By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, January 27, 2024 Zheng Qinwen’s maiden major final was both big breakthrough and major learning experience. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka swept Zheng 6-3, 6-2 to collect her second straight Australian Open title. More: Richard Evans Q&A The 21-year-old Chinese showed jitters dropping eight of the first nine points in the final. Zheng,…
The ATP Tour and WTA singles draws for the events in Montpellier, France, Linz, Austria and Hua Hin, Thailand can be found below. This week on Tour will feature Holger Rune, Felix Auger Aliassime and Paula Badosa in action. As the tennis tours inch closer to March Madness in Indian Wells and Miami, the top…
Taipei’s Hsieh Su-Wei & Jan Zielinski from Poland snatched the Australian Open mixed doubles title out of the grasp of American Desirae Krawczyk & Neal Skupski of Great Britain, 6-7(5) 6-4 [11-9], on Friday, who held a championship point in the match tiebreak, claiming their first major title as a team. It was exciting, and…
Getty Images Rohan Bopanna is turning back the clock. Already 41 years old in the spring of 2021, Bopanna considered retirement. Following his first-round exit in Estoril, he had lost seven matches in a row with six different partners to begin the season. It would have been the end of an illustrious career that included…
Rohan Bopanna continues to turn back the clock. At 41 years old in April of 2021, Bopanna considered retirement following his first-round exit from the ATP 250 in Estoril. He had lost seven matches in a row to begin the season, doing so with six different partners. It would have signaled the end of an…
Jannik Sinner‘s coaches, Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi, were in very good spirits after his win over Novak Djokovic at the 2024 Australian Open. Sinner played in the Australian Open semi-final against Djokovic, and the Italian proved much better, winning the match in four sets. The Italian is enjoying the best days of his tennis…
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Aryna Sabalenka landed her second Australian Open trophy on Saturday night in Melbourne when she dispatched Zheng Qinwen, 6-3 6-2, in just 76 minutes, and successfully defended the title that she won here last year. I think Sabalenka is one of the most tough opponents I have faced. She’s a really aggressive player. She takes…
Sabalenka subdues Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 for Australian Open title Aryna Sabalenka tore through the draw without the loss of a set to defend her title at the Australian Open. The world #2 from Belarus was not the clear favorite when the fortnight commenced. Elena Rybakina whom Sabalenka defeated in last year’s final, was deemed the…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 27: Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the Women’s Singles Final match between Qinwen Zheng of China and Aryna Sabalenka during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (January 27, 2024) World No. 2…
