Aryna Sabalenka was hailed as “a tigress defending her lair” as she gained revenge on Coco Gauff to return to the Australian Open final. And the Belarusian is the hot favourite to retain her title on Saturday against China’s Zheng Qinwen. The American had beaten Sabalenka in their last meeting in front of a vocal New…

Over 70 events to take place across eight provinces On Thursday, Tennis Canada released its official National Event Calendar for the 2024 season, confirming that over 70 events will be played across the country this year. Set to return are the marquee Canadian Challenger events, including the National Bank Challengers in Calgary, Saguenay, Drummondville, Granby…

The 2024 Australian Open men’s singles tournament will enter its semifinal stage on Friday, January 26, as Novak Djokovic takes on Jannik Sinner in the first match of the day. The Serbian has a record 10 Australian Open titles to his name, and has won four of the last five tournaments. Djokovic is also coming…

Tennis star Zheng Qinwen made history on Thursday and became the second Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a straight-set semifinal win over Dayana Yastremska at the Australian Open. Zheng’s inspirational victory, cheered on by an enthusiastic Chinese crowd at the Rod Laver Arena, was achieved on the exact 10th anniversary…

Zheng Qinwen has reached her first Grand Slam final. In fact, she is the first person from China to do so in 10 years. Zheng grew up watching the last Chinese Grand Slam winner, Li Na, and has said she has watched the 2014 Australian Open final ‘at least 10 times.’ If you have been…

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 25, 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…

Novak Djokovic puts his 33-match unbeaten run at the Australian Open to the test against Jannik Sinner on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The world No 1 has not been beaten at Melbourne Park since a fourth-round loss to Hyeon Chung back in 2018, with only two opponents in the intervening six years managing to push…

VCU women’s tennis head coach Vivian Segnini watches the remaining matches. Photo by Anthony Duong. Andrew McGhan, Contributing Writer Kyler Gilliam, Contributing Writer The Rams opened their 2024 season with a highly competitive 5-2 victory against the East Carolina University Pirates on Friday, Jan. 19. VCU head coach Vivian Segnini was pleased with how her…

Novak Djokovic recently made a special effort to meet and practice with Jules Marie, a famous YouTuber and tennis player, in preparation for the 2024 Australian Open. Marie is a French tennis player who also runs a YouTube channel documenting his matches. He boasts 114,000 subscribers on his channel. The Frenchman was accepted into the…