[ad_1] Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Reigning Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz was handed a heavy defeat at the Australian Open on Wednesday, losing in four sets to No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-4. Needing three hours and five minutes to advance, Zverev’s flawless performance featured seven aces, 28 winners and 73 percent of his…
[ad_1] What will the Australian Open semifinals do for an encore? Jannik Sinner took the tennis world by storm last season, and the fall swing specifically was headlined by the emergence of Sinner’s rivalry with Novak Djokovic. They faced each other three times in the final two weeks of the 2023 campaign, as a pair…
[ad_1] For the second time in his career, Alexander Zverev has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and he did it in dramatic style by defeating the second title favourite Carloa Alcaraz in four sets. I fought back well in the fourth set, didn’t let go and very happy to have finished the match…
[ad_1] Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia World No. 1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday, defeating No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in three hours and 45 minutes. Striking 20 aces and winning 81 percent of his first serve points, Djokovic hit 51 winners against his American opponent….
[ad_1] Getty Images On Tuesday, Jannik Sinner beat an opponent who is now 0-10 lifetime in Grand Slam quarterfinals. On Friday, Sinner will face an opponent who is 11-0 in Australian Open quarterfinals, 10-0 in Australian Open semifinals, and 10-0 in Australian Open finals. Andrey Rublev’s futility in the last eight at majors continued when…
[ad_1] The semi-final lineup from the top half of the draw is complete, and we will see Novak Djokovic take on Jannik Sinner after the pair progressed from their quarter-final matches on Tuesday. Djokovic was playing the day session for the second consecutive match, although he didn’t get on the court until later in the…
[ad_1] ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL—Adelaide, Australia Semifinal results: Jack Draper defeats Alexander Bublik (8) 7-6(4), 6-4Jiri Lehecka (7) Defeats Sebastian Korda (3) 6-2 6-1 ***** ASB CLASSIC—Auckland, New Zealand Semifinal results: Taro Daniel Defeats Ben Shelton (1) 7-5 7-6(9)Alejandro Tabilo Defeats Arthur Fils (6) 6-2 7-5 Watch all the action live this week from the ATP Tour…
[ad_1] ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL—Adelaide, Australia Quarterfinal results: Jack Draper Defeats Tommy Paul (1) 6-1, 6-4Jiri Lehecka (7) Defeats Nicolas Jarry (2) 6-4 7-5Sebastian Korda (3) Defeats Christopher O’Connell 6-4 6-4Alexander Bublik (8) Defeats Lorenzo Musetti (4) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 ***** ASB CLASSIC—Auckland, Australia Quarterfinal results: Ben Shelton (1) Defeats Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 6-3Alejandro Tabilo Defeats…
[ad_1] Top seed Elena Rybakina met her match on Thursday and was sent packing by Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Jessica Pegula came through her 2nd 3-setter in a row to get past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Ostapenko saw off Marta Kostyuk, and Daria Kasatkina advanced to the semi-finals without striking a ball after Laura Siegemund pulled out…
[ad_1] BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia Quarterfinal results: Jordan Thompson Defeats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 7-6(8), 6-3Holger Rune Defeats James Duckworth 6-2 7-6(6)Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-4Roman Safiullin Defeats Matteo Arnaldi 76(4) 62 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong Quarterfinal results: Andrey Rublev Defeats Arthur Fils 6-4, 1-6,…
