January 24, 2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas might just be the only man who can stop Novak Djokovic from winning another Australian Open. The statuesque Greek produced a massive performance to see off the formidable challenge of Jiri Lehecka. Tsitsipas saved five break points in the second set and then played the tie-break of his life to take command. He […]
January 22, 2023
Iga Swiatek has been surprisingly defeated at the Australian Open – and Coco Gauff’s dreams are also over for another year Down Under. But there’s always a positive way to look at their slow start to the big-time tennis season. The pressure subsides a little. The brightest stars can identify there weaknesses and prepare to […]
January 21, 2023
Novak Djokovic keeps having medical time-outs – but he carries on winning anyway. He defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, 6-4 to set up a fourth-round clash with local hero Alex de Minaur on Monday. Only stiff first-set resistance and his own hamstring worries really threatened to derail Djokovic against the Bulgarian. Neither proved a […]
January 20, 2023
Sebastian Korda gave American tennis yet another memorable moment as he defeated former world number one Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open. The 22-year-old sensation attacked from the start and played the biggest moments best in order to beat the fading Russian. There were some tense moments, as there always are in this wonderfully dramatic […]
January 19, 2023
Andy Murray just achieved something so special that it must feel almost as good as winning a Grand Slam. Sometimes matches are so memorable that it doesn’t seem matter whether there’s a trophy waiting at the end of the contest. Murray might have been too tired to lift one anyway. He had just played his […]
January 18, 2023
Rafael Nadal and Emma Raducanu have crashed out of the Australian Open. Both looked in discomfort as they were defeated in straight sets. Nadal was shattered and his wife was in tears as the great champion came to the end of the road in Melbourne. Rafael Nadal deserves a deeper Grand Slam run at Wimbledon […]
January 16, 2023
Nick Kyrgios has had to withdraw from the Australian Open due to a knee injury. The entertaining Australian has never been a great fan of the French Open. And that means his sights will now be set on the greatest Grand Slam of them all. Nick Kyrgios will go all out to win his first […]
January 12, 2023
Jack Draper and the rest of the Brits face some epic tests at the Australian Open. The young Brit faces top seed Rafael Nadal in the first round. It promises to be an epic contest against the man with the most Grand Slams in men’s tennis history. But make no mistake, Nadal won’t be thrilled […]
January 30, 2022
Rafael Nadal has made tennis history, just a few short weeks after doubting he could ever play our beloved sport again. You couldn’t make up a story as astonishing as this. People would probably dismiss the plot as too unrealistic. Truth really is stranger than fiction at times. And we are all so lucky to […]
January 29, 2022
Ash Barty roared with relief as the Melbourne crowd went wild. She had wobbled and faltered but then she rediscovered her true and brilliant self in such style. The Wimbledon champion is now also the Australian Open champion. And let’s not forget the French Open was her first big triumph. Will Ash complete the Career […]