PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday’s 2024 Roland-Garros men’s and women’s singles draw ceremony at L’Oragerie d’Auteuil on the Stade Roland-Garros grounds, was filled with plenty of mystery, history and intrigue – and, for some players, misery, too. […]
Tennis Australia Press Release, January 31, 2024 More fans streamed through the gates at Australian Open 2024 than ever before. While the world’s best players put on a spectacular show on-court, an incredible range of food, entertainment, shopping, and tennis […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 29, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Jannik Sinner‘s five-set comeback victory over Daniil Medvedev to win the 2024 Australian Open on Sunday, coming from two sets down to garner his first major title, demonstrated for everyone just how far […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 28, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) A total of 283 points were contested during Sunday night’s Australian Open final between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev. While some were more memorable than others, it’s the very last one – the […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 28, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) By any measure or metric, World No. 4 Jannik Sinner is a much-improved tennis player. It shows in his win-loss record, the quality and strength of his serving statistics and also this: he’s […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON,January 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Aryna Sabalenka swept aside all of her challengers, one after another, and did not drop a set throughout the 14 she contested at the 2024 Australian Open. With one final, majestic cross-court forehand winner […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The first champions of the Australian Open, Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski, almost didn’t compete in the mixed doubles competition. Each of them, Hsieh from Taiwan and Zielinski of Poland, are established doubles […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) For the first time since 2005, there will be no Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic playing for the Australian Open men’s singles title. Mostly, the show will go on in Melbourne […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Like a fine wine that gets better with age, so, too, do tennis players. Take India’s Rohan Bopanna for instance. The 43-year-old Indian professional from Bengaluru, India, who specializes in playing doubles, next […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 25, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Aryna Sabalenka played aggressive tennis against Coco Gauff from first ball to last and the defending champion booked her return to the Australian Open final after defeating the American teenager, 7-6 (2), 6-4 […]
