Britain's Cameron Norrie reached the Australian Open third round after fighting back to win a five-set match in Melbourne for the first time. Norrie, seeded 19th, went two sets down against Italian qualifier Guilio Zeppieri but rallied to win 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4. He broke early in the third set, just before a lengthy rain delay, but it did not stall his momentum. The 28-year-old will face 11th […]
Africa’s table tennis powerhouses, Nigeria have been handed a tricky group ahead of the men and women’s 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) holding in Busan, South Korea. The draw for the eagerly awaited WTTC Finals Busan 2024 was unfolded on Tuesday at the Busan e-Sports Arena, saw South Korea Nigeria’s men’s team has been drawn in Group 5 alongside Asian giants – Japan and Chinese Taipei, as […]
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva shocked sixth seed Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open, to continue her run into the last 32 the tournament. The 16-year-old showed once again why is she is one of the sport's rising stars by demolishing an out-of-sorts Jabeur in a 6-0 6-2 second-round win. Andreeva counts the Tunisian as her idol but was utterly ruthless under the roof on Rod Laver Arena, defeating the sixth […]
Former world No 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion, Caroline Wozniacki has been awarded a wildcard for next month's Australian Open. The 33 year old earlier retired at the Australian Open back in 2020 before returning to the circuit earlier this year. But after taking three years away from the game, Wozniacki returned to tennis in August and played in the US Open, losing to eventual winner Coco Gauff in […]
The Women's Tennis Association says it accepts responsibility for the "challenging conditions" its players have faced at the ongoing WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she felt "disrespected" by the organisation while Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova said the WTA was "not interested" in players' feelings. In a letter sent to the players, WTA chief executive Steve Simon admitted things had been far from perfect. "First and foremost, […]
Hubert Hurkacz saved a match point on his way to victory over Andrey Rublev on sunday, in the Shanghai Masters final. The Pole was 6-5 down in the deciding tie-break but hung on to edge past the Russian fifth seed 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-8) in a tight match that boiled down to an all-deciding tie-breaker. A good start from Hurkacz saw Rublev respond by levelling in the second set, but […]
Grigor Dimitrov is two wins away from a first ATP title in six years after reaching the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters. Dimitrov beat Chile's Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in an hour and 39 minutes. The 18th seed, caused a major shock in the fourth round by eliminating Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, and he followed that up well. He will now play Russian Andrey Rublev or Ugo Humbert of […]
Australian Open will start on a Sunday for the first time in 2024, making the tournament a 15-day event, organisers have announced. This is in an attempt to reduce the number of late-night finishes at Melbourne Park. The move to Sunday in Melbourne is designed to help alleviate the pressure on late-night finishes for both the players and the fans. Last year scheduling was questioned by Andy Murray who described […]
Nigerian Table Tennis star Aruna Quadri is the only African player ranked among the top 20 players in the world. Quadri's victory at the just concluded African Championship in Rades, Tunisia is yielding an instant impact. He earned 500 ranking points for a total of 1260 and remained the best-ranked African player. In the latest International Table Tennis Federation rankings announced, the Nigerian moved up two places to seat 16th […]
