Author: Miles Cooper

Maria Sakkari bought crushed in her opening match of the season after world No. 54 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro handed her a 6-2 6-1 defeat on the United Cup.  Within the opening match of the Greece and Spain tie, the previous world No. 3 entered as the favourite to win.  However the Greek tennis star by no means stood an opportunity after shedding her serve a shocking seven occasions and shedding with simply three video games received.  It was the primary assembly between Sakkari and the Spaniard. Image good 👌🇪🇸Jessica Bouzas Maneiro defeats Sakkari 6-2 6-1 to offer Workforce Spain a…

Maria Sakkari acquired crushed in her opening match of the season after world No. 54 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro handed her a 6-2 6-1 defeat on the United Cup.  Within the opening match of the Greece and Spain tie, the previous world No. 3 entered as the favourite to win.  However the Greek tennis star by no means stood an opportunity after dropping her serve a surprising seven occasions and dropping with simply three video games received.  It was the primary assembly between Sakkari and the Spaniard. Image good 👌🇪🇸Jessica Bouzas Maneiro defeats Sakkari 6-2 6-1 to present Staff Spain a…

Novak Djokovic has discovered his attainable path to profitable the Brisbane Worldwide because the Serb is ready to start out his return to the event by taking up Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata.  After the highest seed presumably routinely handles the world No. 73, his subsequent opponent will doubtless be Gael Monfils.  Within the quarterfinal, the Serb is projected to satisfy No. 7 seed Alexei Popyrin.  If Nick Kyrgios reaches the semifinal, we may probably see a rematch of the 2022 Wimbledon closing between Djokovic and the Australian. But when we’re going to go by the projected matchup, the previous world No. 1…

Todd Woodbridge says he’s hoping Iga Swiatek labored on her slice backhand within the offseason as the previous doubles world No. 1 believes it’s the key to the world No. 2 reaching success on the Australian Open.  Though the Pole has already gained 5 Grand Slams by the age of 23, she hasn’t had that a lot success at Melbourne Park to date in her profession.  Other than a semifinal outing in 2022, it has principally been early exits for Swiatek on the Australian Open – 3 times misplaced within the round-of-16 and in addition had second and third-round defeats. …

Elena Rybakina describes Goran Ivanisevic as “a fun guy” and claims that “every day” she is studying one thing new from her coach.  After the world No. 6 concluded her WTA Finals run and in addition Billie Jean King Cup duties, her partnership with Novak Djokovic’s former coach formally began within the preseason.  For a month, the 2 have been attending to know one another but in addition doing a little main offseason work and preparation in Dubai. On Thursday, additionally they debuted as a duo on the WTA Tour as Rybakina beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2 6-3 on the…

Within the Immelman household, right here is the son Jacob who was first found on his father's shoulders on the 2009 Masters par 3 contest, the yr after the South African, now a commentator for NBC, received. And Trevor made a fairly candy take care of his son, as he defined on the sidelines of the PNC Championship. We'll inform you. Evidently Trevor Immelman has by no means been crushed by his son Jacob on a course. However nothing is much less sure… Certainly, the winner of the 2008 Masters, whose profession was interrupted by severe again issues, admits that…

Coco Gauff highlights she has nothing however constructive to say about Auckland as a event however she merely wished “a higher level of competition” forward of the Australian Open and that is why she picked the United Cup because the occasion the place she wished to begin her season.  In every of the previous two seasons, the American loved triumphant runs on the WTA 250 event in Auckland.  So when it was revealed that Gauff determined to ditch the ASB Traditional and as an alternative play on the United Cup within the first week of the brand new season, some…

Simona Halep sustained a really unlucky setback at the beginning of the 2025 season because the Romanian will not have the ability to play in Auckland subsequent week or participate within the upcoming Australian Open.  After coming back from a doping ban in March, the previous world No. 1 was restricted to only 4 tournaments in 2024 as a result of knee and shoulder points.  Nevertheless, the whole lot gave the impression to be superb superb after the two-time Grand Slam champion signed up for the World Tennis League after which additionally acquired a principal draw wildcard into Auckland and…

Belinda Bencic says she already feels her tennis “is there” however admits that the bodily facet stays a bit difficult half since she nonetheless hasn’t regained her full health.  After saying her being pregnant in late 2023, the Swiss tennis star gave delivery in April – and though it wasn’t anticipated – she returned to motion on October thirtieth and took half in three tournaments within the subsequent month and a half.  Bencic, whose new season mainly began two months in the past, is now set to compete on the United Cup.  Forward of Saturday’s match in opposition to Chloe…

Rafael Nadal says he understands why some had points with him turning into a Saudi tennis ambassador however insists that his resolution was honest as he has nothing however pure intentions with that partnership. At first of the 2024 Australian Open, it was introduced that the document 14-time French Open champion inked a take care of the Saudi Tennis Federation.  Since Nadal is broadly considered one of many biggest gamers in tennis historical past, there was little doubt that it was a significant acquisition for the Saudis and their aspirations.  And that did not sit nicely with some followers, who…