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Tennis' No. 1 influencer, Rachel Stuhlmann, recently said that Holger Rune is her dark horse for the 2023 Australian Open. The American, though, thinks Novak Djokovic will likely end up as the champion. The year's first Grand Slam starts on Monday (16 January). Both Rune and Djokovic will open their respective campaign on Tuesday against Filip…

On BBC Radio Five Live's Australian Open preview show, it was revealed that Jack Draper's preference for another profession if he had not become a tennis player was to be a detective. Apart from making a refreshing change from being a professional in another sport (the usual choice of most athletes), it also testifies to Draper's meticulous, even…

This article is part of our Tennis Picks series. The Round of 32 at the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo continues Wednesday. This is the first Masters 1000 of the year held on clay, and thus the first action on the surface for many of the top players. Round of 64 matches provided a look at most players' clay-court form, except for the top eight…

Scroll down as we look for upsets, and examine who (or what) might stop Djokovic in his quest A year ago, just as the 2022 Australian Open was starting, Novak Djokovic was on a plane out of Australia, after he was deported because of visa issues. That deportation could have come with a three-year ban but the Australian government waived it and the…

While tennis season has officially started already, the 2023 Australian Open is the unofficial kickoff as the sport's first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The top players have arrived in Melbourne with the hopes of starting their season off with a bang, and the tournament kicks off at 7pm ET Sunday, so who should you be betting on? Novak…

Dusan Lajovic and Denis Shapovalov face off in one of the opening day matches for the Australina Open 2023 men's singles tournament. Check out our game preview and our betting tips for what promises to be a one-sided encounter. These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing. Let's be honest here: Shapovalov is the favorite here, and…

The 2023 edition of the Australian Open is nearly here, with the world's best tennis players to descend on Melbourne Park for a packed fortnight. Ash Barty's retirement means Iga Swiatek is the favourite to take out the women's singles, but can the world No. 1 get the job done? In the men's draw, Novak Djokovic will be looking to win his tenth…

Declaring Canada's emergence as a Tennis Nation is, by this point, a little like noting that ice is slippery or that there are too many streaming services. You don't say. I admit to having already done it twice myself: Once in the middle of the last decade, when Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard were making runs to Grand Slam finals, and again in…

Fixture: (12) Alexander Zverev vs Juan Pablo Varillas Date: 17 January 2023 Tournament: Australian Open 2023 Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Hard Prize Money: A$76500000 Alexander Zverev will face off against Juan Pablo Varillas in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Tuesday. The…

Rafael Nadal celebrates after clinching his 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne Free tennis tips, best bets and analysis for day one of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday. Live on Eurosport, midnight Sunday R Nadal to win & both players to win a set 1pt 5-4 bet365, Betfair, Power Both players to win a set in S Tsitsipas v Q Halys 2pts…

Tennis tips, best bets and player analysis for the Australian Open men's singles at Melbourne Park. Live on Eurosport 1 & 2 from midnight on Sunday Novak Djokovic 5pts 5-6 general Casper Ruud to win fourth quarter 2pts 9-2 bet365, BoyleSports Sebastian Korda to win first quarter 1pt 15-2 bet365 Paddy Power are giving away free bets to new and…

Fixture: (9) Holger Rune vs Filip Krajinovic. Date: 17 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: First round (Round of 128). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76500000. Holger Rune and Filip Krajinovic are set to clash in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Tuesday. Rune was off to a…

The Australian Open kicks off on Sunday and six Canadians are in action. The pregame narrative: Felix Auger Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are both eyeing deep runs in the men's draw, while Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez hope for the same on the women's side. FAA actually stares down a date with fellow countryman Vasek Pospisil. Find our…

There's nothing like a good sports documentary to get fans fired up for their favorite game. Netflix's Break Point couldn't come at a better time for tennis followers, as it coincides perfectly with the year's first Grand Slam tournament - the Australian Open. Love him or hate him, Nick Kyrgios is at the top of his game right now. In between the…

The 2023 Australian Open is finally here, bringing back the return of majors. The first of four on the calendar, this one helps to set the tone for the entire tournament. And when the action kicks off on Sunday, it will be an all-day affair of the best tennis players in the world, back playing against one another on the biggest stage. After all of…

After a year's absence, Novak Djokovic is back Down Under to compete in the Australian Open - the Grand Slam he's reigned supreme over and won nine times between 2008 and 2021. The consensus at sportsbooks is that Djokovic is the player to beat in his bid for a record-tenth Aussie Open title and a record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title. But does this…

