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Carlos Alcaraz has never made any noise of note at the Australian Open. In fact, last year he didn’t even play. Alcaraz hopes that changes in 2023. So far, so good. Alcaraz returned to Melbourne in victorious style on Tuesday night, defeating Richard Gasquet 7-6(5), 6-1, 6-2 in two hours and 22 minutes. The 21-year-old…
January 16, 2024 by Admin American tennis has witnessed some great players over the decades, but over the last few years, they have been waiting for their next big champion. Admittedly it’s only the male side of the game where those from the States have struggled because in the women’s game, the Americans are as…
The round of 128 at the 2024 Australian Open is complete, with the bottom half of the draw the last to play their matches across the three-day opening round. Like day two, it was another successful day for most of the seeded players, with Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Sascha Zverev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, Tommy…
Novak Djokovic has racked up yet another accolade by claiming an award for an amazing eighth occasion. Djokovic is currently busy defending his Australian Open crown. It is the Serbian’s most successful Grand Slam, with an extraordinary ten titles to his name in Melbourne after finding consistent success at the tournament throughout his career. The…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 16, 2024 What a difference a year makes. Last September, India’s Sumit Nagal confessed that he started the year with about 900 Euros in his bank account. Not nearly enough to travel the globe as part of the ATP Tour, with a coach and all the other…
There were concerns about Cameron Norries’s fitness prior to the Australian Open but these were quickly dispelled during his opening match in Melbourne. I think I did the basics well today, especially managing my service games well and I think that was the difference in the match Cameron Norrie The British No1 picked up a…
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia survived a four-hour marathon match against 18-year-old Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic in his Australian Open opener. Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Extended excellence marks Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance. Defending AO champion Djokovic survived the long game in his AO opener tonight. Pushed in the longest first-round Grand Slam match of his career,…
Tim Henman gave his thoughts on what Andy Murray should do next after he lost in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open. Murray is a five-time finalist in Melbourne, with the last of those finals coming in 2016. He will have had hopes of finding some inspiration at the opening Grand Slam of…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 16, 2024 Great Britain’s Jack Draper had his share of difficulties during his first-round tilt with Marcos Giron on Tuesday at Melbourne Park. It wasn’t always pretty – and at times it was downright ugly – but in the end it was a step in the right…
