Nick Kyrgios had hailed it a “popcorn match” but when push came to shove in the middle of the night back home,he didn’t even stay up to watch buddy Thanasi Kokkinakis star against Stan Wawrinka.
World No.2 Daniil Medvedev has been sensationally dumped out of the French Open in the first round,losing to Brazilian world No.172 Thiago Seyboth Wild.
Alex de Minaur has continued Australia’s positive start to the French Open,beating Belarusian Ilya Ivashka to motor into the second round.
Kokkinakis upset Britain’s world No.25 Dan Evans to reach the second round of the French Open,while victories to Storm Hunter and Jason Kubler made it a memorable first day for Australia.
Nadal will miss the 2023 French Open due to a hip injury that has sidelined him since January – and he says 2024 will likely be his last year on the tour.
Thanasi Kokkinakis’ frustrating defeat at the Madrid Open ended in a spiky confrontation after accusations from his conqueror,Jaume Munar.
Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open with a 3 cm tear in his hamstring,an injury battle that was questioned and scrutinised during his charge to the title.
Novak Djokovic’s coach has given fresh insight into the fierce mindset of the champion Serb,declaring almost every other player would have withdrawn from the Australian Open when presented with the same hamstring injury.
Novak Djokovic unleashed 12 months of pent-up emotion during extraordinary scenes in the minutes after winning his record-extending 10th Australian Open title.
Follow all the action live as Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas battle it out in the 2023 Australian Open men’s final at Rod Laver Arena.
Novak Djokovic puts behind him a difficult fortnight to make it 10 out of 10 at the Australian Open.