Getty Images Adrian Mannarino is Novak Djokovic’s next opponent at the Australian Open. And Adrian Mannarino may be the only person who doesn’t know it. That’s right; Mannarino does not look at draws. He never has and he never will. Not when a draw comes out; not when he wins to earn his place in…
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates winning set point in their first-round match against Richard Gasquet of France during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Grand Slam showstopper Carlos Alcaraz delivered drama and dynamic shotmaking to his Australian Open return. In his 2024 debut, Alcaraz…
Paula Badosa has never experienced a voluntary mental health break, but she deems it quite normal as someone who has dealt with mental health issues before. Badosa has been one of the many athletes who have spoken up recently about mental health. She’s been quite forthcoming about her own struggles with mental health earlier in…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, January 19, 2024 Novak Djokovic has unleashed the warrior within winning 24 Grand Slam titles. The Grand Slam king said his emotional exuberance rubbed Roger Federer the wrong way at the start of his career. More: Alcaraz Grounds Gasquet in AO Opener Reflecting on his younger years after sweeping…
Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Ten-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(2). Needing two hours and 28 minutes to advance, Djokovic will next face Adrian Mannarino for a place in the quarterfinals. Djokovic is unsurprisingly the favourite to win the…
Novak Djokovic, the defending champion chasing a record-breaking 10th Australian Open title, seemed to be showing some vulnerability by dropping a set in each of his previous two rounds in Melbourne. No, but I played better than I did in the first two rounds, so that’s a positive change, I guess Novak Djokovic While his…
Getty Images The Aussie fans will be out in droves for a blockbuster Australian Open fourth-round battle between Andrey Rublev and Alex de Minaur on Sunday. Novak Djokovic continues his title quest against Adrian Mannarino.(10) Alex de Minaur vs. (5) Andrey RublevGiven his relatively limited offensive weapons, De Minaur has never been considered a Grand…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 18: Anna Blinkova (L) embraces Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after winning her round two singles match during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Rod Laver Arena was rocking and Anna Blinkova was shaking. Repeatedly exhorting herself to “go for it”,…
Week one of the Australian Open is almost in the books and only two Canadians are still standing at Melbourne Park: Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriela Dabrowski. More will join the fray next week, but more on that later. It was a tricky first week for the Canadians at the year’s first major, with plenty of…
The round of thirty-two at the 2024 Australian Open is underway. In the day’s opening match, Jannik Sinner continued his steady progress into the latter stages with a 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 over Sebastian Baez. He was joined by other top seeds Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov, who all progressed during the day session…
