Top-seeded Tommy Paul takes on Aussie lucky loser Rinky Hijikata at the Adelaide International on Thursday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Adelaide International The Drive, War Memorial DriveAdelaide, AustraliaJanuary 6-11, 2025 Surface: Hard Court Adelaide, A Final Tune-Up for Melbourne Tennis returned to Adelaide in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year. Jiri Lehecka triumphed in the…

World no. 29 Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the quarter-final in Adelaide. The 5th seed defeated Taylor Fritz at the United Cup and carried that boost to the first tournament of the season. Felix faced Arthur Cazaux in the second round and prevailed 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. The Canadian needed two hours and 33 minutes to emerge at the…

Tennis insider Jon Wertheim claims Stefano Vukov has been described as “an aggressive coach” by some players and the WTA even started placing employees in the stands undercover so they could monitor and see if there was any truth in the allegations made about the coach’s behavior toward Elena Rybakina.  Last week, the Croatian coach…

Ons Jabeur failed to back up her strong win over Danielle Collins after the former world No. 2 lost to Yulia Putintseva in the Adelaide International round-of-16.  On Tuesday, the Tunisian tennis star – who concluded her 2024 season after the US Open due to a shoulder injury – made a strong to the Australian…

For the first time in three years, Carlos Alcaraz did not finish the season in the top-2. The Spaniard wrapped up the 2024 season behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev despite conquering two Major crowns! Carlos is the four-time Major winner at 21, but he wants more! Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz’s coach, revealed the things…

Three months after undergoing right elbow surgery, world no. 22 Sebastian Korda is back in action! The young American entered the ATP 250 Adelaide event as the 2nd seed and kicked off the campaign in the second round.  Sebastian faced Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and scored a 6-3, 6-3 victory in an hour and 31 minutes. Thus,…

Joao Fonseca can not stop winning! The 18-year-old Brazilian wrapped up the 2024 season with the Next Gen ATP Finals crown in Jeddah. He started the 2025 campaign with the Canberra Challenger title, cracking the top-120 ahead of the Australian Open.  No one wanted to see the young gun on the other side of the…

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…