Iga Swiatek kicked off the new year just as she finished the previous one – by staying at the summit of women’s tennis. Swiatek’s second stint as World No. 1 has begun in a positive fashion. After sweeping back-to-back titles in Beijing and Cancun at the tail end of last season, the Polish star managed…
Rafael Nadal will take on Dominic Thiem in Brisbane on Tuesday. Photo credit: Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic at Hurlingham Club Brisbane International Queensland Tennis CentreBrisbane, AustraliaDecember 31, 2023-January 7, 2024 Surface: Hard Court Rafa Returns, Stars Align in Brisbane King of Clay Rafael Nadal makes his long-awaited singles return at the Brisbane International. The 37-year-old…
The following is an email sent out by former ATP Tour publicity guru Greg Sharko on the passing of Jim Martz, the long-time respected tennis writer from Florida. Jim Martz, the founder and publisher of Florida Tennis from 1992-2023 and a long-time sports writer of the Miami Herald (1970-1991), passed away on Saturday, December 30,…
Iga Swiatek‘s second stint as World No. 1 shows no signs of ending anytime soon as the Pole built a cushion over her closest challenger, Aryna Sabalenka. After last year’s US Open, Swiatek had relinquished the World No. 1 ranking to Sabalenka. But the Belarusian’s reign lasted for just eight weeks before the 22-year-old Warsaw…
Stormy weather has prevented progress in the men’s draw at the Brisbane International event which opens the 2024 ATP Tour and acts as a warm-up event for the Australian Open which kicks off on January 14. If things are going well, I’d love to keep going. But, if they’re not, and I’m not enjoying it,…
Grigor Dimitrov ended 2023 in fine form; he started 2024 in similar fashion. Dimitrov, who comes into the new season at No. 14 in the world, survived a marquee Brisbane International first-round matchup with Andy Murray by prevailing 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Monday night. Murray was two games away from advancing after he broke back…
Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek celebrate for Team Poland. Photo credit: United Cup Facebook United Cup RAC Arena and Ken Rosewall ArenaPerth and Sydney, AustraliaDecember 29, 2023-January 7, 2024 Surface: Hard Court Eighteen Nations Battle for United Cup The United Cup is back for a second time, with the unique and unifying mixed-teams event set…
The former coach of Serena Williams, Rick Macci, was full of praise for Novak Djokovic‘s stellar 2023 season in which he set numerous records. Djokovic was in near-invincible form last year, winning the most singles titles of any player on the ATP Tour with seven. Of those, three were won at the Grand Slam level,…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia First-round results: Holger Rune Defeats Max Purcell 46 64 62Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Andy Murray 64 57 62Roman Safiullin Defeats Ben Shelton 63 67(5) 63 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong First-round results: Juncheng Shang Defeats Laslo Djere 67(5) 63 76(8)Pavel Kotov Defeats Nuno Borges…
There must be something in the Sydney air for all the United Cup ties played there this year, have gone to deciding sets! On Monday, New Year’s Day, a top-form Casper Ruud led the Norwegians to their first victory by wining his singles rubber and then helping to claim the deciding point in the mixed…
