Tennis

When Coco Gauff first stormed Wimbledon as a 15-year-old Emma Raducanu was unknown playing, unheralded, in the junior event. It is partly because of the American’s early breakthrough at SW19, beating Venus Williams and making the fourth round in 2019, that she could be mistaken for being older than the former US Open champion. At … Read more

The post-Ash Barty era has been a difficult one for Australians to contemplate, brought once again to the surface in the advent of the year’s opening major. There is a gap in the women’s singles draw where the defending champion will not be, and a space in the public consciousness into which somebody else must … Read more

Cam Norrie gets off to a flying start at the Australia Open as he soars into the second round in Melbourne with a straight-sets victory over Frenchman Luca Van Assche Cam Norrie took victory to reach the second round of the Australian Open  He beat French teenager Luca Van Assche 7-6, 6-0, 6-3 on the … Read more

As night fell on Rod Laver Arena during the opening day of competition at the Australian Open, not everything was going Iga Swiatek’s way. Four months after Jule Niemeier had forced her to be down a set and a break at the US Open, the young German was once again causing problems with her varied, … Read more

Novak Djokovic is spotted on Australian Open practice courts just hours after his session had been cancelled… with the Serbian expected to play on Tuesday amid fears over his participation in Melbourne Novak Djokovic has scrapped his Australian Open practice session on Monday It is the second day in a row the Serbian star has … Read more

The word “courage” is used a lot in tennis circles, usually to reference some unlikely victory or an outstanding effort under pressure. True courage, though, is something different altogether. Step forward Daria Kasatkina. The Russian enjoyed a superb 2022 on the court, roaring back into the world’s top 10, four years after she first made … Read more

‘I don’t think it’s humane’: Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk says she WON’T shake hands with Russian and Belarusian competitors who haven’t spoke out about war in her home country Marta Kostyuk spoke about the ongoing war in Ukraine after winning Monday The Kyiv native has family still in the Ukrainian capital, including her father … Read more

The time was 4pm, 27 hours before Nick Kyrgios was due to play his opening match and three minutes before he confirmed he would not. The announcement on the PA that “Nick Kyrgios is on his way to the main media conference room” was so unanticipated that journalists had to run to get there before … Read more

Coco Gauff claims Emma Raducanu is under ‘MORE pressure’ to win their Australian Open showdown – despite the American being 70 places HIGHER in the world rankings – as the teenage stars get set for Melbourne battle By Nathan Salt For Dailymail.Com Published: 08:39 EST, 16 January 2023 | Updated: 09:11 EST, 16 January 2023 … Read more

Over the past seven months as he established himself at the top levels of professional tennis, Jack Draper has stood across the net from many of the best players in the world, testing his strengths and learning how his game matches up against them. He has beaten plenty, enough to know how potent and special … Read more