Exclusive: Unraveling the tennis ball dilemma – Shadows, standards, and the quest for fair play Gabe Jaramillo has an intrinsic insight into the world of a professional tennis player having trained and developed eleven World No. 1, and twenty-seven “top 10” players, and coached players in all four Grand Slams.  Gabe’s written this article exclusively…

American tennis star, Taylor Fritz, has been in much news of late. The 26-year-old is having a brilliant run at the ongoing Australian Open where he has reached the quarterfinals. Interestingly, Fritz’s girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, had claimed that she would eat a jar of Vegemite live if her boyfriend won the fourth-round match against Stefanos…

After a hot start to its 2024 campaign, No. 21 NC State men’s tennis suffered its first loss of the season in a 6-1 defeat at No. 11 Harvard.  The Wolfpack’s (2-1) first road match of the season didn’t go as it had planned. Riding high after dominant wins against Northwestern and Princeton at home,…

Daniil Medvedev booked his spot in the Australian Open quarterfinal after ousting Nuno Borges 6-3, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-1 in his last match. During his post-match presser, the Russian was asked if he felt that he was being left out of the title contenders’ conversation in favor of Novak Djokovic and young guns like Carlos…

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 22, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tears ran down Elina Svitolina’s face as she left the court at Margaret Court Arena on Monday. She had to retire from her Australian Open fourth-round match against Linda Noskova after just three games because of what she later described as a back…

Following the 2023 spring season, the Florida Gators men’s tennis team lost seven of its nine players on its roster for various reasons, including the departure of long-time head coach Bryan Shelton.  However, two highly touted recruits signed their National Letter of Intent in April 2023 before Shelton stepped down as head coach.  The first…

<!– –> Mats Wilander has proclaimed that he does not think he has ever seen a better forehand than Carlos Alcaraz’s “in terms of technique” after the Spaniard reached the Australian Open quarter-finals.  The seven-time major winner claimed that Alcaraz’s forehand is “better” than Novak Djokovic’s and highlighted the fact it is not the “big, loopy”…

The Florida men’s tennis team beat the SMU Mustangs 5-2 to improve to 3-0 Sunday. The Gators were coming off back-to-back home wins after the doubleheader Friday against The Citadel 7-0 and North Florida 6-1. Early Lead Adhithya Ganesan and Tanapatt Nirundorn put the Gators in a good position to secure the doubles point when…

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 22, 2024, 08:40 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions…

Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik have been divorced. (Image Source: Twitter) Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik’s divorce has been making headlines after the once-celebrated Indo-Pakistani power couple officially parted ways. Their fairytale wedding in 2010, followed by the birth of their son, cemented their image as the epitome of sporting power and family bliss. However,…