Rafael Nadal surprised quite of few of his fans when he started ‘moonballing’ in his quarter-final win at the 2024 Bastad Open. The 38-year-old Spaniard is one of the greatest tennis players of all time, but as the age starts to influence his game, he has to start being more creative, and that showed in…
Alexander Zverev attempted to outplay Taylor Fritz at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships despite being hindered by an injury, but the American produced a great level to prevent him from doing so. The two met in one of the most exciting fourth-round matches at SW19 this year. The German player is currently second in the 2024…
Carlos Alcaraz made his first appearance at the Madrid Masters where he is the defending champion, and immediately marched into the third round with a 6-2 6-1 win over Alexander Shevchenko and then revealed he was ‘not feeling comfortable’ on the court. It’s not going to leave my mind, I think. This Monday was the…
At his home away from home, Andy Murray played what was likely his final Miami Open match on Sunday afternoon. If it was, he bowed out in typical Murray fashion. The 36-year-old Scot, who has spent much of his time in Miami throughout his career, lost to Tomas Machac 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) in a third-round…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia survived a four-hour marathon match against 18-year-old Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic in his Australian Open opener. Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Extended excellence marks Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance. Defending AO champion Djokovic survived the long game in his AO opener tonight. Pushed in the longest first-round Grand Slam match of his career,…
The Los Angeles Lakers (17-19) find themselves in a challenging stretch, suffering a 127-113 defeat against the Memphis Grizzlies (12-23), marking their fourth consecutive loss and the 10th in the last 13 games. Despite the Lakers’ recent struggles, head coach Darvin Ham is urging a measured perspective. “It is what it is,” Ham remarked postgame….
Yesterday Rafa Nadal expressed a desire for some ‘adversity’ as he prepared for this year’s Australian Open, and that is exactly what he got when he faced Jordan Thompson in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International warm-up event for the season’s opening grand slam tournament. In what is only Nadal’s third match back on…
