HUA HIN, Thailand — Rising Russian star Diana Shnaider bounced back from a turbulent second set to upend defending champion Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 for her maiden title at the WTA Thailand Open on Sunday. The No. 108-ranked North Carolina State University student displayed a fierce and solid baseline game to unsettle … Read more
India 1st innings Total 58 for –1, from 21.3 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Jaiswal not out; 35 runs, 77 balls, 5 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 45.45 Sharma (c) c Pope b Bashir; 14 runs, 41 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 34.15 Gill not … Read more
Australian No.1 Arina Rodionova has made tennis history by becoming the oldest woman to make it for the first time into the world’s top-100. The 34-year-old veteran roared to this welcome new landmark when she battled back to beat Chinese prospect Bai Zhuoxuan 3-6 6-1 6-0 in the Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Thursday … Read more
There was only one noticeable giveaway for Andy Dufresne’s escape from Shawshank State Prison. But as Morgan Freeman’s character ‘Red’ said, “I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a man’s shoes?” Jannik Sinner almost got away with the same sneaky play during and after his Australian Open title win over Daniil Medvedev … Read more
The morning after Aryna Sabalenka won her second consecutive Australian Open, her hotel room is chaos. You can forgive her for not tidying up; after only a few hours of sleep and a long night of celebrating over sour gummy bears and champagne, Sabalenka’s room has been retconned into the set for her digital cover … Read more
Legendary Australian tennis coach Darren Cahill knows what it’s like to win. The 58-year-old has coached Lleyton Hewitt, Andree Agassi, Simona Halep and now Jannik Sinner to grand slam titles, completing one of the greatest coaching resumes the game has ever seen with his current pupil’s Australian Open win on Sunday night. Sinner won his … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been booed by a packed crowd at Rod Laver Arena during the trophy presentation after the Australian Open men’s final. Master of ceremonies Todd Woodbridge was acknowledging the Prime Minister’s presence at Melbourne Park following Jannik Sinner’s epic five-set win over Daniil Medvedev during his opening monologue when the … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner rallied from two sets down to take the Australian Open final from Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday and clinch his first Grand Slam title. The 22-year-old Sinner was playing in a major final for the first time and got there by ending Novak Djokovic’s long domination … Read more
Hollywood superstar Ana de Armas has joined tennis legend Jim Courier to present the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup to the packed crowd at Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open men’s final. The Cuban-Spanish actress was an unexpected inclusion in the pre-match entertainment, especially compared to Courier, who won the trophy himself twice. The … Read more
Australian Matt Ebden has helped Indian veteran Rohan Bopanna finally break through for his first grand slam doubles title. The pair took out the Australian Open on Saturday night with a 7-6(0) 7-5 win over Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. Bopanna, who is still going strong at 43, will also become the oldest … Read more
