Aryna Sabalenka fought past her first challenge at this year’s US Open by recovering from a set down against Ekaterina Alexandrova. The world No. 2’s victory at the Cincinnati Open heading into the US Open and previous Grand Slam hard court success at the Australian Open, where she has won two titles, meant many consider…
Taylor Fritz contested his maiden Grand Slam final at this year’s US Open, but he didn’t win, as he was beaten by Jannik Sinner in three sets, which left him quite disappointed. Fritz was very confident heading into the US Open final. While he understood that he was the underdog going up against a Grand…
Andy Murray retired from tennis a few weeks ago and recently shared his thoughts on his early days of retirement. After much speculation, Murray decided to retire at the Olympic Games in Paris, ending a stellar career in tennis. Like many top players, Murray had contemplated retirement but eventually realized it was time. As tennis…
Okay, the 2024 U.S. Open may not have ended with some kind of historic Big 3 battle for a Grand Slam title that tennis fans were spoiled by over the past two decades. But don’t be fooled by Sunday’s conclusion; this U.S. Open was incredible. It produced worthy champions in top-ranked Jannik Sinner on the…
2024 is Richard Gasquet‘s 23rd consecutive season as a professional tennis player, and his incredible longevity has been demonstrated by the Frenchman becoming the third-oldest ATP Challenger Tour title winner. Gasquet made his ATP Tout debut as a wild card at the 2002 Monte-Carlo Masters at the age of just 15 years and ten months….
The Grand Slam season is over after Jannik Sinner triumphed at the U.S. Open on Sunday. However, tennis never stops–not until December, at least–and there is more action coming up this week in the form of the Davis Cup Finals. Group-stage competition is set for September 10-15, as 16 teams in groups of four will…
Don’t be fooled by the relatively lopsided, seemingly foregone conclusion that was the men’s singles final on Sunday afternoon. The 2024 U.S. Open was epic. It produced worthy champions in top-ranked Jannik Sinner on the men’s side and now three-time Grand Slam winner Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s competition. The men’s event delivered the longest…
November 27th, 2022. The images from that night are burned into the brains of diehard Canadian tennis fans. Félix Auger-Aliassime falling on his back after match point. Frank Dancevic leading the rest of the squad charging onto the court to tackle him. The trophy (on Auger-Aliassime’s head), the confetti, the champagne, the mass of…
The US will have to wait another year before they can mount another campaign to win the US Open following this year’s defeat by Jannik Sinner over home favourite Taylor Fritz. I’m sorry I couldn’t get it done this time. But I’m going to keep working, and hopefully I’ll get it the next time Taylor…
Jannik Sinner overcame Taylor Fritz and the spectre of a lingering doping scandal to seal his second Grand Slam title of the year, and dedicated it to an unwell aunt who “always helped me”. I also realise that off the court there is a life and would like to dedicate this title to my aunt…
