The Davis Cup captain says there is huge upside for the Australian despite losing to Andrey Rublev in his home grand slam. Another former great urged de Minaur to take more risks on his serve.
Alex de Minaur had his career-best season in 2023,winning the Newcombe Medal for a second time,but there’s little time for rest if he wants to break into the world’s top 10.
Sam Stosur long ago established herself as one of Australian tennis’ modern greats,but how long does she plan to keep playing at grand slam level?
They say proper preparation prevents poor performance and Alicia Molik believes Ashleigh Barty has done the work to serve up a title win at the Australian Open.
Alex de Minaur will headline Australia’s assault at the Davis Cup finals next month,the nation’s No.1 men’s player set for a busy program of singles action.
World No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas has declined to reveal his COVID-19 vaccination status as the Australian Open again prepares to stage its qualifying events abroad.
Ashleigh Barty will be missing from a new-look Australian team for the finals of the biggest women’s teams event in tennis,the Billie Jean King Cup.
With Serena Williams out,Naomi Osaka in patchy form and a Wimbledon title under her belt,the stars are aligning as the world No.1 prepares to face Vera Zvonareva in the first round.
Ashleigh Barty does more than punch above her weight on the pro tennis tour,but it’s a significant height differential which looms as one of the biggest factors for her to overcome to win this year’s title.
Billie Jean King Cup captain Alicia Molik says Ash Barty’s creative play is “inspiring” and may take her all the way to a Wimbledon title.
Hopes were unsurprisingly high that Ashleigh Barty would go deep at Wimbledon,if not win the whole thing,but few pundits expected two Australian women in the final eight.