It’s been a long time coming, but Grigor Dimitrov has won his first title since 2017 and it took him two-hours and 16-minutes to dispatch the title favourite, Holger Rune, for the Brisbane International title played out on the Pat Rafter Arena. It’s been a while since I held one of these Grigor Dimitrov In…
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Getty Images An entertaining first week of the 2024 tennis season culminated with Germany winning the United Cup on Sunday night in Sydney, Australia. As for the two ATP tournaments in Brisbane and Hong Kong, those respective titles were won by Grigor Dimitrov and Andrey Rublev. United Cup Germany’s run to the United Cup championship…
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Australian Open after suffering a small tear to the muscle near his hip. Photo by Frey/TPN/Getty Images The Australian Open is over before it began for Rafael Nadal. Former world No. 1 Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open after suffering a microtear to a muscle near his hip…
The ASB Classic is New Zealand’s only tour-level tournament and is usually contested in one of the oldest tennis facilities in the world. The ASB Tennis Centre has been in existence since 1922, and it promises to showcase its wonderful hospitality to the 28 singles players competing in the men’s edition this year. The ASB…
By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, January 7, 2024 Naomi Osaka launched her comeback in Brisbane last week. Mari Osaka, Naomi Osaka’s older sister, dropped a major bombshell on Instagram charging their father Leonard François with committing domestic abuse against her and her mother, Tamaki Osaka. More: Richard Evans on HOF, GOAT and Top Rivalry In…
Two-time former Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from this year’s edition of the event on Sunday with yet another hip injury. The Spaniard sustained the injury against Australia’s Jordan Thompson in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane event. Hi all, during my last match in Brisbane I had a small problem on…
Underdogs Germany upset top seeded Poland, 2-1, to win the United Cup after edging past the favourites in the deciding mixed doubles match tiebreak. Congrats to Team Poland, amazing run. It was a matter of millimetres today for you guys to be the champions. I know it is upsetting, but you guys all have, I…
Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund bested Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek to win the 2024 United Cup for Germany. Fans in Sydney could not have wished for more, as some of the best players in the world fought for the second United Cup trophy in the deciding mixed doubles match. Iga Swiatek started the tie…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday January 7, 2024 Rafael Nadal has suffered a microtear to a muscle near his hip and will miss the Australian Open as a result. The Spaniard, who won two matches last week at Brisbane but suffered an injury in his quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson, announced the news…
