Celebrating 120 Years – AO 2025 By The Numbers

AO Media Release, January 29, 2025 This year the Australian Open, renowned as the Happy Slam, celebrated 120 years since it started in 1905. AO 2025 introduced a range of initiatives including Coach Pods, TOPCOURT, live animated feeds and the One Point Slam. Jannik Sinner defended his Australian […]

Hold The Tissues, Gasquet Isn’t Quite Finished In Montpellier

MONTPELLIER/WASHINGTON, January 29, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) “He’s done it! Hold the tissues. There’s more to come from Gasquet,” ATP Tour commentator Adam Fielder spoke as France’s Richard Gasquet wrapped up his 607th career victory Tuesday night. The 38-year-old Frenchman […]

Potapova Powers Past Grabher At Upper Austria Ladies Linz

LINZ/STARNBERG, January 29, 2025 Anastasia Potapova, the 2023 Upper Austria Ladies Linz champion, proved too strong for Julia Grabher in their opening-round encounter. The 23-year-old Russian showcased her comfort on the Linz courts with an impressive 6-2, 6-2 victory over […]

Squires Secures Second Round Berth At Koblenz Open

KOBLENZ/STARNBERG, January 28, 2025 It was a day of contrasting victories for the top-ranked players at the Koblenz Open. World No. 83 Luca Nardi cruised past Jelle Sels of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4 in 88 minutes. In contrast, Henri Squire […]

Sinner Withdraws From ABN Amro Open Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM/STARNBERG, January 28, 2025 Jannik Sinner, the reigning champion of the ABN AMRO Open, will not be defending his title in the 51st edition of the ATP Tour 500 tournament set to begin next Saturday at the Ahoy Arena in […]

Kraus Makes It Through Qualifying At Upper Austria Ladies Linz

LINZ, January 28, 2025 (Press Release) Vienna’s Sinja Kraus has qualified for the main draw of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Following her opening win against Nuria Parrizas-Diaz from Spain, the Austrian No. 1 fought off experienced Viktoria Golubic from […]

Cazaux Truly A Hometown Hero In Montpellier Return

MONTPELLIER/WASHINGTON, January 27, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) With the Australian summer events finished, the ATP Tour has moved on to Europe for a series of winter indoor hard-court tournaments over the next few weeks in France (Montpellier and Marseille) and […]

Masur Advances To Second Round At Koblenz Open

KOBLENZ/STARNBERG, January 27, 2025 Daniel Masur became the first player to secure a match win in the main draw of the 2025 Koblenz Open, defeating Italy’s Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 6-4, 6-1 on Monday. “I’m very happy to have won. It’s […]