The 2024 Miami Open is the second of the tennis tour’s famed Sunshine Double and takes place in Miami Gardens, Florida. It should be an action-packed and entertaining fortnight of tennis as the best of the best make their annual trip to the Hard Rock Stadium. It is a combined tournament, meaning they run simultaneously…
If there were doubts that Novak Djokovic‘s popularity with tennis crowds is pretty modest, then that notion is wrong, judging by how the Serb was received by excited fans at UCLA. Djokovic is currently putting in the hard yards ahead of his first match at Indian Wells in five years. He was among the first…
The Indian Wells Open will herald the start of the famed Sunshine Double, which is taking place in Riverside Country in California, United States. This is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar. Because of its mystique and glamor, it has been dubbed the “Fifth Slam.” As part of the ATP and WTA…
The former coach of Serena Williams, Rennae Stubbs, believes that Jannik Sinner resembles Novak Djokovic and has more upside than Carlos Alcaraz. Tennis opinions are formed mostly on recency bias, and they change often. For Rennae Stubbs, who is the former coach of Serena Williams, Jannik Sinner has overtaken Carlos Alcaraz right now. It’s no…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 26, 2024 Novak Djokovic has been nominated for the prestigious Lareus World Sportsman of the Year Award for 2024. The 24-time major champion, a four-time recipient of the award, will compete with pole-vaulter Mondo Duplantis, footballers Erling Holland and Lionel Messi, sprinter Noah Lyles, racer Max Verstappen,…
The Laureus World Sports Awards is considered among the biggest night of prize-giving ceremonies in the sporting world, and the list of nominees for this year was recently released. What makes the Laureus Awards special is it celebrates athletes not just for their list of achievements in their craft but also for how they used…
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal flew on the same plane from Spain to Los Angeles earlier this weekend as they get ready for next month’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Nadal, of course, lives in Mallorca and has been training at his academy since recovering from an injury aggravation during his season-opening tournament in…
Novak Djokovic has yearned for tennis records throughout his career but explained that is no longer the case thanks to a change in his mindset. Djokovic is statistically the greatest tennis player of all time. He has won the most big titles of any player and the most Grand Slams. In 2023, he became the…
On the flight to LA, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic ran into each other. Photo credit: Getty They share the most prolific rivalry in ATP history. Iconic rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic run into each other even when they’re sky high. Grand Slam king Djokovic, who has been training in Spain, shared this shot of running into king…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Novak Djokovic will make his long-awaited Miami Open return poised for a record-setting run. Grand Slam king Djokovic joins fellow world No. 1 Iga Swiatek heading the entry list for next month’s Miami Open. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A Seventeen years after Djokovic defeated…
