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Women’s tennis falls to Wake Forest and No. 18 Tennessee
Next Match: Marshall University 1/25/2024 | 9 AM Jan. 25 (Thu) / 9 AM Marshall University KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Bellarmine University women’s tennis team dropped a pair of 4-0 decisions to Power-5 programs Wake Forest and Tennessee on Sunday at UT’s Goodfriend Tennis Center. Against Wake Forest (1-1), Bellarmine freshman Lillie Willis took the first…
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Men’s Australian Open: How to Watch Today’s Matches in the US
Today’s menu at the Australian Open features three matches, in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, highlighted by Novak Djokovic (ranked No. 1) challenging Taylor Fritz (No. 12). How to watch, you ask? Check out ESPN for the live stream. Watch live tennis and tons of other sports and shows without cable on all your…
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Novak Djokovic now has 200 more career weeks at No. 1 than any other active player
Facts & Stats This week is his 409th career week at the top spot on the ATP rankings, now 200 ahead of Rafael Nadal’s 209. ByTENNIS.com Published Jan 22, 2024 Novak Djokovic is currently in the middle of chasing his 11th Australian Open title—and his 25th Grand Slam title—as he prepares to take on Taylor…
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Hubert Hurkacz powers past French wildcard Arthur Cazaux into Australian Open last eight
AFP | Jan 22, 2024 01:08 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Hurkacz, whose previous best performance at Melbourne Park was the fourth round last year, will face third seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals. Big-serving Hubert Hurkacz ended the dream run of French wildcard Arthur Cazaux 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Monday to…
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Daniil Medvedev overcomes resistance from Nuno Borges to march into Australian Open 2024 quarterfinals
AFP | Jan 22, 2024 01:02 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Medvedev was made to work hard by the courageous world number 69 before getting over the line 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-1 after more than three hours Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev overcame stubborn resistance from Portugal’s Nuno Borges to book a place in…
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Australian Open 2024 tennis: Rohan Bopanna in men’s doubles quarter-finals
The 43-year-old Bopanna saw his serve broken as early as in the second game of the first set as Koolhof-Mektic took the early initiative and seized the advantage. The Indo-Australian pair, however, struck back in the seventh game and broke Mektic to nullify the advantage. The set eventually went to the tie-breaker and Bopanna-Ebden’s experience…
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Medvedev, Noskova, Yastremska advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals along with Dayana Yastremska and Linda Noskova, the latter two players for the first time at a Grand Slam singles tournament. Medvedev beat Nuno Borges 6-3, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-1 Monday to reach the last eight. He’ll play either No. 9 Hubert…
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Djokovic prefers the company of young guns
When Novak Djokovic speaks to Serbian reporters at Grand Slams, those are usually opportunities to ask about topics not strictly related to matches – on Sunday in Melbourne, Djokovic spoke about his relationship with the younger generation of players compared to his relationship with his greatest rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. If I were…
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Australian Open: ‘I felt like someone shot me in the back’ – Elina Svitolina retires against Linda Noskova
Elina Svitolina said she “felt like someone shot me in the back” after retiring early from her Australian Open fourth-round match with Czech teenager Linda Noskova. The 19th seed lasted just three games before she decided she could not continue, ending hopes of an all-Ukrainian quarter-final with Dayana Yastremska, who continued her sensational run in…
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Australian Open 2024 results: Dayana Yastremska beats Victoria Azarenka, Elina Svitolina retires
Getty Images By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport at Melbourne Park Australian Open 2024 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-28 January Coverage: Commentary every day from 07:00 GMT on Tennis Breakfast on Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the BBC Sport website and app Ukrainian qualifier Dayana…