Zheng Qinwen routinely handled Elina Svitolina in a charity match at Rod Laver Arena as the 2024 Australian Open runner-up claimed a 6-2 6-2 win.  Between January 7-10, a series of exhibition and charity events are being held at Melbourne Park, with the Australian Tennis Foundation using the funds to support children in need. And…

Belinda Bencic was close to pulling off a big comeback win against world No. 26 Liudmila Samsonova but it all fell apart late in the match after she collapsed and lost her serve twice in the deciding moments of her Adelaide International round-of-16 match. On Wednesday, the former world No. 4 was aiming to clinch…

Grand Slam doubles icon Todd Woodbridge says he wouldn’t be doing what Nick Kyrgios is doing now because criticizing top stars such as Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek is only putting more pressure on him to deliver.  While preparing to kick off his post-surgery comeback, the 2022 Wimbledon regularly criticized the top-ranked ATP player and…

Maria Sakkari joked she felt “like a lucky, lucky loser” after a fortunate turn of events at the Adelaide International put her in a position to still have a decent preparation for the Australian Open.  After going 0-2 at the United Cup in singles, the Greek – who plummeted to No. 32 in the world…

Alexander Bublik revealed he was once “seriously panicking” that he would be suspended due to an anti-doping rule violation after missing two tests in a year.  Per the ITIA rules, a player is not allowed to miss three doping tests in a year.  If that happens, it is possible for the anti-doping authorities to assume…

Nick Kyrgios doesn’t have much sympathy for Iga Swiatek candidly opening up about her struggles during the doping process as the Australian thinks it is nothing else than pulling “the victim card.” Shortly after concluding her US Open run, the world No. 2 was notified that she failed a doping test conducted in August and…

Alexander Bublik doesn’t seem to be too impressed with how Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray walked away from pro tennis, describing their retirements as “a circus.” After picking up a very serious hip injury in early 2023, the Spanish tennis icon managed to return for one last season in 2024.  While Nadal continued to struggle…

The first tournament of 2025 goes to Hideki Matsuyama. The Japanese, bronze medalist at the Paris Games, won The Sentry in Hawaii with a total of 257 (65 65 62 65, -35) shots. In the PGA Tour event, reserved for the 2024 winners and the top 50 of the FedEx Cup, he overcame the American…

Jannik Sinner will come back to the court for the Australian Open 2025 as a defending champion. The ATP number 1 will participate in the Opening Week in the week before the start of the Happy Slam, where he played the first match against Alexei Popyrin, challenge won by the ATP No.1 in two sets. On Friday…

Last June 4, at the end of the match for access to the semifinals of the French Open, Jannik Sinner discovered on the court that he had become the new ATP number 1. “Thanks to my team, it would all be impossible without them. And thanks to the fans. It’s a special moment for me, I’m…