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[ad_1] Former world number one Simona Halep has been cleared to resume her tennis career after her four-year doping ban was reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday morning. The 32-year-old, who was suspended last September by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after two separate doping infractions … Read more
[ad_1] The Australian Open is weighing up switching the days for the women’s and men’s singles finals in a bid to ensure fans can watch the entirety of both. AAP reports Tennis Australia’s yearly debrief included a discussion around playing the men’s final on the last Saturday night of the tournament, and the women’s final … Read more
[ad_1] Forgive us if you’ve heard this before, but “a report from Serbia” has emerged involving Novak Djokovic. The world No. 1 of course suffered an unexpected semi-final loss to Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open, the first time he had ever lost in a semi or final at Melbourne Park. Stream Over 50 Sports … Read more
[ad_1] Prior to the Australian Open final, it was Jannik Sinner’s power and ability to finish points within a handful of shots that appeared most likely to steer him to victory. But it didn’t take long at all for the narrative to flip, with that description quickly befitting Sinner’s rival, Danil Medvedev, who raced out … Read more
[ad_1] Watching Jannik Sidder glide around Rod Laver Arena on Friday as he dismantled Novak Djokovic, it was easy to understand how the Italian carved through the Alps as a child. Djokovic has always been a supreme mover on a tennis court, with the 10-time champion’s flexibility and ease of movement a factor in his … Read more
[ad_1] Jelena Dokic’s beautiful moment with Aryna Sabalenka has wowed tennis fans around the world — but there are some suggestions there is a dark truth behind it. The Aussie tennis hero on Thursday night stole the show with a classy post-match interview with the Belarusian after the No. 2 seed powered through to the … Read more
[ad_1] Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk has delivered a fiery rant about Russian athletes competing in tennis after her fourth round victory at the Australian Open. Kostyuk has been an outspoken critic over the ongoing war and Russian invasion within her home country and on Sunday night she took aim at an upload from the official … Read more
[ad_1] The Olympics are just over six months away but a major blunder could cost Nick Kyrgios the chance to represent Australia in Paris. Kyrgios has never competed at the Olympics, having chosen not to compete in Tokyo due to the strict Covid-19 ‘bubble’ and the lack of fans. And in 2016, Kyrgios – then … Read more
[ad_1] Ajla Tomljanovic will reignite a fierce rivalry with grand slam champion Jelena Ostapenko in a bumper night of action at the Australian Open. Ostapenko has won two of the pair’s three encounters, with Tomljanovic’s win at Wimbledon in 2021 involving a feisty confrontation at the net. Tomljanovic is looking to return to the form … Read more
[ad_1] The Nick Kyrgios-Novak Djokovic bromance continues to blossom, with the Australian offering to fight an abusive crowd member who left the Serbian star fuming in his second-round win over Alexei Popyrin. At 2-2 in the fourth – soon after Djokovic saved set points in the third set to take a 2-sets-to-1 lead after a … Read more