Sabalenka subdues Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 for Australian Open title Aryna Sabalenka tore through the draw without the loss of a set to defend her title at the Australian Open. The world #2 from Belarus was not the clear favorite when the fortnight commenced. Elena Rybakina whom Sabalenka defeated in last year’s final, was deemed the…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 27: Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the Women’s Singles Final match between Qinwen Zheng of China and Aryna Sabalenka during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (January 27, 2024) World No. 2…
Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev will be facing each other for the 19th time in their careers when they meet again in the Australian Open semifinals on Friday. It’s already one of the most familiar matchups in recent tennis history outside of the Big 3, and it’s a head-to-head series that Medvedev leads 11-7. They…
Daniil Medvedev will face maiden major finalist Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s Australian Open final. Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Australian Open Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaJanuary 14-28, 2024A$86.5 million ($58.91 million U.S. dollars)Hard Court History At Stake at 2024 Australian Open Ten-time AO champion Novak Djokovic returns playing for a record-extending 11th AO championship and record 25th…
The ATP action is back after the season’s first Grand Slam, with the 2024 Montpellier Open unveiling the draw for the tournament running from January 29th to February 4th. The men’s final at the 2024 Australian Open is yet to be played, but we already know the draw for the first ATP 250 tournament, which…
No one really expected it but then it wasn’t a surprise to see Novak Djokovic toppled at the semi-final stage of the Australian Open by Jannik Sinner, the Italian youngster who seems to have gat the evil eye on The Serbian world No.1 having now beaten him these last fdew months, three times in four…
In a scintillating women’s semifinal on Rod Laver Arena, world No. 2 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated world No. 4 Coco Gauff 7-6, 6-4 in one hour and 42 minutes. Sabalenka is the first player since Serena Williams (2016-17) to reach back-to-back Australian Open finals. Sabalenka got off to a quick start, holding in the first…
Getty Images In the final two weeks of the 2023 season, Jannik Sinner toppled Novak Djokovic twice–first at the Nitto ATP Finals and then in Davis Cup. But beating Djokovic on the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s stomping grounds of the Australian Open is an entirely different task. After all, Djokovic has triumphed in Melbourne 10…
The 2024 Australian Open will come to a close when Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner battle for the title on Sunday night. It marks the first time first time since 2005–when Marat Safin beat Lleyton Hewitt)–that the final does not include any member of the Big 3. Moreover, there is sure to be a first-time…
Nick Kyrgios has shed light on the unique pre-match and post-match routines and practices that make tennis different from any other sport. Despite being out of action for over half a year since making a brief cameo at the Stuttgart Open in 2023, Kyrgios is no stranger to sharing close quarters with some of tennis’…
