#Andre Agassi

The first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open, gets under way on Monday in Melbourne. A year after being deported from the country, Novak Djokovic is back in Oz looking to claim a record 10th men's singles title. In the women's event, world no 1 Iga Swiatek starts favourite but otherwise the draw looks wide open - could we have…

2023 is now just around the corner, and for tennis fans, excitement is already through the roof. The main reason for that is, of course, the Australian Open. The first grand slam of the year gets underway on January 16th, and the men's singles final will take place on January 29th from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Rafael Nadal heads into the…

Week 2 of the 2022 French Open is underway and a trio of Americans are left in the draw to compete for the championship. The clay court event featured a total of 30 American men and women and while the majority have been eliminated, there are three women who are still contenting to lift The Suzanne-Lenglen Cup. Into the quarterfinals are Jessica…

Andre Agassi was determined to defeat Jimmy Connors at the 1988 US Open because of the latter's behavior towards him in the locker room. Agassi was a teenager at the time, and he reached his second Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year in New York. The former World No. 1 wrote in his autobiography'Open' that he spoke to Connors in the locker room…

Tennis stars are often made - or discovered - at grand slams, and the upcoming French Open is set to showcase plenty of new and existing talent. The Sporting News takes a look at which players could thrust themselves into the limelight at Roland-Garros. Jannik Sinner has won five ATP singles titles, becoming the youngest men's player to achieve…

Roger Federer was famously cool and collected on court throughout his illustrious career, but at times we saw the true emotion of what it all mean to him shine through. Whether with an unexpected victory of heartbreaking defeat, the 20-time Slam champion was not afraid to be vulnerable in the greatest and toughest times. In honour of a…