already ended his Australian Open campaign as he lost to in straight sets, 7-6 6-4 6-3. Once again, the Australian player is dealing with a knee injury that had already bothered him for several months during the 2018 season. The 23-year-old called the trainer several times in mid-match and, during his Nine9 commentary, the seven-timeRead moreRead more
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John McEnroe criticizes Nick Kyrgios for lack of fitness form
Roger Federer explains why he doesn't celebrate Christmas in Switzerland
In an interview to Bote, the 20-time Grand Slam winner explained why he has not been celebrating the Christmas in Switzerland since 2014. The Swiss trains in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December and his wife Mirka and their four children are there as well. Federer flew from Dubai to Perth, Australia, on December 26Read moreRead more
Expert comments on possible Andy Murray possibly continuing his career
, who worked for Liverpool and the Australia cricket team in the past, believes that it will be tough for to come back to play tennis on a consistent basis. The former world No. 1 will take a call on whether if undergoing a surgery or not next week. If he does, he will giveRead moreRead more
Simona Halep: 'With a Grand Slam title, now I am a real number one'
feels a different player and person than 12 months ago. The Romanian player now holds one Grand Slam title, the 2018 French Open, and she is still at the first ranking position. Speaking ahead of the Australian Open on Saturday, Halep said: Its a big difference I can say inside myself because I did whatRead moreRead more
Dubai Open Director reacts to Andy Murray likely withdrawal
In an exclusive interview with , the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship Tournament Director commented on possibly withdrawing the event that takes place from 25 February to March 2 2019. Murray confirmed his appearance there earlier this month, and a few days after he announced his upcoming retirement from tennis. The Brit had also plannedRead moreRead more
Tennis is not as important as off-court issues for Azarenka, says Wilander
On Eurosport, the seven-time Grand Slam winner reflected on particular time in life. The Belarusian is fighting for her son Leos custody and she is definitely not going through her best time in career, losing in early rounds. Wilander said that tennis is not the priority now for the two-time Grand Slam champion, who lostRead moreRead more
Australian Open: Elina Svitolina and Naomi Osaka work hard to score wins
. The Japanese made the difference with her second serve but she still had to play against 15 break points, nine in the opening set when she struggled to find the rhythm. Hsieh did break her four times although it wasnt enough in the end despite a 7,5 4-1 lead, with Naomi taking control fromRead moreRead more
Can Victoria Azarenka get into a higher gear to have a success in 2019?
Overall, it was a pretty good match, but obviously sitting here is disappointing, knowing that I could have won that match, with all the opportunities that I created, Azarenka had said after the loss of playing against Venus Williams in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand 3-6, 6-1, 3-6. TheRead moreRead more
Kei Nishikori reflects on Australian Open win over Joao Sousa
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori relaxed after a tough first set and ended up handing a straight-set defeat to Portuguese Joao Sousa 7-6 (6) 6-1 6-2. Nishikori, seeded at No. 8, blew an early break and two consecutive set points in the tie-break before he converted his third to clinch the opener. The Japanese thenRead moreRead more
I will be cheering for Andy Murray at the Australian Open, says Zverev
Through an Instagram post the world No. 4 paid a great tribute to who will retire this year. Zverev turned back the clock to a few years ago. Right before the Australian Open start, I want to throw it back to the 2016 Australian Open when I played one of the best players and aRead moreRead more