Australian Open To Celebrate AO Pride Day On 24 January

AO Press Release, January 14, 2022 Australian Open 2022 is set to showcase inclusion and diversity with the launch of the very first AO Pride Day on Monday 24 January. Designed to be a joyful celebration of the diverse LGBTQ+ community, AO Pride […]

Moreno De Alboran Upsets Verdasco At Blumenau Challenger

BLUMENAU/STARNBERG, January 13, 2022 World No. 348 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran headlined Thursday’s second-round action at the Circuito Dove Men Care in Blumenau, Brazil by knocking out the top seed of the $37,520 ATP Challenger Tour 50 clay-court event, Fernando […]

Australia Cancels Visa Of Novak Djokovic For A Second Time

MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 14, 2022 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic faces deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time on Friday. Alex Hawke, the Australian Minister for Immigration, has cancelled the Serbian’s visa “on the basis that […]

Isner, Opelka Set To Return To Houston In 2022

HOUSTON, January 13, 2022 (Press Release) Two of the tallest players in ATP Tour history – 6-foot-10-inch John Isner and 6-foot-11-inch Reilly Opelka – are set to return to the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club […]

With No Djokovic Resolution, Australian Open Draw Goes On

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The start of the 2022 Australian Open has been anything but the “Happy Slam,” as the year’s first major is often called. Instead, it’s been more like the “Limbo Slam,” with everyone’s attention focused on […]

Cilic Makes Back-To-Back Adelaide International Semifinals

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Fourth seed Marin Cilic reached his second straight Adelaide International semifinal in two weeks at the ATP 250 Adelaide International 2 Thursday with a solid performance against a very good opponent. The No. 29 […]

Verdasco Opens His 2022 Season With Win In Blumenau

BLUMENAU/STARNBERG, January 13, 2022 Spanish veteran and former Top 10 player Fernando Verdasco opened his 2022 season with a comfortable first-round win at the second edition of the Circuito Dove Men Care in Blumenau, a city with about 360,000 inhabitants […]

Good Things Are Happening To Aussie Vukic

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Everything seems to be falling in place at the right place and the right time for Australian Aleksandar Vukic. He’s playing in his home country, on his favorite surface, and winning points with […]

ITF World Tennis Tour – Round-Up CW01

MUNICH, January 12, 2022 (by Dietmar Kaspar) M15 Manacor ESP – Ugo Blanchet triumphs in Mallorca  The Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour by Movistar by LG concluded with the title win of Ugo Blanchet.  The No. 6 seed from […]

Murray Guts Out Late Night Win At Sydney Tennis Classic

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It was a very good day to be a British tennis player in Sydney – heck, even in Melbourne, too. First, World No. 25 Dan Evans, Great Britain’s No. 2 men’s player and […]