Days after Monfils became the oldest man to win a tour-level title since 1977 by beating Zizou Bergs the final in Auckland, New Zealand, Monfils wasted match points in the third set and on Mpetshi ...
The No. 6 seed, who confirmed Stefano Vukov was not in attendance, needed just 53 minutes in her first Grand Slam match with coach Goran Ivanisevic Tuesday.
Injuries have been an indelible part of the American’s story—he’s “definitely pretty pissed off”—but his talent is obvious, and his potential remains sky-high.
The No. 8 seed navigated the time warp and won the final four games of the match to outlast her fellow American and reach the second round in Melbourne.
I’m not there, so I don’t know how bad it is or how bad it’s going to get,” she said. “But I think the biggest thing that I am grateful for is that everyone in my family is safe.” ...
The No. 8 seed is a proven big-match performer, has a 4-0 head-to-head advantage over her first-round opponent—and, for our purposes, the price is right.
Joao has wowed the cognoscenti in recent months, as clips of that forehand have gone viral and he rolled to a title at a Challenger event Canberra. Now, against Rublev, we’ll see what he can do ...