Stefanos Tsitsipas Storms Through To Aussie Open Semis
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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 […]
Iga Swiatek And Coco Gauff Are Beaten At Aussie Open
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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 […]
Novak Djokovic Marches On But Andy Murray Falls
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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 […]
Sebastian Korda Beats Medvedev In New American Charge
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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 […]
Murray Marathon Offers Wimbledon 2023 Glory Hope
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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 […]
Rafael Nadal and Emma Raducanu Exit Melbourne
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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 […]
Andy Murray Works A Miracle At Australian Open
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January 17, 2023
Andy Murray prevailed in one of his greatest matches at the Australian Open. Four hours and forty-nine minutes of pulsating action ended when Murray’s winning shot dribbled unanswerably over the net. Who could say he didn’t deserve that piece of good fortune after leading the decisive tie-break 6-1 and 8-3, before gutsy Italian Matteo Berrettini […]
Nick Kyrgios Will Focus On Wimbledon 2023, Emma Wins
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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 […]
Jack Draper To Face Rafael Nadal At Australian Open!
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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 […]
Coco Gauff And Team USA Shine, Djokovic Also Wins
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January 9, 2023
Coco Gauff has begun 2023 with a stunning title win in New Zealand – and Americans are shining everywhere in world tennis. She dominated the ASB Classic in New Zealand and beat Spaniard Rebeka Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in the final to secure her third big crown. Coco Gauff really could be ready to make Wimbledon […]