Through his official Twitter account, the Australian tennis legend praised . The Canadian player defeated Alexander Zverev in a straight-set fourth-round match delivering new aggressive tennis being helped by the 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic. Ahead of the quarter-final against Lucas Pouille, Laver wrote: I really like the way hes playing – back to theRead moreRead more
Month: March 2019
Rod Laver praises 'serve and volleyer' Milos Raonic
Australian Open day 7 recap: where is Roger Federer's forehand?
s run into the ended in the worst way. Dethroned by in four sets, the Swiss wasted the impossible, missing 12 break points out of 12 and, above all, playing very badly with the forehand. No Fedalbowl, therefore. No problem for who, along with and , reached the quarter-finals. Out and the young. believes thatRead moreRead more
Petra Kvitova ends Collins' magical run, storms into first Aus Open final
Eighth seed ended the fairytale run of American in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Kvitova won 7-6(2), 6-0 in an hour and 34 minutes. At the start of the match, both players went at it full throttle, even trading breaks and giving nothing away. However, as the heat soared and the heat stress scaleRead moreRead more
Australian Open: Danielle Collins destroys Angelique Kerber. Stephens loses
. No one could predict this result, including Collins herself, but there was only one player on the court for the entire match, in what has been one of the worst performances from the German on serve in her career. Kerber dropped almost 60% of the points behind her initial shot, suffering six breaks fromRead moreRead more
Tsitsipas: 'I will try to face Bautista Agut like if he is Roger Federer'
is extremely focused on his quarter-final match at the Australian Open against Roberto Bautista Agut. The Greek knows that the Spaniard will make his life complicated and after his win over , he does not want to stop here. I will try to forget what happened today, said Tsitsipas speaking to Greek media. Its aRead moreRead more
Davis Cup: Alexander Zverev, Denis Shapovalov and the Russian duo win
Three-time Davis Cup champions Germany is on the verge of Davis Cup finals berth, winning the opening two singles rubbers against Hungary in Frankfurt for a 2-0. Playing in his 12th Davis Cup season, Philipp Kohlschreiber had to work hard to defeat the 19-year-old Zsombor Piros 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in two hours and 39 minutes.Read moreRead more
Tsitsipas, Zverev are spearheading the new generation – Philippoussis
The former world no. 8 is impressed by performances at the Australian Open. The Greek player defeated Roger Federer in four sets in the fourth round and he is now in the semi-finals after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in another four-setter, in the quarter-final. Speaking to Metro, Philippoussis said: He was one to look outRead moreRead more
Wimbledon finalist returns to Estoril, joining Tsitsipas and de Minaur
Portugal Open joined the ATP Tour in 1990, staged at the Estdio Nacional do Jamor in Oeiras until 2014 when it lost the license due to lack of sponsors. From the following year, the event moved to the Clube de Tnis do Estoril in Cascais where it found the perfect home, with Richard Gasquet, NicolasRead moreRead more
Thierry Van Cleemput splits with Goffin, starts working with Simona Halep
may have a new coach in the short term future. The Romanian player split with Darren Cahill at the end of last year as the Australian wants to stay closer to his family, and the Australian Open watched her match against Serena Williams on Monday. Van Cleemput split with David Goffin. In press conference HalepRead moreRead more
Andy Murray will never be a global icon as Roger Federer, says expert
became a big star over the years in his country, Great Britain. The former world No. 1 will have ended his career with $100 million earnings from endorsements, bonuses, appearance fees and $61 million from prize money tournaments. In an interview to BBC, the brands expert Anastasia Kourovskaia described Murrays legacy and his differences withRead moreRead more