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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 Tennis season is almost upon us, and the first Grand Slam of the year is right around the corner. The 2023 Australian Open gets underway on January 16th and with it begins the roller coaster that is the annual tennis season. Rafael Nadal heads down under as the reigning champion. He took full advantage of Novak Djokovic's absence last year…

Rafael Nadal has been dominant at Roland Garros, winning 14 titles over his 18 career tournaments. Read on for our futures picks for the 2023 French Open. The French Open is the second Grand Slam of the season. The clay surface is difficult for even the best players, with just three of the 41 combined Grand Slam titles from Roger Federer and Novak…

2022 has certainly not been an easy year for Novak Djokovic. The Serbian champion encountered many difficulties due to his choice not to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus and ended up in the eye of the storm following the Australian soap opera. The former ATP number 1 had to give up the Australian Open and the US Open, two tournaments in which…

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…

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…

1pt Daniil Medvedev to beat Novak Djokovic 3-1 or 3-2 at 2/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Djokovic to serve the most double faults at 13/8 (bet365) Remember when Pete Sampras won his seventh Wimbledon title and you thought it was a super-human achievement? Well, since the American retired, Roger Federer has won eight Wimbledons and Rafael Nadal 13 (THIRTEEN)…

Since the era of Ivan Lendl, tennis has experienced significant growth in recognition and influence across the globe. Modern-day legends like Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Novak Djokovic, have helped raise the level of tennis that fans and enthusiasts expect from NextGen stars such as Danil Medvedev, Stefano Tsitsipas, among…

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…

In the world of professional tennis, there are a few superstar players that everyone knows. And while many of these top-tier athletes come from more traditional tennis hotbeds like California and Florida, Maryland has its fair share of famous tennis stars too. In fact, some of the best players in the world hail from right here in The Old Line…

Novak Djokovic extended his own dominance and that of the Big Four by claiming his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, his seventh overall at the All England Club and his 21st career major. Djokovic, the top-seeded Serb, dispatched 40th-ranked Australian Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to move within one of Rafael Nadal's male record for major…

The eyes of the tennis world remain on Flushing Meadows with the 2022 U.S. Open winding down in New York. On the men's side, four players remain, and the semifinals are set for Friday at 7 p.m. ET. No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz takes on No. 22 seed Frances Tiafoe in the headliner of the day. Alcaraz is the highest seed remaining in the field, and the…

This article first appeared on SportsLook, JAPAN Forward's dedicated sports website. Two rising American tennis stars renewed their rivalry in the men's singles final at the Rakuten Japan Open on Sunday, October 9. World No. 11 Taylor Fritz and 19th-ranked Frances Tiafoe went all-out in pursuit of every point in just under 1 hour and 57 minutes of…

As the saying goes - fifth time's the charm. Or at least that's the case when it comes to the Laver Cup, which Team World finally managed to win just a couple weeks ago. The fifth iteration of the Laver Cup will probably be the most memorable, not in small part due to the retirement announcement by Roger Federer, but also for the unbelievable…

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…

I am not a psychic. I'm a tennis fan. But I have a prediction: I believe this weekend's Laver Cup will be one of the most watched sporting events ever. The Laver Cup pits six of the top men's tennis players from any part of Europe against six of the top men's tennis players from the rest of the world, in a Ryder Cup-like tournament. It's Team…

Winning titles and championships is a difficult task to complete in professional sports. However, none are more difficult than the grand slam majors in the world of tennis. A couple weekends ago, The US Open (the final major of the tennis season) concluded. In a tournament full of emotional farewells, such as US legend Serena Williams, history was…

I am not a psychic. I'm a tennis fan. But I have a prediction: I believe this weekend's Laver Cup will be one of the most watched sporting events ever. The Laver Cup pits six of the top men's tennis players from any part of Europe against six of the top men's tennis players from the rest of the world, in a Ryder Cup-like tournament. It's Team…

ROGER FEDERER has announced his shock retirement at the age of 41. The Swiss legend won an outrageous 20 Grand Slam titles during his illustrious career. Federer has been sorely hampered by injuries in recent seasons. But the classy tennis ace had been targeting a return to the court - and even vowed to return to Wimbledon one last time before…

Frances Tiafoe is an American professional tennis player who has a net worth of $3 million. Frances Tiafoe rose to international fame during the 2022 US Open after defeating 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal to reach the quarterfinals. He then defeated Andrey Rublev to become the first black American man to reach the US Open semifinals…

The epicenter of professional tennis is now the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York City, as the 2022 US Open Tournament is in full swing. The top players in the world are gathered in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to try and add a Grand Slam Championship to their trophy case. However, one significant men's player is…