[ad_1] Ben Shelton played great tennis last year at the Australian Open, and he’s heating up slowly this year as well, making the third round already. When the American arrived in Melbourne last year, nobody really knew who he was. Some dedicated tennis fans noticed his rise late last year on the ATP Challenger level…
[ad_1] Shelton subdues RBA 6-2, 7-6, 7-5 down under An intriguing first-round encounter at the Australian Open pit lefty against righty, NextGen vs veteran, and American vs Spanish. Ben Shelton from Atlanta, Georgia just twenty-one years old, reached a career-high ranking of #15 last October and is currently ranked and seeded sixteen. Roberta Bautista Agut (RBA) fourteen…
[ad_1] Now that the first round is over, we are into a traditional schedule with everyone on each side of the draw playing every other day. It’s the top half of the draw’s turn on Wednesday as second-round action gets underway at the Australian Open. Here are my previews and picks for two of the…
[ad_1] Tennis Canada In the 2024 Australian Open first round, Canada’s Rebecca Marino faced the challenge of playing against No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula. Despitea straight-set setsdefeat, Marino’s display was a testament to the resilience and competitive spirit inherent in Canadian tennis. Marino struggled to keep up with Pegula in the opening set, but she…
[ad_1] Stan Wawrinka‘s tennis is always entertaining to watch, but he also dazzled the Australian Open fans with a new clothing line. Wawrinka competed at Melbourne for the 18th time this year. That is an incredible number and demonstrates the superb longevity of the 38-year-old throughout his long and very successful career. The 2014 Australian…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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,…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] If Monday marked Andy Murray’s last match at the Australian Open, it was an unceremonious exit. Murray, a five-time runner-up at Melbourne Park, lost to Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in a surprisingly one-sided first-round contest. The 36-year-old Scot bowed out after just two hours and 23 minutes–a far cry from the five-hour…
