Novak Djokovic recovered from two sets to one down in a Grand Slam Final for the first time in his career (previously 0-7), earning a record-breaking eighth Australian Open title while sealing his 17th GS trophy with a five-set triumph 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 over a plucky Dominic Thiem – who was so close to his maiden Slam. Continue reading
Read below for my 2020 Australian Open preview, with a special guest contributor providing his thoughts too as we look ahead to the first Grand Slam tournament of the new decade…. Continue reading
Boris Becker believes it’s only a matter of time before ATP’s NextGen players begin surpassing the world’s current Big Three – naming fellow German Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem as two of the five who are to watch in 2020 and beyond. Continue reading
Fresh after his thrilling three-set victory over Dominic Thiem on Sunday, Tsitsipas revealed the belief that he’s “really close” to winning a Grand Slam and after an excellent week of play at London’s O2 Arena, the Greek is targeting further success ahead of 2020… Continue reading
On his Nitto ATP Finals debut at London’s 02 Arena, 21-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas made tournament history after recovering from a set down to be the youngest player since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001 to win the season-ending competition – the biggest of his exciting career to date.
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Rafael Nadal won the 19th Grand Slam of his career, prevailing in five-sets with a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 win over a defiant Russian Daniil Medvedev after just shy of five hours on Arthur Ashe. The 23-year-old worked tirelessly in his Grand Slam Final debut, registering winners aplenty to get back into title contention from two sets down. Ultimately though, earlier errors proved costly.
Stan Wawrinka is into this year’s US Open quarter-finals after a 6-4, 7-5, 2-1 win over defending champion Novak Djokovic. The world number one was clearly not at his best before retiring early in the third set to a chorus of boos, with a recurrence of his shoulder injury proving too painful to continue playing through and risk further aggravation.
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