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Sexism controversy at Australian Open after organisers ask women to move court
A sexism controversy broke out in Melbourne after Australian Open organisers asked the defending ladies’ champion Aryna Sabalenka if she was prepared to move to a smaller court after another day of scheduling chaos. The suggestion came after the two previous matches on Rod Laver Arena had both lasted more than three hours, raising the…
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Jannik Sinner sets up Novak Djokovic semi-final at Australian Open | Tennis News
Jannik Sinner secured a convincing victory in the early hours of Wednesday, defeating Andrey Rublev in straight sets to advance to his first Australian Open semi-final in Melbourne.The Italian fourth seed displayed a formidable performance, particularly on serve, as he triumphed 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 against the Russian fifth seed on Rod Laver Arena.Sinner’s impressive…
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Antinheimo Named CAA Player Of The Week
Story Links RICHMOND, Va. – After three wins across singles and doubles last week for the Elon University men’s tennis team, Oskar Antinheimo has been selected as the CAA Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Antinheimo went 2-0 at No. 4 singles in Elon’s first two matches of the season against No.…
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Reding, Tanik Sweep CAA Weekly Honors
Story Links RICHMOND, Va. – Seniors Lizette Reding and Sibel Tanik swept the first CAA women’s tennis weekly honors of the season, as announced by the conference Tuesday. The duo was tabbed as the CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Reding also earning CAA Player of the Week. Reding recorded the 40th singles victory of her career…
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CAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards
CAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards – Jan. 23 1/23/2024 3:00:00 PM Rob Washburn RICHMOND, Va. (January 23, 2024) – The CAA announced its first weekly award winners for the 2024 season in men’s and women’s tennis. Honored on the men’s side were Elon sophomore Oskar Antinheimo and the UNCW doubles team of senior…
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Men’s Tennis Hosts UTSA Wednesday at Noon
Story Links RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team will host the UTSA Roadrunners in a noon non-conference match Wednesday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center. The match was originally scheduled to be played Jan. 21 in San Antonio, but weather moved the contest south. This will be…
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Women’s Tennis Falls to MTSU 6-1
The Mocs Women’s Tennis team got off to a fast start in doubles, with Rozalie Dohnalova and Alice Hall getting their first doubles win of the 2024 campaign. This is a big doubles victory for the Women Mocs team. The match score was 6-2 with the Mocs beating MTSU’s number one doubles team. Chattanooga’s Rozalie…
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Falck, Huens Named CAA Doubles Team of the Week
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Billie Jean King Still Has a Lot to Say
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Howard Schatz Welcome to the Cut’s sports section. Like your favorite sports bar, but without the mansplaining. Tennis fans are spoiled. We’ve grown accustomed to gawking at the likes of Zendaya and Tom Cruise sitting courtside at Grand Slams as they watch the best female players on tour duke it…
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Navy’s Legaspi Receives League’s Weekly Tennis Award
Story Links BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Navy’s Herrick Legaspi has been selected as this week’s Patriot League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. This is the first weekly award the sophomore has received from the league. Legaspi posted a pair of victories in Navy’s 5-2 victory over Saint Francis Saturday in Annapolis. He first teamed with…