World no. 7 Novak Djokovic will compete in the third round of the Australian Open for the 17th time in the previous 18 trips to Melbourne. After beating Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round, Novak faced another lower-ranked player in round two at Rod Laver Arena. Djokovic ousted world no. 125 Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7,…

Mats Wilander applauded Emma Raducanu for kicking off her Australian Open campaign with a 7-6 (4) 7-6 (2) over No. 26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and stated that the Briton could become “one of the best in the world” if she avoids injury issues. When the 22-year-old drew a seeded player in Melbourne, it was clear…

Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced Wednesday that Denmark’s Nicolai Højgaard and Chile’s Joaquín Niemann have accepted invitations to play in the 2025 Masters. Augusta Masters, news “In support of Augusta National’s efforts to develop interest in golf globally, international players of merit who have not otherwise qualified…

Lleyton Hewitt thinks it was evident during Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open first-round loss that he wasn’t “mentally or physically 100 percent sure” about his body. On Monday, the 29-year-old made his Grand Slam return after not playing a Major in two and a half years.  And for the 2022 Wimbledon finalist – who had knee…

Paula Badosa had an encouraging message for Stefanos Tsitsipas following an early exit at the Australian Open, declaring her boyfriend “a champion.” On Monday, the 2023 Australian Open runner-up exited the Happy Slam in the first round after world No. 42 Alex Michelsen handed him a 7-5 6-3 2-6 6-4 defeat.  For the Greek –…

The Spanish golf institutions have raised 124,803.11 euros (128,13 dollars) in the aid campaign for those affected by the DANA launched following the serious flooding in Valencia and Albacete. The contributions made have been delivered to Caritas in the affected areas, an initiative carried out for almost two months before making this first donation in…

Another Major, another record for Novak Djokovic! The 24-time Major champion made a winning start at his beloved Australian Open, beating the young American Nishesh Basavareddy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and 59 minutes.  Novak entered the Rod Laver Arena and embraced his 429th Major match, equalling Roger Federer’s record and arranging to set the record…

Photo credit: Andrew Patron/Delray Beach Open Delpo is coming to Delray. Former Delray Beach Open and Grand Slam champion Juan Martin del Potro is returning to the DBO for the first time in six years to play in the tournament’s Legends event on Opening Weekend, the tournament announced. Alongside other Legends he’ll face off against Bob and Mike…

No.1 Texas men’s tennis team picked up its second win in two days, slamming ACU 7-0 at the Texas Tennis Center on Sunday, starting 2025 off on a high note. Texas will return to the Texas Tennis Center courts on Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 4:00 p.m. CT vs. UTRGV. The Longhorns dominated in doubles and got…

Tennessee University women’s tennis team closed out the Texas Invitational, hosted by the Texas Tennis Center, with three singles wins against No.7 Texas Longhorns and two doubles wins against Wisconsin. In doubles, Tennessee earned two wins against the Badgers. Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso earned a 6-3 win over Taylor Cataldi and Kaja Jacobson. Francesca…