TAG: AO
I knew Nishesh Basavareddy was going to pose a danger to Novak Djokovic and he did exactly that, snatching the first set and then battling hard for the next three sets. Djokovic won in four but he had to summon and show his ultimate beast mode roaring, which we haven’t seen in a good while. […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Frances Tiafoe · Naomi Osaka · Nishesh Basavareddy · Novak Djokovic · Tommy Paul
Kei Nishikori was getting battered by Thiago Monteiro for two sets, enduring a 46 67 pummeling from the Brazilian lefty, who seemed to have too much firepower, blasting winners all over the court. But the 35 year old didn’t give up. Instead he engineered one of the best over 35 Grand Slam wins you’ll ever […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Kei Nishikori · Thiago Monteiro · Uniqlo · Wilson tennis
Experience and wisdom did not serve these ATP and WTA veterans much benefits as they all were dismissed at Australian Open qualies. Bernard Tomic was ousted 36 16 by Jan Kovalik. Dan Evans was defeated by James Trotter 46 63 36. Marco Trungelitti lost to Kamil Majchrzak 63 67 36. Tim Van Rijthoven lost to […] Continue to read full article...
Jan/25
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Cruz Hewitt Enters AO On Three Match Losing Streak
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16 year old prospect Cruz Hewitt will play the 2025 Australian Open qualifying tournament with a wildcard and a three match losing streak. The son of Aussie legendary hero Lleyton Hewitt lost in the round of 16 at Brisbane ITF $25,000 to Jake Delaney 67 16 in mid-November. Then he lost first round Caloundra ITF […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Cruz Hewitt · Jannik Sinner · Lleyton Hewitt · Yonex
By Scoop Malinowski This year will be a major challenge for Novak Djokovic. He completed his ultimate goal last year by winning the long-elusive Olympic gold medal and with Federer and Nadal both retired, there is no one to threaten his 24 Grand Slam total record. So now Djokovic, at age 37, has begun his […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Asics · Head · Lacoste · Novak Djokovic · Reilly Opelka
A great ATP career has come to an end. Fernando Verdasco, the explosive Spanish lefty and former world no. 7, is no longer chasing the dream. Verdasco played his last match in September 2023 at Seville Challenger, a first round loss 61 61 to Hugo Gaston. Prior to that wildcard, Verdasco played at Stanford Challenger […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · Fernando Verdasco · Head · Ons Jabeur · Spain
Former WTA no. 12 Qiang Wang of China has returned to pro tennis competition after over a year off and marriage. Best known for beating Serena Williams at Australian Open 2020, the 32 year old Wang resumed her career in late January in Hua Hin, Thailand but was beaten by Xiyu Wang 61 61. Not […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · China · Qiang Wang · Yonex
Apr/24
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Australian Open under scrutiny due to corruption scandal
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Recent revelations of a corruption scandal in world tennis have uncovered an unprecedented level of manipulation that threatens to undermine the integrity of the sport. The International Tennis Anti-Corruption Agency (ITIA) is on high alert, especially in the run-up to the Australian Open, one of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments. The scale of the […] Continue to read full article...
The 22 year old Italian Stallion Jannik Sinner finally found the formula to win a Grand Slam title and executed it to perfection. In the semifinals he upset the ten time champion and world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in four sets and today in the final he overcame Daniil Medvedev 36 36 64 64 63. […] Continue to read full article...
The moment of truth as arrived for the Australian Open with two men’s semifinals to be contested today. First off, Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner — the 24-time Grand Slam champion vs the Italian Stallion who beat him twice at the end of last year (10:30 EST). Djokovic has won Australian Open ten times and […] Continue to read full article...
Alexander Zverev · AO · Daniil Medvedev · Jannik Sinner · Novak Djokovic
