It was a day of relatively surprising upsets combined with some easy wins on day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open. Both Grigor Dimitrov and last year’s semi-finalist Tommy Paul bowed out unexpectedly. The former crashed out to Nuno Borges, who made history as the first Portuguese to enter the last 16 in Melbourne. Meanwhile,…
Novak Djokovic turned up the heat quite a bit in his most recent Australian Open match, which signaled to Rod Laver that only a ‘miracle’ could prevent him from winning the event again. No player dominated in Melbourne as much as the legendary Serbian. The court might be named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver,…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, January 20, 2024 Armed with an abbreviated service motion, Iga Swiatek suffered disarming defeat in MelbouNorne. Djokovic: Federer Din’t Like My Behavior In her maiden major third-round appearance, 19-year-old Czech Linda Noskova shocked Swiatek 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an Australian Open stunner. The Czech teen snapped Swiatek’s 18-match winning…
Latvia tennis star Jelena Ostapenko has continued winning silverware in 2024 with a win at the Adelaide WTA 500. The Adelaide International, as it’s also known, is part of the buildup for the Australian Open. And, as the name suggests, is played in Adelaide, South Australia, at the Memorial Drive Tennis Center. The tournament is…
As a wildcard entry he was given a great opportunity to show off his talent at this year’s Australian Open, and he has been quick to do just that. I hope the tournament will continue for me. I’m not fixing any limits, and I will see what’s gonna happen. Arthur Cazaux Arthur Cazaux ousted the…
Jannik Sinner has been rolling along nicely this entire week on his expected way to an Australian Open semifinal showdown against Novak Djokovic. On Friday, Djokovic finally matched–or at least came close–to the Italian’s level of dominance. Following Sinner’s 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 rout of Sebastian Baez during the afternoon session, Djokovic treated the nighttime crowd…
Elina Svitolina keeps on winning at the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne, as the Ukrainian bested Viktorija Golubic in two sets to advance to the fourth round. No mother in recent years on the WTA Tour has played as impressive as Elina Svitolina has. The Ukrainian made a deep run at Roland Garros, only to…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday January 20, 2024 It’s rare that a press conference or on-court interview goes by that China’s Zheng Qinwen doesn’t get asked to give her thoughts about Chinese trailblazer Li Na. Li is a giant of the sport, a legend of women’s tennis, and a woman that single-handedly elevated…
SAN DIEGO – (January 19, 2024) – Tournament officials have announced that tickets for the upcoming San Diego Open WTA 500 will go on sale at 10 a.m. (PST) on Monday, January 22. Tickets can be purchased on the official tournament website at wtasdopen.com or seatgeek.com. The women’s professional tennis tournament, which offers $922,573 in…
The night matches on Friday at the Australian Open produced a great deal of drama, compensating for several of the day matches that had appeared somewhat pedestrian, and it was Russian qualifier Maria Timofeeva and 9th seed Barbora Krejcikova who emerged from tight battles to head into the second week. Beatriz was handling the pressure…
