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Four months before turning 38, Novak Djokovic is still a player to beat! The ten-time Australian Open winner stopped the clock at Melbourne Park and ousted world no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 for a place in the semi-final. Thus, the legend reached his 50th Major semi-final and arranged the clash against world no.…
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan is not working with Goran Ivanisevic anymore. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The trip is over for the Goran Ivanisevic-Elena Rybakina partnership. The 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic, who previously coached Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic, announced he is no longer coaching Rybakina. The pair started a trial partnership in late 2024.…
After it was confirmed a few days ago that Xander Schauffele will miss The American Express, as well as the Farmers Insurance Open, there were immediately rumors about the nature of his injury. His team confirmed that it was a matter of ‘medical issues’, but they did not want to reveal specifically what it was…
Coco Gauff had a prepared message for her critics following an Australian Open exit, highlighting that she won’t be bothered by what some “internet coaches” may have to say. After collecting her maiden WTA Finals trophy and also winning the United Cup, the American’s bid to win her third consecutive title ended after Paula Badosa…
World no. 2 Alexander Zverev will compete in the Australian Open semi-final for the third time. The German faced the 12th seed Tommy Paul in the quarter-final and earned a 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1 win in three hours and 28 minutes. Thus, Alexander collected his ninth Major semi-final at 27, matching Stan Wawrinka and Daniil…
Paula Badosa has made her maiden Grand Slam semifinal after upsetting Coco Gauff 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open quarterfinal. Early in the match, the 11th-seeded Spaniard missed out on two break points but didn’t make the same mistake in the 11th game, when she broke the American for a 6-5 lead before serving out…
Katie Boulter seemingly received some unpleasant and insulting comments following her Australian Open exit so she decided to fire back at trolls in a creative way. At the opening Grand Slam of the year, the top-ranked British female tennis player defeated Rebecca Marino in her opener before world No. 75 Veronika Kudermetova handed her a…
Eva Lys declared her Australian Open fairytale as “the nicest week” of her life but also shared that not long ago she was having tearful nights and wondering if her moment would ever come. On Monday, the lucky loser’s impressive campaign at Melbourne Park finished with a 6-0 6-1 defeat to Iga Swiatek. As you…
Nick Kyrgios brutally called out Channel 9’s Tony Jones over his comments on Novak Djokovic by publicly asking “why it is always unathletic people” having a go at the very best athletes. As you probably know very well by now, the host was standing in front of Serbian fans on Friday when he said on…
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic Part 8 is on! As expected when the draw ceremony was conducted a couple of weeks ago, Alcaraz and Djokovic will square off in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday night. It marks their eighth meeting, and what a rivalry it has been so far. Djokovic leads the head-to-head series…