Maria Sakkari is one of the players competing on the WTA Tour working with a psychologist, and she recently talked about the experience. Sakkari is a tremendously hard-working tennis player who spends hours and hours working on her game. She’s super dedicated to it, so much so that many fans were heartbroken seeing her come…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 30, 2023 During her playing days, Alicia Molik was known for her serve-and-volley skill. During her introductory press conference as new Adelaide International tournament director, Molik rushed net to play rescuer. More: Djokovic‘s Dream Molik was listening to a journalist’s question in the on-court presser when…
Carlos Alcaraz had a really great time in Mexico, and he has already promised to come back after the positive experience. Exhibitions in Mexico have been a thing for a while, with Rafael Nadal taking on Casper Ruud last year. We also saw Nick Kyrgios play there and many others. Maria Sakkari is a player…
Alexander Zverev backed former ATP player Lleyton Hewitt after the Australian criticized the Davis Cup format following the Davis Cup final. Lleyton Hewitt has been quite open about his distaste for the current Davis Cup format, criticizing it multiple times. He did it again after the Davis Cup Finals, where Italy beat Australia in two…
Former World No. 4 Adriano Panatta believes countryman Jannik Sinner has inched closer than ever to match Novak Djokovic‘s level of play thanks to his Davis Cup success a week ago. Sinner became the first player to defeat Djokovic in a Davis Cup singles rubber in 21 matches, a streak that had been intact for…
In the world of tennis, Australia is among the forerunners of this sport. Among the plethora of tournaments hosted by Tennis Australia, the United Cup has in recent times become a fan favorite. Although a very new competition, it continues to gain traction among both players and followers of the game alike. One of the…
Carlos Alcaraz took on Tommy Paul in Mexico City in an exhibition that saw the Spaniard hit an incredible shot. Alcaraz hitting incredible shots is nothing new as we’ve been seeing that sort of stuff for two years from him. He’s become quite known as a tremendous shot-maker especially when he’s on the backfoot, which…
Aryna Sabalenka was the most effective power player on the WTA Tour in 2023, firing the most winners with 1,922. According to Opta, the Belarusian powerhouse nudged ahead of fellow big hitters Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Garcia, who occupy the Top 3 spots in this category, each recording 1,832 and 1,829 winners, respectively. Of her…
Carlos Alcaraz aims to be one of the greatest ever to play tennis and is eyeing next year’s Olympics as part of that quest. The Spaniard had already done something other players that came before him failed to do. For example, he’s the youngest man to become number one ever, which is quite impressive when…
Elena Rybakina will now play two tuneup events in the build to the 2024 Australian Open after her participation at the Adelaide International was confirmed by the tournament. The news of Rybakina’s involvement at the WTA 500 event couldn’t have been more timely for incoming tournament director Alicia Molik. The former Australian tennis player served…
