Australia Calling
WE have yet to hit 2024, but the world’s best players are already Down Under preparing for the first Grand Slam of the new year.
Osaka returns: ‘but I almost packed in my career’
Naomi Osaka will return to the courts for the first time in well over a year after putting her career on motherhood hold – and
Cautious Medvedev wary of Nadal return
Daniel Medvedev harbours some deep fears over the return to tennis of Rafael Nadal, with the world No. 3 wary of what he will be facing in
Sparring Gasquet pronounces Nadal ready to go
Richard Gasquet has pronounced longtime rival Rafael Nadal ready for action after sparring sessions at the Spaniard’s training outpost in Kuwait. Frenchman Gasquet has spent his
Coach Carlos: Rafa return makes for tight timetable
Coach Carlos Moya is pleased that Rafael Nadal still has a week or two left prior to his comeback from nearly a year of injury. And
Rublev fighting the Nadal fear factor
Andry Rublev has confessed that the pending return to action of Rafael Nadal has got him in something of an emotional twist. The ATP No.
Unsure Nadal leaves possible closing date open
Rafael Nadal has admitted that he remains unsure about how long his storied career will continue – and the Spanish icon is making no predictions about his
Brisbane keeping a seat warm for missing Kyrgios
The unpredictable future of Nick Kyrgios has been keeping Brisbane officials jumping, with the ATP-WTA event keeping a wild card spot open for the “missing” Aussie.
Nadal expecting little from Brisbane comeback scenario
Rafael Nadal admitted on Monday that his expectations for a comeback to tennis at the end of the month in Brisbane remain more than modest. “I
Long-awaited Nadal injury return set for Brisbane
Rafael Nadal on Friday cemented his injury return after nearly a full season away, with the Spaniard’s camp announcing he will compete at the ATP Brisbane event