Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title with victory over John Isner at the Dallas Open. The 23-year-old, ranked 97th in the world, won 6-7(4-7) 7-6(7-3) 7-6(14-12) in just under three hours. He saved four match points against American former world number eight Isner. Wu is set to rise […]
The Greek is 5-0 against the Russian, and he hasn’t dropped a set to him on outdoor hard courts. The American faces a nine-time champion Down Under. Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Karen Khachanov Sometimes a head-to-head record won’t tell you much about an upcoming match; other times it seems to virtually guarantee a certain result. The […]
World number one Iga Swiatek defeated Daria Kasatkina in straight sets at the WTA Final group stage, while Coco Gauff lost to Caroline Garcia in a similarly swift match. Swiatek extended a winning streak against opponents in the top 10 to 13 in her fifth meeting with Kasatkina during their professional careers, with Swiatek winning […]
At 2:50 a.m. local time in New York, Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a captivating, five-set encounter against Jannik Sinner at the US Open to reach his first grand slam semifinal. It was, by almost half an hour, the latest ever finish in the tournament’s history. The 19-year-old Alcaraz dropped to the floor and put his […]
The charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to Australian Capital Territory police in December. Kyrgios was initially expected to face ACT Magistrates Court on Aug. 2 — next Tuesday. Wimbledon tennis finalist Nick Kyrgios’ court date to face a common assault charge has been postponed by three weeks. The charge […]
Nick Kyrgios said a “lot of people will be upset” after he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a thoroughly professional five-set win over Brandon Nakashima on Monday. The 27-year-old Australian’s fiery third-round win over Stefanos Tsitsipas led to his opponent branding him a bully with an evil side as again Kyrgios’s antics polarised opinion. […]
The right knee has plagued Roger Federer for the past two seasons. After the semifinal reached at the Australian Open 2020, a real ordeal for the Swiss has begun on a sporting level. Suffice it to say that the former world number 1 played just 13 official matches last year, collecting nine wins and four […]
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley on Tuesday (Jan 19) insisted most players supported being locked down in hard quarantine as a government official reported three new cases of Covid-19 that might be linked to the Grand Slam. More than 70 players and their entourages are confined to their hotel rooms for 14 days and unable […]
All tennis tournaments had postponed until at leash 20 April. The ATP Tour has postponed six weeks because of “escalating health and safety issues” arising from the coronavirus outbreak. Men’s ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour have cancelled until 27 April. WTA tournaments will not have any staged for at least five weeks. ITF events […]
Great Britain missed out on the ATP Cup semi-finals. After Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury lost the decisive doubles rubber against Australia despite having four match points. The 3-6 6-3 18-16 win for Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur. After the match tie-break gave the hosts a 2-1 win. Dan Evans had earlier kept Britain […]
