing the newer generation, which is centered around the Australian youth. She envisioned bringing that idea to life ever since she was…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday January 21, 2024 In the midst of personal turmoil, Ukrainian athletes are thriving at the Australian Open. Marta Kostyuk, who broke through to reach her first major quarterfinal on Sunday, defeating Maria Timofeeva, 6-2, 6-1, has not been shy of reminding the public that Ukraine is in dire…
19-year old Linda Noskova pulled off the biggest shock of the 2024 Australian Open when she felled the World No 1, Iga Swiatek, in the opening night match on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, ending the Pole’s 18-match winning streak and putting the Czech into the Last 16 on her main draw debut at Melbourne…
Frenchman Arthur Cazaux entered the Australian Open ranked 122, fresh off the Challenger Tour and a title at the Open Nouvelle-Calédonie. But after one week of play in Melbourne, he not only won his first Major tournament match win, but also took down 8-seeded Holger Rune. He would follow that up with a victory against…
