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…

We have arrived at Week 2 of the Australian Open, which gets underway on Sunday. Among those looking for spots in the quarterfinals are Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Tommy Paul. Here are my previews and picks for Day 8 of the season’s first Grand Slam. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. (12) Tommy PaulTo…

As projected, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune will battle in the Australian Open fourth round on Monday! The 21-year-old Dane survived the stern Miomir Kecmanovic challenge in the third round at Margaret Court Arena.  Holger ousted Miomir 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in three hours and 27 minutes, moving into the last 16 at Majors…

Through three rounds of the Australian Open, there have been a whopping 29 five-setters. Yes, the drama at Melbourne Park has been off the charts. Nobody has been more responsible for it to a greater extent than Jack Draper–much to the chagrin of the Aussie crowd. Draper has broken their hearts twice, first outlasting Thanasi…

A shocking elimination. Taylor Fritz was playing the best tennis of his career in recent months, in which he reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open and the final at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin entering the Top 5 of the ATP ranking with full merit. The American ace hoped to…

The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has been on a roll in 2025! The veteran claimed the title in Auckland and gained a boost ahead of the Australian Open. Gael took down three rivals in Melbourne and reached the last 16 for the sixth time.  The quarter-finalist from 2016 and 2022 faced world no. 4 Taylor Fritz…