Australian veteran Sam Stosur has confirmed that next month’s Australian Open will be her singles swansong.
In a year in which Roger Federer won the ATP fan favourite award by playing a dozen or so matches and two teenage women came from the clouds to play the US Open final,the transitional nature of tennis revealed itself.
A year on from an ill-timed COVID-19 positive test that killed off a trip to Melbourne,and three years after he tearfully said in Australia he was close to retirement,Andy Murray is again heading Down Under.
Rafael Nadal has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain after making his comeback from injury in an Abu Dhabi exhibition event,putting his Australian Open campaign in some doubt.
Tennis chiefs resisted a looming vaccine mandate for the Australian Open,fearing it could deter vaccine-hesitant champion Novak Djokovic in his pursuit of a record-breaking 21st grand slam title.
Three-time major winner Andy Murray is tipping that “very different conditions” will exist for vaccinated tennis pros in Australia this summer compared to non-vaccinated players.
Ash Barty is hoping to win the ladies’ singles finals at Wimbledon just as her friend and mentor Evonne Goolagong did just over 40 years ago.
Seven-time champion and equal tournament favourite Serena Williams retired injured from her Wimbledon first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.
So great was Andy Murray’s pain at being thwarted in his efforts to compete at the Australian Open that he refused to watch it and unfollowed all involved tennis players on social media.
Andy Murray is officially out of the Australian Open,“gutted” after withdrawing due to his positive COVID-19 status,leaving Tennis Australia with a wildcard up its sleeve.
Andy Murray said he was “gutted” after deciding to withdraw from next month’s Australian Open following a positive test for COVID-19 earlier this month.