Tennis
Melbourne, Jan 14 (UNI) Sixth seed Elena Rybakina made a commanding start to her Australian Open 2025 campaign with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-1 victory over Australian wildcard Emerson Jones in just 53 minutes on Margaret Court Arena. Rybakina, a finalist at the tournament in 2023, showcased her formidable serve, averaging 174 km/h, and overwhelmed her…
Melbourne, Jan 12 (UNI) Russia’s 17-year-old tennis prodigy Mirra Andreeva showcased both her tactical brilliance and endearing personality as she secured a straight-sets victory over Marie Bouzkova in the first round of the Australian Open 2025 on Sunday. The teenager won 6-3, 6-3, navigating a challenging opponent and rainy conditions at Melbourne Park. Andreeva, mentored…
Melbourne, Jan 12 (UNI) Sixth seed Casper Ruud fought through a grueling five-set match to advance to the second round of the Australian Open 2025, defeating close friend and training partner Jaume Munar 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 on Sunday at Rod Laver Arena. The Norwegian, who trains alongside Munar at the Rafa Nadal Academy…
Chennai, Jan 11 (UNI) Promising players from 14 countries, including India, will be seen in action in the BR Adityan ITF Men’s M25 Futures Singles and Doubles Tennis tournament to be held at the SDAT-Tennis stadium here from January 13 to 19. A press release from the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) here said countries…
Melbourne, Jan 10 (UNI) Emma Raducanu says she is “ready to go” against the world’s best at the Australian Open after recovering from a back spasm which disrupted her preparations. The British number two goes into the opening Grand Slam of the season having not played competitively since representing her nation at the Billie Jean…
Melbourne, Jan 9 (UNI) China’s Zheng Qinwen joined Novak Djokovic for a charity exhibition match at Melbourne Park on Thursday night ahead of the Australian Open. Zheng and Djokovic beat Andy Murray, Djokovic’s new coach, and Victoria Azarenka 4-3 in a single set Fast4 format match featuring four Olympic gold medalists at Rod Laver Arena….
Melbourne, Jan 6 (UNI) Novak Djokovic says he still experiences “trauma” when he visits here, three years after he was deported because of Australia’s Covid-19 regulations. Djokovic, who was not vaccinated against the virus, had his visa cancelled by the Australian government on “health and good order” grounds, the BBC reported. He was forced to…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) Taylor Fritz got the better of Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in a third-set tie-break to clinch victory for the United States in the United Cup final in Sydney. The 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-4) success for the world number four followed a straight set win for Coco Gauff over Iga Swiatek in the…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) The United States and Poland will battle for the United Cup title after the top two seeds of the mixed teams event won their semifinals on Saturday. The final in Sydney on Sunday will be highlighted by a blockbuster women’s singles match between world number two Iga Swiatek and former US…
Brisbane, Jan 3 (UNI) World number one Aryna Sabalenka reached the Brisbane International semi-finals by defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-3 6-4. The top-seeded Belarusian will now face 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who beat former world number two Ons Jabeur 6-4 7-6 (7-2), the BBC reported. The duo last met at the 2024 French Open where the Russian…
