By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 11, 2023 Roger Federer closed his brilliant career shoulder-to-shoulder with rival Rafael Nadal. The Swiss Maestro hopes to see Nadal rise again in 2024. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts The 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal launches his return in Brisbane next month. In an interview…
Alex de Minaur won his second Newcombe Medal for his contributions to Australian tennis throughout 2023. In 2018, the 24-year-old won his first Newcombe Medal, which he shared with former Australian WTA player and three-time Grand Slam winner Ashleigh Barty. The award recognizes the most talented and successful Australian tennis players each year. A second…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 11, 2023 Nick Kyrgios concedes he’s had a long love-hate relationship with tennis. These days, Kyrgios says he’s in a positive place and at peace with closing the curtain on his competitive career in a couple years. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts The 28-year-old Kyrgios talks…
Novak Djokovic is not fond of taking shortcuts in life, so he has always embraced facing challenges and adversities. In his playing career, Djokovic has almost invariably been the player pronounced as the gatecrasher to the duopoly enjoyed by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who built standout reputations as crowd favorites because of their charisma….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday December 11 2023 Iga Swiatek and her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski are the WTA’s Player and Coach of 2023. The WTA Tour announced the news today that 22-year-old Swiatek, who won her fourth major title this spring at Roland-Garros and finished the season at No.1 for the second consecutive…
Courtesy of On Purpose with Jay Shetty. In the latest episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, world-ranking professional tennis player Nick Kyrgios joins the podcast. Nick burst onto the pro tennis scene in 2012 after a prolific junior tennis career. Since his start he has captivated fans with a larger than life personality, passion…
As part of a six-part content series presented by Sobeys, we will share the expertise of multiple Tennis Canada spokespeople including our nutritionist Ariane Lavigne, coaches, advisors as well as players and their parents when it comes to food, family, and sport. In this third article, members of the Canadian Billie Jean King Cup team…
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have met more times than any duo on the ATP Tour, with the Serbian star leading the series 30-29. However, in the early phase of their careers, Djokovic was playing catchup against Nadal, who dominated their rivalry by winning 14 of their first 18 head-to-head collisions. Nadal won most of…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday December 11 2023 Novak Djokovic opened up on a wide range of tops in an interview with Jon Wertheim on 60 minutes, the Serb dishing on everything from his feelings about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the formative years of his career, to the inspiration that he…
Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates with her winners trophy after victory against Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic in the Women’s Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on June 10, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images The 2023 season is over, but Iga Swiatek just…
