Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could meet in the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after the draw was made for the exhibition event. Just a month on from the end of the Davis Cup, Nadal and Djokovic will return to action in Abu Dhabi to kickstart their preparations for the 2020 season. After […]
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Caroline Wozniacki to retire after 2020 Australian Open
Caroline Wozniacki, a former world No. 1 on the WTA Tour, has announced she will retire from professional tennis following next month’s Australian Open. In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday, the 29-year-old Dane, who claimed grand slam glory at Melbourne Park in 2018, said she had “accomplished everything I could ever dream of on […]
Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki to retire after Australian Open
COPENHAGEN (REUTERS) – Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki said on Friday (Dec 6) she will retire from tennis after January’s Australian Open – the venue of her sole Grand Slam triumph. The 29-year-old, who triumphed in Melbourne last year, said her retirement had nothing to do with her health and that she wanted to […]
Caroline Wozniacki to retire from tennis after Australian Open
Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki will retire from tennis after the Australian Open in January. Wozniacki, who won the tournament in Melbourne in 2018, announced the news on Instagram on Friday and says retirement has nothing to do with her health. View this post on Instagram I’ve played professionally since I was 15 years […]
Rafael Nadal targets record 12th Barcelona Open title as David Ferrer confirms appearance
Rafael Nadal will once again play at the Barcelona Open in April as part of his preparations for the French Open. Nadal has won the tournament at the Real Club de Tennis Barcelona a stunning 11 times. This year, Nadal was beaten by Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals but he would get his revenge at […]
Roger Federer to become first living person to be celebrated on Swiss coins
Switzerland’s 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will become the first living person to be celebrated on a coin in the country. The Federal Mint, Swissmint, will release a 20 Swiss francs silver commemorative coin in January. It plans to add a Federer SFr50 gold coin in May. “Thank you Switzerland and Swissmint for this […]
Andy Murray desperate to face Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic one last time
Andy Murray insists thoughts of ‘outlasting’ Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are not on his mind as he looks forward to 2020. For a considerable time, Murray was a key member of the ‘Big Four’, who dominated men’s tennis. Of the last 59, Grand Slams won, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have combined to […]
Court family’s raw reply to public slap
The children of Margaret Court have released an open letter in response to Tennis Australia’s extraordinary public swipe at the controversial Aussie tennis legend. Court this week accepted Tennis Australia’s invitation to the Australian Open to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her 1970 grand slam sweep. But the offer coincided with a scathing open letter […]
Barty clear favourite for Newcombe Medal
The Newcombe Medal was shared for the first time by two Australian tennis stars last year – Ashleigh Barty and Alex de Minaur – but there’s one near certainty in 2019: there will be only one distinct winner. As the first Australian woman to finish as a year-end world No.1 – combined with a breakthrough […]
Andy Murray – Resurfacing: How to watch new documentary online and on TV
Andy Murray returns to our screens on Friday but in a different way to what he’s done before. The three-time Grand Slam champion is the subject of a new documentary that follows his journey as he bids to fight back from a chronic hip injury. The film allows viewers to live alongside the former British […]