World No. 33 Sebastian Korda will lead off the U.S. Davis Cup team’s effort to qualify for the 2024 Finals, as he plays No. 342 Oleksii Krutykh of Ukraine to begin the U.S. and Ukraine’s Qualifying tie on Thursday at the SEB Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. World No. 9 Taylor Fritz will follow in Thursday’s second match, playing No. 498 Viacheslav Bielinskyi….
Jannik Sinner is into the first major final of his career after toppling defending champion and top-seed Novak Djokovic on Friday. Sinner knocked off the 10-time tournament champion 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 in the Australian Open semifinals to continue his run Down Under. “I was looking forward to this match,” said Sinner. “It’s always nice…
The 2024 Australian Open women’s singles final is all set after Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng won their respective semifinals on Thursday. Zheng ended the run of Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska as the 12th seed from China won 6-4, 6-4 to reach the first major final of her career. “The feeling was incredible to arrive…
We have reached the semifinal stage of the 2024 Australian Open, with four players remaining on both the men’s singles and women’s singles at the year’s first major. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska, who came through qualifying to be in the main draw, continued her run as she defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4. Yastremska who…
The 2018 Delray Beach Open champion Frances Tiafoe will return for this year’s tournament, becoming the fourth Top 20 player in the field for the ATP Tour event that takes place Feb. 9-18 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Currently world-ranked No. 17, he will join American compatriots Taylor Fritz (No. 12) and Tommy Paul (No. 14) in the…
Taylor Fritz is into the third major quarterfinal of his career after he defeated seventh-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets. “I felt that as soon as I knew that I was going to be playing Stef in this match, I don’t know, I think the styles match up well for me,” said Fritz. “I just…
Aryna Sabalenka moved one step closer to defending her Australian Open title on Friday as the second-seed from Belarus rolled past 28th seeded Lesia Tsurenko 6-0, 6-0 to secure her spot in the fourth round. “I’m super happy with the level I played. [I’m] just happy to get through this round,” said Sabalenka. “Right now,…
Making his first appearance at the Australian Open in two years, second-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to the tennis calendar’s first major. Alcaraz defeated veteran Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6(5), 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the second-round. “It’s always great to play here in Australia,” Alcaraz told the crowd in his post-match interview….
Competing in a major for the first time as a major champion, American Coco Gauff cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Russia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to begin her Australian Open campaign. “I was a little nervous in the first set,” Gauff, who struggled on serve in the match, admitted afterwards. “I think I did…
The 2024 tennis season begins where it always does, on the other side of the world in Australia. While it isn’t the first tournament to be played this year, the 2024 Australian Open represents the birth of a new season on the pro tours, and is the first pivotal event of the tennis calendar. The…