Aryna Sabalenka produced yet another dominant display to win a second successive Australian Open women’s single’s title on Saturday. The Belarusian second seed saw off Chinese 12th seed, Qinwen Zheng, 6-3 6-2 in Melbourne to secure the second Grand Slam trophy of her career. The consistency which Sabalenka showed across the tournament was unmatched as … Read more
Jannik Sinner pulled off a massive upset as he beat top seed and 24-time Grand Slam winner, Novak Djokovic, on Friday to reach the 2024 Australian Open men’s singles final. The 22-year-old Italian put on a stunning display in Melbourne to overcome the 10-time Australian Open champion 6-1 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 6-3. Defeat for Djokovic … Read more
Jannik Sinner was once a skiing prodigy. He grew up in a small town in the Italian Alps, near Austria, and was one of the country’s top prospects in the giant slalom, an event that requires speed, quick feet, and technical mastery. But he was afraid. Skiing is unforgiving: one small mistake, and you lose … Read more
Legendary Australian tennis coach Darren Cahill knows what it’s like to win. The 58-year-old has coached Lleyton Hewitt, Andree Agassi, Simona Halep and now Jannik Sinner to grand slam titles, completing one of the greatest coaching resumes the game has ever seen with his current pupil’s Australian Open win on Sunday night. Sinner won his … Read more
Power tennis is an assault on time. It robs an opponent of the time to react, to reach the ball, to get her spacing just right, to set her feet in place properly, to step into the ball, to swing unhurriedly, to think what’s next. Hard court, the slicker the better, is where power tennis … Read more
Australian Matt Ebden has helped Indian veteran Rohan Bopanna finally break through for his first grand slam doubles title. The pair took out the Australian Open on Saturday night with a 7-6(0) 7-5 win over Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. Bopanna, who is still going strong at 43, will also become the oldest … Read more
Daniil Medvedev is through to the Australian Open final after a marathon five-set victory over Alex Zverev in Friday night’s semi-final. The Russian fought back from two sets down to seal the 5-7 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 victory in just under four and a half hours. It was a remarkable comeback from the third seed, … Read more
Defending champion and second seed, Aryna Sabalenka, defeated fourth seed, Coco Gauff, 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in the semi-final of the Australian Open women’s singles on Thursday. The contest was a rematch of last year’s US Open final, which saw Gauff come from a set down to beat Sabalenka and win her first Grand Slam. Sabalenka’s … Read more
24-time Grand Slam winner, Novak Djokovic, secured a spot in the last four of the 2024 Australian Open after a 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-2 6-3 win over America’s Taylor Fritz on Tuesday. The number one seed and reigning men’s singles champion came into his quarter-final contest having dropped just two sets in the tournament so … Read more
Tennis commentator Jelena Dokic was granted an odd request from Aryna Sabalenka after the defending champion booked her spot in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. In a match that started more than two hours late because of farcical scheduling, the world No.2 put on another clinic on Rod Laver Arena to beat ninth seed … Read more
