Archive for November 2024

Thanasi Kokkinakis has played a huge role in helping Australia advance to the semifinals of the Davis Cup. Embed from Getty Images The world no. 77 took on big serving American, Ben Shelton, the world no. 21. Kokkinakis blitzed Shelton in the opening set, only to see his opponent come back strong to win the…

The all-Australian pairing of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson have seen a match point slip away against the all-German pairing of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during the ATP finals semifinal. Embed from Getty Images Purcell and Thompson were in superb form in the first set and at 2-0 in the second set looked to…

Nick Kyrgios will make his long awaited return to tournament tennis when he plays at the Brisbane International starting on 29 December. Kyrgios has played just one tour-level match since a quarter-final loss at the 2022 US Open. At one stage the Australian was told his career was over due to a wrist injury. Successful…

The all-Australian pairing of Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have reached the semifinals at the ATP Finals, the first time since 1999 when Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde achieved that feat. Embed from Getty Images After winning their opening round robin match against no. 3 seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic , the Australians lost…

Australia’s Alex de Minaur’s run has come to an end at the ATP Cup finals in Turin. Embed from Getty Images The no. 7 seed lost to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner in the opening round of the Ilie Nastase Group 6-3, 6-4. Sinner is now 8-0 against the Australian. In his must win match…