A half a century after founding the Women’s Tennis Association, which created the first worldwide tennis tour for women, Billie Jean King is still on the proverbial court—and rink. When the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) launched its inaugural season on January 1 this year, with a game between New York and Toronto in … Read more
Novak Djokovic has been made to fight tooth and nail to get past the first round at the 2024 Australian Open after 18-year-old Croatian qualifier Dino Prižmić gave the him an almighty scare. The inexorable Djokovic prevailed in the end, but Prižmić gave the 10-time champion — and Australian Open director Craig Tiley — more … Read more
“And I don’t want to be here,” Naomi Osaka said, almost six years ago, to Sascha Bajin, her coach at the time. “Here” was a tennis stadium in Charleston, South Carolina, in April, 2018, midmatch, during a changeover. Osaka was down a set and a break and she had had it, not just with the … Read more
Montreal-born tennis star Eugenie Bouchard made her much-anticipated pro pickleball debut on Wednesday and in her words, “it was better than expected.” “Look, pickleball is crazy,” said Bouchard, adding she’s happy with how it went despite losing. Bouchard was competing in the singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles but was knocked out of the competition … Read more
Steve Smith has proven his sublime sporting ability is not limited to just cricket. Smith, an avid tennis fan who sits fourth on Australia’s all-time leading Test run-scoring list, wowed fans with the racquet as part of an exhibition night alongside Novak Djokovic, Peter Bol, Jackson Warne and Aryna Sabalenka at Rod Laver Arena on … Read more
World No.6 Ons Jabeur has opened up on the devastating health scare she suffered during last year’s Australian Open campaign. A new documentary, titled This Is Me, details Jabeur’s incredible tennis journey and unearths the previously untold incident. The Tunisian trailblazer has inspired the world by breaking new ground as the only African and Arab … Read more
Done with moping, Ajla Tomljanovic is convinced “special things can happen” this summer when Australia’s returning tennis star strives to right the wrongs of a depressing 10 months out of the game. Almost a year after being forced out of the Australian Open with a knee injury just as she was poised to nab a … Read more
