A lot of people are wondering what the level of Rafael Nadal currently is and Richard Gasquet has some thoughts after practicing with him. For the first two weeks of December, Nadal was in Kuwait practicing outdoors in conditions to what he’d expect to see in Australia. The warm weather is a bit different from…
Coco Gauff will start the 2024 WTA season as one of the hot candidates for Grand Slam titles, but she will face a challenging opposition. After winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open, the American player immediately became part of the discussion when talking about the favourites for any Grand Slam…
Felix Auger-Aliassime believes big progress is possible for him in 2024, and he talked about it ahead of the new season. 2023 contained many difficult periods for the Canadian. Auger-Aliassime did win back-to-back Basel titles, which is a great achievement, but he also suffered a string of first-round losses that halted his progress. Auger-Aliassime, who…
We’re about ten days away from seeing Naomi Osaka on the courts again, and it could be a really good return for her, according to former player Tim Henman. The last time we saw Osaka play was a very long time ago, during a period when she really didn’t want to be on a tennis…
Tournament Director Rob Stone (center) at the Iron Man Tennis Challenge. Robert Downey, Jr. plays Iron Man. Bobby Rodriguez rules as Tennis’ True Iron Man. The ultra-resilient Rodriguez took on all comers in an Iron Man tennis Tie Break Challenge to “Beat Bobby” on stadium court in Calabasas. At stake: Any player to beat Bobby in a 10-point…
Novak Djokovic was once a young man, and according to former ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, he struggled with finding himself. When Djokovic entered the world of professional tennis, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were established players. Both of them are similar players in the way they approach tennis – highly professional and highly uncontroversial. Djokovic…
The new season is only a little over a week away, and we have our first interesting doubles pairing as Holger Rune and Andy Murray will play at the 2024 Brisbane International together. The start of the new season is a very interesting time as a lot of players are aiming to play as many…
Emma Raducanu is returning to tennis in about ten days, and she’ll have to be patient due to her lack of experience. Emma Raducanu achieved a lot in professional tennis, having a Grand Slam trophy in her cabinet, but she’s still very inexperienced as a player. She hasn’t played a full season, and she still…
Adelaide is one of the largest cities in Australia and boasts a long history of extraordinary tennis. Adelaide, South Australia’s capital, had been the long-time host of the South Australian championships and was seen as the build-up to the Australian Open, the country’s only major tournament. However, with the creation of the Brisbane International in…
Fourth-straight year that Fernandez has won the Tennis Canada award, third-straight year for Auger-Aliassime On Tuesday, Tennis Canada announced that Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) are the recipients of the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Awards for Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year in the women’s and…
