Reilly Opelka, the lowest-ranked Brisbane men’s finalist in history, faces Czechia’s Jiri Lehecka for the Brisbane crown on Sunday. Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for Laver Cup Brisbane International Queensland Tennis CentreBrisbane, AustraliaDecember 28, 2024-January 5, 2025 Surface: Hard Court Novak Djokovic Returns, Stars Align in Brisbane Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic makes his long-awaited…

Coco Gauff swept Karolina Muchova and Taylor Fritz fought off Tomas Machac lifting the United States into the United Cup Final. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images The United States will play for the United Cup again. Coco Gauff played with command and Taylor Fritz fought fiercely leading Team USA to an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Czechia and back…

After 9 years, Novak Djokovic has lost against an American tennis player. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was defeated by Reilly Opelka, who beat him with aces in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International. As mentioned, for the Serbian champion, a streak that was almost impossible to imagine, considering the great level that American tennis players…

Aryna Sabalenka saw off Mirra Andreeva with just five lost games 6-3 6-2 to reach the Brisbane International final but it wasn’t as easy for the Belarusian as the scoreline might suggest.  For the majority of the first set, it was the 17-year-old who was applying pressure.  But unfortunately for the rising Russian tennis star,…

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is in the semifinals at the Brisbane International, after defeating the Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik, another very young player with a great future, in the rising star challenge – in two sets 7-5 7-6. Anyway it wasn’t so much the match that made the noise, but the moment of the handshake…

Joao Fonseca is making a name for himself at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025! The 18-year-old Brazilian wrapped up the previous year with the Next Gen ATP Finals crown in Jeddah. Joao started the 2025 campaign with the Canberra Challenger trophy.  The young gun stormed over the field, displaying his rich…

Naomi Osaka has made her first WTA final in three years and she is a win away from lifting her first title as a mom.  On Saturday, the seventh-seeded Japanese ousted world No. 82 Alycia Parks 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal of the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland.  On paper, it looks like a routine…

Pat Cash says Emma Raducanu “certainly has got the talent to compete at the top level” and even thinks the 22-year-old has more potential than world No. 8 and 2024 US Open semifinalist Emma Navarro.  Since winning the US Open in 2021, the Briton hasn’t made any finals but constant injuries which resulted in three…