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World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will compete in his second consecutive Australian Open quarter-final. The four-time Major winner led 7-5, 6-1 in the fourth round against Jack Draper at Rod Laver Arena before the Briton decided to retire. The 15th seed came from two sets to one down in the first three matches in Melbourne,…
Iga Swiatek doesn’t agree with the claim that this year’s court at the Australian Open is slower and that the balls are heavier. On Friday, Jessica Pegula – who upset the Pole in last year’s US Open quarterfinal – exited the Happy Slam in the third round following a shock 7-6 (3) 6-1 defeat to…
Eva Lys has now twice changed her flight date but definitely has no regrets after her run is becoming one of the best stories of this year’s Australian Open. On Saturday, the German lucky loser defeated Jaqueline Cristian 4-6 6-3 6-3 to make her first round-of-16 of a Grand Slam. But before all of this…
Novak Djokovic approved Danielle Collins’ response to Australian Open hecklers as the Serb funnily stated that he is now “a big fan” of hers. On Thursday, the American tennis star edged out Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-2. But it wasn’t only the inspired Australian that she was dealing with it, but also…
Even though nothing has been officially announced by the PGA Tour, discussions are reportedly underway to consider moving the Genesis Invitational, hosted by Tiger Woods, to the calendar as fires continue to ravage Los Angeles County. Tiger Woods, news After three days of fierce fighting, the fire is still not under control in Los Angeles.…
Jessica Pegula had a pretty good idea about what was to blame for her shock Australian Open loss as the world No. 6 lamented that the court was “so slow” while the balls were “so heavy.” On Friday, the American tennis star saw her run at Melbourne Park come to an end after world No.…
Aryna Sabalenka claims undercooked meat was the reason she felt unwell during last year’s surprise French Open loss to Mirra Andreeva but highlights that she won’t make the same mistake again. After winning the 2024 Australian Open title and also winning her opening four French Open matches in four sets, the Belarusian looked primed for…
Gael Monfils has often been blamed for not taking full advantage of his talent during his career. Indeed, the French veteran could have achieved more prestigious results although he played in the same era as legends such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The current world number 41 has worked very well during…
Cruz Hewitt is enjoying his time at his second Australian Open! The 16-year-old trained with Jannik Sinner at Rod Laver Arena and earned the qualifying wild card. The young gun fell to Nikoloz Basilashvili and focused on the junior draw. Cruz kicked off the campaign with a rock-solid 6-3, 6-3 victory over a qualifier MooBeen Kim…
A champion like Novak Djokovic knows when the time is right to raise his level in Grand Slam tournaments. After two unconvincing performances at the 2025 Australian Open, the ten-time champion of this tournament played much better against Tomas Machac in the third round and secured a spot in the second week. The 37-year-old from…