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Understanding Benoit Paire

Above all else, Benoit Paire wants the world to know one thing about him — he is human. Sometimes, like on Thursday when he defeated Grigor Dimitrov to reach the third round of the Australian Open, life is great. The Court 3 crowd was enthralled by his stunning shotmaking. Fans roared

Mannarino Earns Nadal Showdown… But He Doesn’t Know It

Adrian Mannarino will face a stiff challenge on Sunday when he plays Rafael Nadal for a spot in the Australian Open quarter-finals. The thing is, the Frenchman has no idea he is facing Nadal. The lefty, who had just won a marathon four-setter against 2021 semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev, sat down to

Lopez Feeling Lucky & Excited About New Role Coaching Nadal

Late in September, Carlos Moyà called Marc López to enquire about his situation. The Catalonian, who peaked at World No. 3 in doubles and won 14 tour-level titles in the discipline, used his protected ranking to enter 12 tournaments in 2021, although it was not as successful as he may

Nadal Stays Perfect At Aussie Open

Rafael Nadal survived a third-set bombardment from Karen Khachanov Friday to maintain his ruthless start to the season, overcoming the 28th seed 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open for a staggering 15th time. Prior to January, Nadal had not competed in a tour-level event

Shapo Blunts Opelka Serve, Reaches R4

Denis Shapovalov soared into the fourth round at the Australian Open for the first time Friday, blunting big-serving American Reilly Opelka 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a potential clash against third seed Alexander Zverev. The 14th seed played free-flowing, aggressive baseline tennis against 6’ 11” Opelka, showcasing impressive footwork

Preview: Will Berrettini Hold Off Alcaraz’s Australian Open Charge?

It’s the kind of heavyweight slugfest that usually starts with the ringing of a bell. Two of tennis’ biggest hitters will square off in the Australian Open third round on Friday, when Matteo Berrettini and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the second time in three months. The 18-year-old Spaniard scored the knockout

Kyrgios: ‘I’m Super Proud Of My Performance’

Nick Kyrgios was all about the positives despite his loss to Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open on Thursday. “I'm super proud of my performance today,” said the Australian in his post-match press conference. “From where I was with my struggles the last four, five months, to be feeling like this…I'm

Medvedev Makes Title Statement With Classic Kyrgios Win

Daniil Medvedev recorded a statement win Thursday night as he fired a warning sign to the field at the Australian Open, overcoming home favourite Nick Kyrgios and a raucous Rod Laver Arena crowd to reach the third round in Melbourne. The second seed had lost to the dynamic Aussie in their

High Tide: O’Connell Stuns Schwartzman

Australian wild card Christopher O’Connell scored the biggest win of his career on Thursday at his home Slam, upsetting 13th seed Diego Schwartzman in a 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4 stunner. Making his fourth appearance at the Australian Open, the World No. 175 is through to the third round at a major for

Nadal, Ferrero On Why Alcaraz Is One To Watch In Australia

There is no doubt that Carlos Alcaraz is making lightning progress in his fledgling career. Evidence of this lies not only in his ATP Ranking, currently No. 31, but also in the way he is coming through his matches at this year’s Australian Open. The maturity with which he is

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