of her favourite players In the world of professional tennis, Venus Williams is a household name. The 39-year-old American has been a dominant force in the sport since the turn of the century, winning seven Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals. Recently, Williams was asked to list her favourite players on the […]
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CNN — The first grand slam of the new tennis season gets underway on January 16 in Melbourne and the 2023 Australian Open is set to provide no end of intriguing storylines. Chief among them is the return of Novak Djokovic one year from his deportation debacle, as the Serb looks to match Rafael Nadal’s […]
Novak Djokovic heads into the Australian Open as favourite to win the tournament, as he attempts to catch Rafael Nadal, but one day, eventually, the two men will have to be replaced at the top of tennis and Laura Robson has named those who could take the mantle. It’s just year ago that Djokovic was […]
With injury concerns throughout his 2022 and with the year ending with Roger Federer bidding adieu to the sport, Rafael Nadal has been bombarded with questions on his retirement, leaving the Spaniard troubled as he banned questions on the topic at press conference. But Alexander Zverev has made a bold prediction on when, where and […]
It is not usual for Rafael Nadal to head to the first Grand Slam of the season as the defending champion and the No.1 seed. It has happened only once before, in 2010. But the Spaniard has been handed a tough draw at the Australian Open 2023 this time, where he starts off against an […]
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff, and Frances Tiafoe participated in the Tennis Plays for Peace charity event organized by the Australian Open on January 11, 2023, in support of Ukraine during the ongoing war. The star-studded lineup for the exhibition matches also included Andy Murray, Alexander Zverev, Maria Sakkari, Grigor Dimitrov, Alex de Minaur, and Ukrainian […]
Tennis TV welcomed the New Year with a promotional poster featuring the likes of ATP stars like Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, depicting them in Australia ahead of the new season. Unfortunately, the poster has not gone over well with tennis fans across the globe, who see it as racial appropriation and ignorance […]
American star Taylor Fritz has brushed aside Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4 at the United Cup, with a 21-minute first set highlighting the American’s dominance. Zverev, who was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, appeared to be in some discomfort at various intervals and was seen grabbing his elbow at times in the […]
Hubert Hurkacz recently called out Iga Swiatek for her remarks on tennis legend Rafael Nadal. Poland will present one of the strongest lineups at the United Cup, with World No. 1 Swiatek teaming up with World No. 10 Hurkacz. Swiatek won eight titles in 2022, including Roland Garros and the US Open. Hurkacz has claimed […]
Six Australians have been awarded wildcards into their home grand slam, including local favourite Alexei Popyrin. Jason Kubler, Rinky Hijikata, Storm Hunter, Talia Gibson, Olivia Gadecki and Popyrin were awarded wildcards to the event – which runs from January 16-29. Popyrin has made the third round of the Australian Open twice, but the other five […]