Tennis
As of January 6, four WTA Grand Slam champions have withdrawn from the 2025 Australian Open. They are as follows: Bianca Andreescu, 2019 US Open champion Simona Halep, 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, 2021 French Open and 2024 Wimbledon champion Carolina Wozniacki, 2018 Australian Open champion Unfortunately, all four players have […]
In a bizarre turn of events hours after Naomi Osaka‘s shocking retirement at the ASB Classic final, American Reilly Opelka was forced to retire down 1-4 in the first set at the Brisbane International final. As a result, Jiri Lehecka is the Brisbane International champion. He advanced to the Brisbane final after Grigor Dimitrov retired […]
American Reilly Opelka is having a comeback for the ages at Brisbane International. The 27-year-old former Top 20 player, who has been out of the game for the better part of two years, defeated Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals but did not stop there. Opelka followed that win with a semifinal victory over Giovanni Mpetshi […]
Three Grand Slam champions earned big wins in Australia and New Zealand while many US (and North American) tennis fans were sleeping. Aryna Sabalenka The reigning World No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion looks in fine form to go for a three-peat in a few weeks. Sabalenka defeated 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in straight sets. […]
27-year-old American tennis player Reilly Opelka, a former Top 20 star who has been sidelined for years with injury, notched a huge win in his comeback with a straight-set win over Novak Djokovic at Brisbane International. Opelka has not beaten a Top 10 player since 2021. He is the first American to beat Djokovic in […]
The 2025 Australian Open is right around the corner. WTA and ATP players are participating in warmup events to prepare for the season’s first Grand Slam. Two WTA players have withdrawn. They are Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova. However, there are other players (both WTA and ATP) in jeopardy of not playing because of recent […]
It has been a Happy New Year for the US tennis team at the 2025 United Cup. The team, led by Coco Gauff in her first year of playing and Taylor Fritz, has been virtually unbeatable individually and when they played mixed doubles together. Gauff and Fritz defeated the Chinese team to earn a semifinal […]
Nick Kyrgios was back on the tennis court in front of the Australian fans for the first time in nearly two years. After dealing with a knee injury and a serious wrist injury that required surgery and over a year of recuperation, it was great to see Kyrgios back playing singles. He drew a tough […]
Two promising young tennis players whose careers have been riddled with injuries are getting a late start to their 2025 seasons. Both were scheduled to play in Australian Open warmup tournaments this week. Emma Raducanu 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, 22, was forced to withdraw from her opening match at the ASB Classic because […]
After the briefest of offseasons, tennis is back. Team USA opened its play against Team Canada at the United Cup in Perth, Australia. Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz represented Team USA. Fritz is a United Cup veteran, but this is Gauff’s first time in the competition. She normally played the ASB Classic but skipped it […]