Netflix made an ambitious effort to cover the 2022 tennis season, but check out five storylines the cameras missed from Part 1 of the now-streaming docuseries. Professional tennis is underway 11 months out of the year and often takes place across multiple time zones. Comprehensive coverage is nearly impossible, but Netflix made an impressive effort…

Alex De Minaur Australian Open 2023 - what can this man do in the men's singles? Read through our predictions here. Alex De Minaur is the second ranked Aussie at the moment. He goes into the 2023 Australian Open as the number 22 seed, and his actual ATP ranking is 24. This puts him just 2 spots behind the current Australian number one, Nick…

Looking for Nick Kyrgios Australian Open 2023 predictions at the moment? Check out our thoughts on the talented Aussie right here. Introducing the'bad boy' of Australian tennis, Nick Kyrgios. This man has all the talent in the world, yet from time to time, his emotions get the better of him. Of course, this sets the stage for some rather…

Run through our Medvedev Australian Open 2023 predictions presented right here. As we head into the first slam of 2023, Medvedev is ranked number 8 in the world. Without question, the 26-year-old Russian is one of the best hard-court players on tour. This is confirmed by the fact that he is a Grand Slam champion, winning the 2021 US Open against…

The 2023 Australian Open gets underway on Monday at Melbourne Park. Headlining the Australian Open 2023 field is Novak Djokovic, who is seeking a 10th Australian Open win and 22nd Grand Slam title. He will be opposed by top seed and long-time rival Rafael Nadal, who currently holds the all-time record with 22 Grand Slam championships. Djokovic is…

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…

Rafael Nadal of Spain is the No. 1 seed in the men's singles circuit for the 2023 Australian Open. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can't meet until the final, but Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek could battle in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open, according to Thursday's singles…

The era of Roger and Rafa and Serena and Andy may be drifting towards its to inevitable end (not Novak - he'll go on forever), but the question of exactly which elite tennis players will fill their non-marking shoes is yet to be settled.

As always, making predictions-especially about the future-is a proceed-at-your-own-risk endeavor. But survey the 2023 Australian Open and it's hard not to pick Novak Djokovic against said field. After last year's debacle, the nine-time champ returns. He hasn't lost a match in Melbourne since 2018 (trivia: Hyeon Chung) and looked in peaked form last…

Plus: Thoughts on Tsitsipas, Auger-Aliassime, Ruud and Rafa. For the second straight year, the Australian Open will be missing the ATP's No. 1 player. This time, though, the process wasn't quite as dramatic. Twelve months ago, Novak Djokovic was headline news for more than a week before he was deported from the country. This year Carlos Alcaraz…

Unlike the last Grand Slam we witnessed, the potential for an exciting first-time winner is slightly depressed and the chances of Novak Djokovic reclaiming his throne in Australia are high. Djokovic has been allowed back into the country after infamously missing last year's event. The 21-time Grand Slam champion ended his 2022 season in impressive…

The first tennis Grand Slam event of 2023 is nearly upon us. The 2023 Australian Open will start in January with the world's top players battling down under for the exclusive right to be named the first Grand Slam winner of the season. The men's Australian Open was won by Rafael Nadal in 2022. The tennis legend will be in Australia for this year's…

Last year, Rafael Nadal took down Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open to claim his 21st major singles title, surpassing a record legends Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic previously held. Tennis action is back Down Under. The Australian Open will kick off the 2023 tennis calendar year and players are bouncing back from their offseasons. Last…

What's the first thing you think of when you hear "Novak Djokovic" and "Australian Open"? Is it the vaccination drama and international incident that played out last winter, resulting in Djokovic's deportation from Down Under? Or is it the nine-time champion's utter mastery at the hardcourt event, comprising the lion's share of his career total of…

Stefanos Tsitsipas has nine career titles but has yet to win a coveted Grand Slam tournament. The 24-year-old has been knocking on the door at the Australian Open, reaching the semi-final in three of the last four years (2019, 2021, 2022). With Carlos Alcaraz withdrawing from this year's Aussie, the door has cracked open a little wider for the…

Tennis action is back Down Under. The Australian Open will kick off the 2023 tennis calendar year and players are bouncing back from their offseasons. Last year, Rafael Nadal took down Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open to claim his 21st major singles title, surpassing a record legends Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic previously held. On the…

Hey, everyone. Welcome back. Quick housekeeping: • We'll have our 2023 Australian Open seed reports later this week. • We'll also have our 2023 Australian Open visitors guide later this week. • Good soldiering: Tennis Channel will have a nightly two-hour Australian Open pregame show. Lindsay Davenport, Steve Weisman and I will be yakking starting…

