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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday January 8, 2024 Iga Swiatek went 5-0 in singles at United Cup last week, and stretched her lead at the top of the WTA rankings over World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka. The Pole leads Sabalenka by 975 points in Monday’s WTA rankings. Swiatek is guaranteed to hold the No….
Cincinnati (Jan. 8, 2024) – As it begins its 125th year, one of the world’s longest-tenured tennis tournaments is returning to its original name, Cincinnati Open. Rebranding the tournament comes shortly after its owner, Beemok Capital, announced the event will remain at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the next 25 years. The tournament, which…
With most of the seeds in the field eliminated in the early rounds of the Brisbane International, the organisers will be delighted that their top two in the draw have made it to the final as expected. I managed to close it out in two sets, which is good for the energy. I’m playing better…
Getty Images It will be a battle between different generations in French tennis when Arthur Fils and Richard Gasquet collide in round one of the ASB Classic on Tuesday evening. Surprisingly, Gasquet is the defending champion of this tournament. At 36 years old, he triumphed at the beginning of 2023 in Auckland for his first…
With the 2024 tennis season underway and the Australian Open on the immediate horizon, it’s time to make annual predictions for the field of eight at the Nitto ATP Finals. Here we go! 1. Novak Djokovic – Djokovic won three of the four slams in 2023, came within a set of winning a fourth, and…
There aren’t many conference calls with media these days in the tennis world, but ESPN always conducts telephone availability with their talent before each of the Grand Slam tournaments that they televise. They do an excellent job and provide same-day transcripts as well of the conversations. In advance of the 2024 Australian Open, ESPN made…
Coco Gauff explained how her psychological approach to going behind against Elina Svitolina in the ASB Classic final will help to improve confidence heading into the 2024 Australian Open. Gauff lost in a tie-break of the first set against Svitolina before roaring back to defeat the Ukranian 6-3, 6-3 in the following two sets. The…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday January 8, 2024 Ons Jabeur‘s sadness over a heartbreaking loss in last year’s Wimbledon final was felt around the sporting world. There was much more to the sadness than losing a tennis match, reveals Jabeur in a new documentary about her, entitled “This is Me.” According to Jabeur,…
When a young Spaniard took the world by storm at the Wimbledon Men’s Final, it felt like he had made it. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the mighty Novak Djokovic in a crunch final to win his 1st Wimbledon title, denying the legend his eighth. Since then, Alcaraz has had a remarkable season, finishing as world rank…
The WTA 500 Adelaide International is suffering from the usual withdrawals ahead of a Grand Slam, with former World No 1 Angelique Kerber, Alja Tomljanovic, Lesia Tsurenko and Anastasia Potapova all pulling out after the draw and opening slots for 4 lucky losers from qualifying. I know [Haddad Maia is] a great fighter, and if…
