Another failure. Since the start of the decade, French tennis has been in great difficulty, and it is not the 2026 Australian Open that will reverse the trend. This Friday, the last French representative in the singles tables, Corentin Moutet, was swept away by world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. There will therefore be no French … Read more
Sinner advances to the third round Image courtesy: Getty Images The men’s singles second round of the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) tennis tournament was held on the 22nd, where second seed J. Sinner (Italy) defeated world No. 88 J. Duckworth (Australia), who was playing as a wild card (recommended by the organizer), in … Read more
There was only one left. The only survivor in the 3rd round among the 18 Tricolores entered in the singles tables of the Australian Open, women and men combined, Corentin Moutet lost heavily this Friday against world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. A logical but severe defeat, in just 2h05 of play (6-2, 6-4, 6-1). As … Read more
Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine, er macht auch vor dem Tennis nicht halt. Seit dem Überfall vor vier Jahren nutzen ukrainische Profis wie Marta Kostyuk (23) und Elina Svitolina (31) ihre Prominenz, um ihr Heimatland zu unterstützen, und sorgen mit dafür, dass der Krieg und seine für die Ukraine verheerenden Folgen nicht in Vergessenheit geraten. … Read more
He is the last man still standing. The final French representative competing in the men’s draw, Corentin Moutet will have the difficult task of keeping the French contingent alive for at least one more round on the night of Thursday to Friday at the Australian Open. Opposed to Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd round, the … Read more
Tsitsipas lost two Grand Slam finals in his career (Credit: Reuters/Edgar Su) Stefanos Tsitsipas arrived at Melbourne Park with the obligation to improve its performance from last year in the Australian Openwhen he was eliminated in his debut. However, the former world No. 3 only reached the second round after losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5) … Read more
Djokovic advances to the third round Image courtesy: Getty Images The men’s singles second round of the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) tennis tournament was held on the 22nd, and No. 4 seed N. Djokovic (Serbia) defeated qualifier F. Maestri (Italy), ranked 141st in the world, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, advancing to … Read more
In certain team sports, clauses exist in the players’ contracts to prevent them from skiing. Stefanos Tsitsipas was handicapped by another discipline on his way to the first Grand Slam of the season. Coming out of his elimination in the second round of the Australian Open in front of Tomas Machac (6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6), … Read more
For Julia Grabher, the Australian Open ends in the second round. The 29-year-old from Vorarlberg lost to the Russian Anna Kalinskaya (WTA 33rd) on Thursday in 1:14 hours of play 3:6, 3:6. In the first set, Grabher managed to break early, but subsequently gave up her own serve twice and lost the set 3:6. In … Read more
Legends never die and Stan Wawrinka proved it this Thursday in Melbourne. Opposed to the French Arthur Gea, 19 years his junior, in the second round of the Australian Open, the Swiss veteran produced an exceptional performance by wringing out his young opponent in five fierce sets and 4h33 of combat (4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, … Read more