It was a good start to the new season for this column last week with two winners from three suggested match bets, while the other one lost from a great position in-play. However, with a limited coupon to look at given the time difference with Australia, I'm frankly struggling to find a great deal of value in either Adelaide or Auckland, this week's…

As the dust settles on the first week of action in Adelaide, a fresh cadre of players prepare to take to the courts in the South Australian capital. It should be an entertaining first day of tennis at the Memorial Park Drive Tennis Centre and as always we here at LWOT are offering our predictions for every match on the slate. But who will reach the…

Andrey Rublev, the No. 1 seed at the Citi Open, hasn't lost a set in three matches on his way to the semifinals. Odds as of Aug. 6 at Barstool Sportsbook His opponent, Yoshihito Nishioka, had to play an extra match without the first-round bye. And he has been on a giant-killing spree in the typically challenging summer weather conditions in…

Novak Djokovic's tennis matches often provide fireworks - and on Friday night at the Adelaide International it was literally the case. The Serbian superstar, 35, was on court in his quarter-final against Canadian Denis Shapovalov when the pyrotechnics went off. Officials didn't orchestrate the display from a nearby river, and were scrambling for…

We arrive in the quarterfinals of the 2023 ATP Adelaide International and the stage is set for a very entertaining day of tennis. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, but who will secure their spot in the semifinals in the South Australian capital? Head-to-head: first meeting Both players have…

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka will play Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin in the quarterfinal of the 2023 Adelaide International on Friday, January 6. Get the live streaming options of this Yoshihito Nishioka v Alexei Popyrin match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023 Adelaide International live streaming…

The 2023 ATP Tour is underway, and the season's first Grand Slam is right around the corner. Tennis betting sites are offering season specials on which men will finish in the top eight of the rankings at season's end. There are plenty of familiar faces in the mix and a few dark horses. Here's a look at some players that might be worth wagering…

Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight Wimbledon title in 2022 and seventh overall. Read on for our futures picks for Wimbledon 2023. History is at stake on the men's side of Wimbledon in 2023, as Novak Djokovic looks to break a second-place tie with Pete Sampras and earn his eighth Wimbledon title, which would match Roger Federer's record of…

World number 29 Miomir Kecmanovic will be up against local lad and 78th-ranked Christopher O'Connell in the first round of the 2023 Adelaide International on Monday, January 2. Get the live streaming options of this Miomir Kecmanovic v Christopher O'Connell match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023…

Fixture: Andy Murray vs Sebastian Korda Tournament:Adelaide International 12023 Round: First round (Round of 32) Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $642735 Three-time Major champion Andy Murray will face off against World No. 33 Sebastian Korda in the first round of the 2023 Adelaide…

Australia's Jason Kubler has ranked his come-from-behind defeat of world No.27 Dan Evans at the United Cup among the most memorable moments of his tennis career. Australia's sixth-best male player on ranking and a 2022 Davis Cup representative, Kubler was selected in the United Cup team after Jordan Thompson, Chris O'Connell and Thanasi Kokkinakis…

It will a festival of tennis in the city of Adelaide as it plays host to two ATP tournaments in consecutive weeks at the start of the brand new tennis season. The ATP Adelaide International 1 will kick off proceedings on New Year's Day as the stars of the ATP Tour look to get into shape and form. Let us take an in-depth look at all details of this…

Who will win the 2023 Australian Open? Will Rafael Nadal defend his title, or maybe we'll see Novak Djokovic bag his tenth trophy? Judging by the 2023 Australian Open odds, the runner-up of two previous editions of the Australian Grand Slam - Daniil Medvedev - is also in the game, and the no. 1-ranked ATP player, Carlos Alcaraz. Can one of them end…

Fixture: (NOR) Casper Ruud vs (BRA) Thiago Monteiro Date: January 1, 2023 Tournament:United Cup 2023 Round: Group stage Venue: Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia Surface: Outdoor hardcourt Prize money: $15000000 Match timing: (Jan 1) 10 am local time, 12 am GMT, 5:30 am IST, (Dec 31) 7 pm EST Live telecast World No. 3 Casper Ruud will square off…

It's going to be a rather unexpected final at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters. Not due to Novak Djokovic, but more thanks to Holger Rune, who's been on an absolute tear for the past month or so. Can the 19-year-old Dane pull off the upset to grab his maiden ATP 1000 title? Head-to-head: Djokovic 1-0 Holger Rune is on an incredible hot streak right…

Until this year, Félix Auger-Aliassime was known as the best tennis player never to win a title on the ATP Tour. The 22-year-old Montrealer left that dubious distinction behind in February, when he won in Rotterdam, ending an 0-for-8 streak in finals. By the end of the season, Auger-Aliassime added three more titles, winning on consecutive weeks in…