January 28, 2024
Jannik Sinner is the comeback king and proud owner of his first Grand Slam title. He lay flat on his back after a typically explosive forehand down the line sealed glory. What a monumental feat it had been to turn this five-set thriller around. Jannik Sinner may win his second major at Wimbledon 2024 if […]
January 27, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka sent a kiss to the sky after finally closing out this one-sided contest with her fifth match point. Resistance was futile. She has claimed back-to-back Australian Open titles in Melbourne after yet another ferocious showing and a 6-3, 6-2 triumph.. There’s a reason why she had a tiger tattooed on her left forearm […]
January 26, 2024
Jannik Sinner stands one step from glory after ending the 33-match unbeaten run of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. The Italian was simply sensational against the legendary Serb – and now he must start the final as favourite. But we can’t rule out Daniil Medvedev after the stamina he has shown Down Under. The […]
Novak Djokovic has failed in his bid to eclipse Margaret Court’s tally of twenty-four Grand Slams. The superb Serb is now stuck on the same number of majors as Court after his shocking defeat to Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open. ‘It was one of the worst Grand Slam matches I have ever played and […]
January 25, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Coco Gauff in a Melbourne thriller that was a credit to women’s tennis. And now she faces Qinwen Zheng, who knew too much for Dayana Yastremska. Both women are worthy finalists. And yet you have to feel for the pair who didn’t quite make it. Coco showed great courage to come back […]
January 24, 2024
Sascha Zverev is through to the Australian Open semi-finals after a stunning display against Carlos Alcaraz. For the Spaniard it may have been a case of “be careful what you wish for.” After his previous victory, Alcaraz expressed the hope that Zverev would give him a good match in their quarter-final. But Carlitos was talking […]
January 23, 2024
Coco Gauff has reached her first Australian Open semi-final – and the incredible Novak Djokovic is now in his eleventh! Both players dropped a set on their way to the last four. And Coco might have surrendered the opener too, after she trailed 1-5 to Marta Kostyuk. ‘I just tried to win a game and […]
January 22, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz believes the defeated Brit, Cameron Norrie might have done him a favour by running Sascha Zverev so close. The popular Wimbledon champion is in the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time. And he got there in style, beating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-0. Carlos Alcaraz is already something close to perfection. And […]
January 21, 2024
Taylor Fritz has reached the Australian Open quarter-final stage for the first time. And his reward is the ultimate test – a showdown with the great Novak Djokovic. The brave American feels anything is possible after he defeated one of the tournament favourites, Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. ‘If I bring my very […]
January 20, 2024
Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the Australian Open by a little-known nineteen-year-old called Linda Noskova. ‘I’m shaking right now, I don’t know what I’ll do in the next hour. I went in feeling I had nothing to lose and that helped,’ said the world number fifty. Iga Swiatek will now dust herself down […]