Rafael Nadal reacts to winning the French Open title Rafael Nadal will have to head into the Australian Open without his top coach for the first time since 2016 after the two held conversations this week. The Spaniard is set to fly out to Adelaide this week before being put into quarantine for two weeks. Most players will be travelling […]

Aryna Sabalenka made a strong start to her 2021 season by clinching the Abu Dhabi Open on Wednesday and extending her winning streak to 15 matches. After finishing 2020 with season-ending trophies at Ostrava and Linz, Sabalenka started her new campaign in the same vein in Abu Dhabi. It was the ninth title overall for the fourth-seeded Sabalenka, who is […]

Britain’s Francesca Jones has said she tries to use her congenital syndrome as a positive after making it through to the main draw of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The British No 5 has three fingers and a thumb on each hand, three toes on one foot and four toes on the other. Despite the condition, she booked her place […]

Roger Federer: Chris Evans recalls encounter with tennis star Rafael Nadal will seemingly have two training partners in the weeks leading up to the Australian Open as he gets set to arrive in Adelaide. The world’s best tennis players will arrive in Australia this week with stringent plans in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Concerns have been […]

Eugenie Bouchard’s miserable slump continues as the former Wimbledon finalist fails to qualify for the Australian Open and is now ranked 141 in the world Eugenie Bouchard was defeated in Australian Open qualifying by Yue Yuan Bouchard, now ranked 141st, lost 6-2 6-4 by China’s world No 230 in Dubai Canadian’s miserable slump has continued following her incredible rise to fame  […]

Britain’s Francesca Jones just one win away from qualifying for Australian Open after impressive victory over Jana Fett in Dubai Jones is playing in her maiden overseas Grand Slam qualifying draw The 20-year-old will play China’s Lu Jiajing for a place in the Australian Open Cam Norrie through to semi-finals of the ATP season-opening event in Florida Aged eight Francesca Jones […]

Great Britain’s Francesca Jones is one victory away from a main draw Grand Slam debut after beating Jana Fett in the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open. The 20-year-old from Leeds won a slam qualifying match for the first time against Monica Niculescu on Monday and followed that up with a battling 7-6 (7) 2-6 6-1 victory over […]

Christian Harrison has been fined by the ATP after refusing to take part in a mandatory on-court interview at the Delray Beach Open. The qualifier, ranked 789th in the world, stunned top seed Cristian Garin on Saturday for his first victory against a top 50 player and reached his maiden ATP semi-final by defeating Gianluca Mager at the event on […]

Rafael Nadal reacts to winning the French Open title Rafael Nadal isn’t as good as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on hard court surfaces, according to tennis coach Paul Annacone. The Spaniard is currently preparing for the Australian Open, which will commence in February. But it appears his chances of winning the competition have now been dismissed. Nadal has won […]