Novak Djokovic has learned his possible path to winning the Brisbane International as the Serb is set to start his return to the tournament by taking on Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata.  After the top seed presumably routinely handles the world No. 73, his next opponent will likely be Gael Monfils.  In the quarterfinal, the Serb is…

Todd Woodbridge says he is hoping Iga Swiatek worked on her slice backhand in the offseason as the former doubles world No. 1 believes it is the key to the world No. 2 achieving success at the Australian Open.  Although the Pole has already won five Grand Slams by the age of 23, she hasn’t…

Elena Rybakina describes Goran Ivanisevic as “a fun guy” and claims that “every day” she is learning something new from her coach.  After the world No. 6 concluded her WTA Finals run and also Billie Jean King Cup duties, her partnership with Novak Djokovic’s former coach officially started in the preseason.  For a month, the…

In the Immelman family, here is the son Jacob who was first discovered on his father’s shoulders at the 2009 Masters par 3 contest, the year after the South African, now a commentator for NBC, won. And Trevor made a pretty sweet deal with his son, as he explained on the sidelines of the PNC…

Coco Gauff highlights she has nothing but positive to say about Auckland as a tournament but she simply wanted “a higher level of competition” ahead of the Australian Open and that’s why she picked the United Cup as the event where she wanted to start her season.  In each of the past two seasons, the…

Simona Halep sustained a very unfortunate setback at the start of the 2025 season as the Romanian won’t be able to play in Auckland next week or take part in the upcoming Australian Open.  After returning from a doping ban in March, the former world No. 1 was limited to just four tournaments in 2024…

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Belinda Bencic says she already feels her tennis “is there” but admits that the physical side remains a bit tricky part since she still hasn’t regained her full fitness.  After announcing her pregnancy in late 2023, the Swiss tennis star gave birth in April – and although it wasn’t expected – she returned to action…

2025 will be a very important year for Stefanos Tsitsipas’ career. The Greek ace is not having a great time and his rise has come to an abrupt halt in the last couple of years. After reaching the final at the Australian Open in 2023 (lost to Novak Djokovic), the talent from Athens has not…

Carlos Alcaraz’s 2024 was truly exceptional for a player of just 21 years old, but it was partially overshadowed by Jannik Sinner’s near-perfect season. It’s no secret that this rivalry is set to mark in the era, and many insiders believe that these two players can take the place of the Big 3 in the…