. Rafa managed to beat Tomas Berdych in straight sets to stay on the title course, dominating against the Czech in sets one and two before sealing the deal in a much tighter third set where he had to save a set point. On the other hand, Roger Federer had no such fortune a fewRead moreRead more
Month: March 2019
Agassi: 'Federer and Nadal are incredible, it will be sad when they..'
WTA St. Petersburg: Maria Sharapova downs Daria Gavrilova. Zvonareva wins
Playing in St. Petersburg for the first time, Maria Sharapova has made an excellent start in front of the home crowd after a 6-0, 6-4 win over a former Russian Daria Gavrilova in an hour and 47 minutes, her third straight over Daria after losing the first clash in Miami 2015. Interestingly, they needed almostRead moreRead more
It boggles the mind – Jim Courier impressed by Novak Djokovic
The former world no. 1 praised performance against Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. Speaking on Channel Nine, the American said: It boggles the mind. It was a masterclass and a rivalry that is so storied. This one a significant win for so many reasons. This puts him one step closer not just toRead moreRead more
Stefanos Tsitsipas can play a lot like Roger Federer, says Brad Gilbert
The tennis coach and ESPN analyst believes that win over comes as no surprise in some ways. The 20-year-old Greek had already defeated three top players – Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson – at last years Rogers Cup in Toronto and he now made an even bigger step forward defeating Federer on Sunday.Read moreRead more
The recovery of energy in tennis: all you need to know
Recovery of energy after a tennis match is a fundamental part of a tennis players life. Post-match requires different steps for recovery, with different techniques and methodologies. An article of the , entitled , gave interesting information about this topic. Below, we propose the abstract and some important steps: Improving the recovery capabilities of theRead moreRead more
John McEnroe blasts Alexander Zverev: 'He would have lost even in qualies'
struggles in Grand Slams have been well-known. The 21-year-old only reached a quarter-final in Majors, at last years French Open losing to Dominic Thiem. The Hamburg native lost to Milos Raonic in a fourth round straight-set match at the Australian Open on Monday and the seven-time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe, commenting the match onRead moreRead more
WTA Hua Hin: Linette, Wang, Golubic and Zidansek reach quarters
In the battle of the players barely ranked inside the top-100, Magda Linette defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 30 minutes to secure the place in the quarters. Back in Beijing 2014, Niculescu lost just one game against the Pole and she was off to a good start today as well,Read moreRead more
Novak Djokovic:'Trophies are even more special sharing them with my family'
got emotional while speaking about his family. In an interview to Nine, when the TV channel showed some pictures featuring his four-year-old son Stefan and one-year-old daughter Tara watching his Australian Open final win over , the world No. 1 said: I would like to say hello to my family, starting with my wife andRead moreRead more
'At the US Open, most of the crowd was for Serena Williams' – Naomi Osaka
defeated in three sets, 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4, to win her second Grand Slam title in a row after the 2018 US Open. In press conference, the Japanese player was asked to describe how different was this match compared to the win over Serena. In New York, most of the crowd was for Serena. Here itRead moreRead more
Kevin Anderson explains how Frances Tiafoe can beat Rafael Nadal
On a column for SuperSport the world No. 6 commented on the upcoming match between and at the Australian Open. Anderson lost to the American in the second round and he did not look great physically as he dealt with a elbow issue. I felt Frances played a really good match against me, and heRead moreRead more