Marquee matches headlined play in the 1st-round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday when Emma Raducanu made a successful return to the WTA Tour and Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in a battle of two new mothers. It’s difficult after having such a long hiatus. I’m grateful to be healthy & able to move my…
Rafael Nadal officially returned to tennis by playing a pretty good match to beat Dominic Thiem in two sets at the 2024 Brisbane International. What had been advertised for weeks finally happened as Nadal officially played his first singles match back. We had already seen Nadal in action in Brisbane, but it was a doubles…
Rafael Nadal has revealed that he is not “scared” about the prospect of hanging up his racket for good in a plain-spoken interview ahead of his return to singles competition. Nadal was out of action for the entire 2023 campaign except for a few matches he played at the Australian swing last season. At last…
World No 1 Iga Swiatek rescued Poland’s hopes in the United Cup in Perth after Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset Hubert Hurkacz in the men’s singles at the RAC Arena in Perth on New Year’s Day, and, later on, in the night session, Australia got past defending champions USA to also reach the quarter-finals. This…
Sofia Kenin will be disappointed by the way that she started the 2024 season, as she lost in her opening match at the 2024 Brisbane International. The American, who won the 2020 Australian Open, was ranked even world no. 280 in 2023, but by the end of the season, she managed to get to a…
Novak Djokovic will once again need to push Serbia to the finish line as he had to win both of his matches against the Czech Republic to advance at the 2024 United Cup. The Czechs are a tricky opponent, especially with the reigning Wimbledon champion, Marketa Vondrousova, leading their team. She showed why she’s the…
Novak Djokovic secured Serbia’s win over China at the 2024 United Cup, and it was a perfect scenario for the team. After the Serbian won his singles match, his teammate, Olga Danilovic faced a difficult task against Qinwen Zheng, and she lost the match in two sets, as the Chinese player forced decisive doubles. In…
Emma Raducanu has spoken about how difficult things got when she was out injured during the 2023 season. The 2021 US Open champion is making her return to the sport after a long spell out with injury. Raducanu last competed on the WTA Tour in April, when she lost in straight sets to Jelena Ostapenko…
Iga Swiatek kicked off the new year just as she finished the previous one – by staying at the summit of women’s tennis. Swiatek’s second stint as World No. 1 has begun in a positive fashion. After sweeping back-to-back titles in Beijing and Cancun at the tail end of last season, the Polish star managed…
Rafael Nadal will take on Dominic Thiem in Brisbane on Tuesday. Photo credit: Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic at Hurlingham Club Brisbane International Queensland Tennis CentreBrisbane, AustraliaDecember 31, 2023-January 7, 2024 Surface: Hard Court Rafa Returns, Stars Align in Brisbane King of Clay Rafael Nadal makes his long-awaited singles return at the Brisbane International. The 37-year-old…
