By beating Novak Djokovic last Sunday in the final of the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz became at 22 the youngest player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments. And while Patrick Mouratoglou’s strong opinion on the comparisons between Alcaraz‐Sinner and the Big 3 is causing a lot of talk, even having caused Rafael Nadal, the … Read more
The first round of Davis Cup qualifying for men’s tennis, “Great Britain vs. Norway” (Norway/Oslo, Hard), was held on the 5th and 6th, with Great Britain winning 4 wins and 0 losses, advancing to the second qualifying round. J. Draper (Great Britain), ranked 13th in the world, returned to the tournament for the first time … Read more
Between a record 25th title for the Serbian, and a precocious record for the Spaniard, tennis history is being played out this Sunday in Melbourne. 10:45 Game for the Serbian Djokovic wins his service game and returns to 2-3 in the second set. 10:43 What a sublime amorti from Djokovic! The Serb goes up on … Read more
While the media Tennis Universe asked Jo‐Wilfried Tsonga a few weeks ago if Alcaraz was stronger than Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, the Frenchman gave a controversial answer: “We don’t really know but I would have liked to see him win Roland-Garros by beating Del Potro in the 3rde round, Murray in the eighth, Novak in … Read more
Australian Open: when Alcaraz’s medical timeout makes Zverev lose his nerve Plagued by cramps, the Spaniard requested a medical time-out in the third set of his semi-final. This did not please his opponent at all, who informed the referee. Vietnam War, Michael Chang, baccalaureate at 15… 5 things to know about the young Learner Tien … Read more
The men’s singles semi-finals of the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) tennis tournament was held on the 30th, and first seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) defeated third seed Alan Zverev (Germany) in a full set, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, in a match lasting over five hours, advancing to the tournament’s first … Read more
He has guts, the world number 1. Despite his pain, despite his difficulties of the day, he resisted and saved two break points on his serve. It comes back to 3 games everywhere in this fourth set. Zverev doesn’t show much, as if he was disturbed by the state of his opponent. While he could … Read more
Lubakina Image courtesy of Getty Images The women’s singles semi-final of the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) tennis tournament was held on the 29th, and fifth seed E. Rubakina (Kazakhstan) defeated sixth seed J. Pegula (USA) in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), advancing to the final for the second time in three years. >>[Video]Return … Read more
11:24 Sinner calmly equalizes (6-3, 6-4, 1-1) On his first service game in this third set, the Italian reassures about his state of health. He easily wins his throw-in and returns to 1-1. 11:23 Unusual: Sinner, star… hats Jannik Sinner is a talented player, it’s no surprise. It is strong, to the point of getting … Read more
After Mensik’s withdrawal in the round of 16, the Serbian led 2 sets 0 took advantage of the Italian’s retirement in the quarter-finals. Novak Djokovic, 4th in the world, qualified for the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday thanks to the retirement of Lorenzo Musetti (5th) who led 6-4, 6-3. The Serbian suffered from … Read more