MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, Australia barred Novak Djokovic from entering the country for the Australian Open after he failed to meet entry requirements and his visa was cancelled. If he was expecting a warm welcome […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic ended weeks of speculation about whether he would play in this year’s first major, announcing on his social media platforms Tuesday that he […]
STARNBERG, January 4, 2022 Defending champion Novak Djokovic will compete at the Australian Open and is on his way to Australia. The following statement was issued by the Grand Slam tournament: Djokovic applied for a medical exemption which was granted […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, December 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open, her second straight Grand Slam, saying “I am not where I need to be physically to compete.” Wednesday’s news of the 40-year-old American’s withdrawal came […]
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) While 18 of the world’s Top-20-ranked players – all but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer – will descend upon Sydney, Australia in less than four weeks for the ATP Cup, one name of […]
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Earlier this week at the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic had expressed how the Davis Cup ranked alongside the majors as one of the biggest priorities of his […]
MADRID/STARNBERG, December 2, 2021 Serbia defeated Kazakhstan 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals in Madrid. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic led his team to success by winning the second singles rubber against […]
INNSBRUCK/STARNBERG, November 26, 2021 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has returned to the Finals to spearhead Serbia’s quest for a second Davis Cup title. Serbia won their opening tie in Group F 3-0 against Austria, one of the competition’s three […]
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