CNN — Tennis legends Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang will go head-to-head later this year in pursuit of a $1 million prize – playing pickleball. The decorated tennis greats are to contest the Inaugural Pickleball Slam, which will take place on April 2 at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard […]
CNN — Australian Open No. 2 seed Casper Ruud was dumped out of the grand slam by American Jenson Brooksby on Thursday, beaten 6-3 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 in the second round. Ruud, who reached the finals of the French Open and US Open in 2022, saved three match points and came back from 2-5 […]
CNN — We’ve all been there. You’re in the midst of competition and in the furor of battle, you lose track of the moment and score of the match. Unfortunately for American Danielle Collins, her moment where she slipped up came during her second round match at the Australian Open in a crucial third set […]
CNN — Images of Rafael Nadal making his way off the court with an injury have unfortunately become an all too familiar sight for tennis fans. Nadal’s defense of his Australian Open title came to a premature end on Wednesday, as the 22-time grand slam champion was knocked out in the second round by American […]
CNN — The fans at the Australian Open were treated to a monster rally on Wednesday, one which sent them into a rapture as a result. It came in the match between home favorite Jason Kubler and No. 18 seed Karen Khachanov in the John Cain Arena. Kubler had narrowly lost the first set but […]
CNN — Jessica Pegula, the daughter of the owners of the Buffalo Bills, showed her support for Damar Hamlin during her straight sets win in the second round of the Australian Open. The world No. 3 wore Hamlin’s number three on her shorts during her 6-2 7-6(5) victory over Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich. “I definitely wanted […]
CNN — Coco Gauff fought through a tough second round match at the Australian Open on Wednesday, defeating Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-6. The 18-year-old Gauff is now unbeaten in seven matches this year having won the ASB Classic in New Zealand earlier this month. Against Raducanu, the 2020 US Open champion, she faced arguably her […]
CNN — Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open title defense came to a premature end on Wednesday as he lost 4-6 4-6 5-7 against American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. The 36-year-old Nadal struggled with a left hip injury throughout the match and needed treatment during the second set on Rod Laver Arena. He managed to […]
CNN — Novak Djokovic dispelled any concerns that the lingering hamstring injury which has hampered him since last week would affect his performances at the Australian Open, as the world No. 5 battled past Spain’s Roberto Carballés Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0 in the opening round in Melbourne. It was certainly a stern opening test for […]
CNN — Like father, like sons? These are early days, but Roger Federer’s four-year-old twin boys are already catching the tennis bug. Young Leo and Lenny have arguably the best coach in the business with their dad chasing his 100th ATP title at this week’s Tour Finals in London. “They’re only four, yes, but they’ve […]
