#Kim Clijsters

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…

The 2023 Australian Open Women's tournament will start this month, as the best WTA players in the world descend on OZ for the first Grand Slam of the new season. Reigning champion Ashleigh Barty retired following her win at Melbourne Park last year. The tournament favourite is the current world No 1 Iga Swiatek, who will hope to outlast the…

A lot of talents are rising in the Women's Tennis Association. This is good for WTA because talents are needed to help maintain the game's position as the most popular female sport in the world. If you think the Williams sisters are still the stars of female tennis, then you need to start looking out for the rising stars in female tennis. Just like…

Novak Djokovic won five titles in 2022, making up for a season heavily conditioned by his choice not to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus. The Serbian phenomenon had to miss the Australian Open and the US Open, two tournaments in which he would have been the main favorite to win. The former world number 1 did not shine at Roland Garros, where…

The passion of players out on the court fuels the game at the highest level. It would be naive to suggest that court meltdowns are not entertaining and add a lot of excitement to highly skilled and competitive tennis matches. Many of us who play the sport know how frustrating it can be, even just to play against a friend. When the stakes are…