January 19, 2024
Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff are making their mark at the Australian Open already. The first Grand Slam of the season is warming up nicely – and leading us to look forward to what lies ahead later this year. We can’t wait to see Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff – arguably the best Americans on […]
January 18, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz is still in the hunt for Grand Slam glory after another thrilling win over Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego. Meanwhile Emma Raducanu’s comeback was derailed by third-set illness – and her Australian adventure comes to an end. Alcaraz required flashes of sheer brilliance to defeat Sonego 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Afterwards he said: […]
January 17, 2024
Stefanos Tsitsipas has brought scintillating tennis and a cheeky sense of humour to the Australian Open this year. The Greek superstar beat local hero Jordan Thompson 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in their quality second-round clash. Now last year’s finalist looks set to go deep once more in Melbourne, where he always feels at […]
January 16, 2024
Emma Raducanu is back in the Grand Slam groove! She defeated American hot-shot Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-2 at the Australian Open. Emma Raducanu returning to form is wonderful news as we build towards Wimbledon 2024! The former US Open champion hasn’t been able to play a Grand Slam match for a year due to an […]
January 14, 2024
Novak Djokovic has just played the longest first-round match of his career at Grand Slams. And the crazy thing is, the match against unknown teenager Dino Prizmic didn’t even go to five sets! On the face of it, Novak’s 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4 victory doesn’t look too demanding, apart from the tie-break setback. Even […]
January 29, 2023
Novak Djokovic milked the applause, looked to the heavens and scaled a wall to be with his team. He realised he had climbed back to the top of the world – and suddenly collapsed in tears. Not just gentle tears of joy. He sobbed his heart out with the sheer relief of it all, remembering […]
January 28, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka lay on her back quivering and crying as the crowd went wild. It was the first time she had allowed herself to be anything other than the fearsome tiger tattooed on the inside of her left forearm. Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina understood her emotions completely. She was so gracious as she came round […]
January 27, 2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas is on a mission to beat Novak Djokovic in the Aussie Open final – and become world number one for the first time. That’s a tall order for any young pretender – but the Greek superstar feels he is ready. Stefanos Tsitsipas has found a new level and should be phenomenal to watch […]
January 26, 2023
Elena Rybakina is one step away from repeating her Wimbledon 2022 triumph after reaching the final of the Australian Open. At the tender age of 23, Rybakina has truly broken through now – and the showpiece in Melbourne should hold no fears for her. She explained: ‘I got a lot of experience from Wimbledon and […]
January 25, 2023
Tommy Paul can now say that his dream has come true. The talented American will play the greatest of them all on current form – Novak Djokovic – for a place in the Australian Open final. If Paul were to win, it would be the most shocking giant-killing of all time. This is Tommy’s first […]