Great Britain narrowly failed to pull off the upset of the United Cup in Perth when they were beaten in the deciding rubber by defending champions USA, 2-1, while Serbia came through against China 2-1, also in a decider. I felt like I played some really good stuff. I get a lot of confidence from…
Rafael Nadal seemed to have a favorable draw for his first tournament in more than 11 months when the field of 32 at the Brisbane International was revealed on Saturday. That changed in a big way when the qualifiers were placed in the bracket on Sunday. Nadal drew arguably the toughest and definitely the biggest…
Coco Gauff broke out as a teenager, and she felt the pressure of that because she thought she needed to win a Grand Slam while still a teenager. Coco Gauff essentially broke out as a 15-year-old kid at Wimbledon by beating Venus Williams of all people at the event. Oddly enough, even back then, it…
Celebrate the New Year with the new fourth generation Babolat Pure Strike. By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, December 31, 2023 Babolat is celebrating the New Year sharpening its Pure Strike. The fourth generation of Babolat's famed Pure Strike frame arrives in late January. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts In 2014, Babolat…
No other tournament commands respect quite like Wimbledon does in tennis. It is the oldest and most iconic Grand Slam tournament, and it’s played on the hallowed grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. The event has staged legends, witnessed the evolution of the sport and crowned champions whose names resonate…
Steven Diez (R) and Leylah Fernandez (L) pull Canada through to their first win (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images) Chile came close to scoring an upset in their first Group B match at the Rosewall Arena in the only tie played on the last day of the year in Sydney. In fact, the Chileans were…
In a very strong ATP 250 draw, the Brisbane International is wasting no time throwing marquee matchups at tennis fans to begin the 2024 season. In addition to Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem in the first round on Tuesday, Monday marks the 13th all-time meeting between Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray. Murray leads the head-to-head…
Leylah Annie Fernandez picked up where she left off for the national team after her stellar performance at the Billie Jean King Cup in November, leading Canada to victory over Chile in their first-ever tie at the United Cup. The three-time Billie Jean King Cup Heart Award winner opened the tie with a routine victory…
Mirra Andreeva made a winning start at the 2024 Brisbane International despite not being happy with her preparation ahead of the new season. Andreeva spent quite a bit of time in Abu Dhabi for the World Tennis League and got used to the conditions there. The courts play quite differently to those in Brisbane, slower…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia First-round results: Alexei Popyrin Defeats Christopher O’Connell 64 67(5) 76(4)Alexander Shevchenko Defeats Luca Van Assche 63 62 Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson Defeat Rafael Nadal/Marc Lopez 64 64 ************ Watch all the action live this week from the Tour events in Brisbane, Hong Kong and the United Cup on Tennis TV….
