Month: March 2019

In an interview to CNN, last month in Dubai during his pre-season training recalled his first kiss with his current wife during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Mirka is three years older than Federer, she is now 40 while Roger is 37. Mirka achieved a career-high singles ranking at No. 76 in 2001. We were bothRead moreRead more

The entire Australian tennis federation was suspicious about such radical cuts and gave its best to halt the Cosmos Group and their plans to turn Davis Cup into something it never was in the past. Australia was overwhelmed during the voting process last August in Orlando, Florida, and the newly-formed Davis Cup is about toRead moreRead more

Commenting on Channel 9, the former world No. 1 doubles player Todd Woodbridge praised Ashleigh Bartys slice backhand comparing it to the Roger Federers. Woodbridge, speaking during the Australian players win over, used the word Federesque Woodbridge also praised Bartys fighting spirit: Theres a difference between outplaying your opponent and intimidating them, he said. Co-commentatorRead moreRead more

TV commentator commented on possibly retiring from professional tennis. The first round match loss to Roberto Bautista Agut after five hours is still in many peoples mind and the Brit is expected to undergo a hip surgery in order to have a better quality life and possibly competing again. I had the privilege of watchingRead moreRead more

praised four set win over Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open on Monday. The 1987 Wimbledon winner wrote: Weve seen it many times before… Great players like somehow find a way to win despite not playing their best. So impressive. Cash also praised the 22-year-old Russian: Respect to Medvedev for competing hard and fighting untilRead moreRead more

believes that is the favourite to win her 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. The former Belgian player did not expect such a great return from motherhood by the American player who defeated Simona Halep on Monday to reach the quarter-finals, before being beaten by Karolina Pliskova. [Im] very impressed, admitted Clijsters. IRead moreRead more

may comeback to the , that takes place from 29 April to 5 May 2019. The Swiss last played there in 2010 and on Sunday, just after hearing that the 37-year-old will play the French Open again, the Portoguese tournament shared a tweet inviting Federer to come there. In an interview, the Tournament Director JoaoRead moreRead more

World No. 371 Zsombor Piros may have fallen just short of making the biggest Davis Cup surprise of Fridays schedule but still he will never forget his clash against German Philipp Kohlschreiber. The 19-year-old threatened to cause a big upset in the opening rubber of the Hungary versus Germany tie in Frankfurt but in theRead moreRead more

This was the 252nd Grand Slam win for the Spaniard who is looking mighty impressive throughout the last ten days in Melbourne, taking full advantage of his new service motion and winning the matches without spending too much time on the court. Tiafoe, the first-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist, gave his best to stay in touchRead moreRead more

believes that female tennis players would be able to show competitive tennis against male players. Jones made an example involving Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic. It is a big cultural thing, the swimming star said. People say it is about males and males watching sport but it is a huge cultural thing that we needRead moreRead more