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The Australian Open is Novak Djokovic’s fortress, the Serb is already an eight-time champion down under and in the final on Sunday, the World No.1 is eyeing to claim his 9th title at the Melbourne Park and 18th Major title overall. But, in his way, is the ruthless Russian, Daniil Medvedev, who is now on […] READ MORE
Aslan Karatsev caused a sizable shock by defeating Diego Schwartzman to advance to the fourth round of the 2021 Australian Open. The 27-year-old Russian reached the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time after progressing through the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha last month. Karatsev beat talented 19-year-old American Brandon Nakashima […] READ MORE
Elena Rybakina has made it known that she wants to break into the top ten on the WTA Tour this year. After an incredible 2020, it’s only right that she sets such lofty goals for herself. The young Kazakh won two tour titles last year and looks like one of the rising stars on the […] READ MORE
In August of 2020, Aslan Karatsev broke into the top 200 at World No. 194. It had been awhile. The last time Karatsev had been a top 200 player was in March of 2016. So, what happened? And what’s changed now? After the coronavirus hiatus in 2020, and following many exhibition matches during that hiatus, […] READ MORE
Andrey Rublev has reached the fourth round of the French Open with a convincing win over former US Open finalist Kevin Anderson. The Russian won in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 and continues his strong showing at the most recent slams. The win sees Rublev make the fourth round or better in his last four […] READ MORE
The US Open Semifinals will be set on Wednesday in New York as the Russian pair of Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev and #2 seed Dominic Thiem vs Alex De Minaur are the matchups. Our panel of Jim Smith, Harsh Bhoot, and Damian Kust offer their predictions. Andrey Rublev vs Daniil Medvedev Embed from Getty […] READ MORE
Andrey Kuznetsov will return to ATP tennis after a two-and-a-half-year absence at the Prague Open Challenger event in the Czech Republic, which begins on August 17. The Russian played his last ATP match in January 2018, a three-set loss to Ilya Ivashka at the Challenger in Koblenz, Germany. He has struggled with injuries, and was […] READ MORE
The coronavirus pandemic could not have come at a worse time for Russia’s Andrey Rublev. The 22-year-old had made a superb start to the year, building on the gains he made during an impressive 2019 campaign. Picking up a career-high 38 wins and winning the title in Moscow, Rublev finished the year ranked 23rd in […] READ MORE
Ever since the draw of the ATP St. Petersburg Open was made last week, Russia’s man of the moment and the new World No.4 Daniil Medvedev was a name the locals were looking to see with genuine interest. The US Open finalist will have a battle in his hands when he faces countryman Evgeny Donskoy. […] READ MORE
Britain has a rare home advantage in the Fed Cup, starting against Slovenia 6th February 2019. The British team comprises of Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, and Katie Swan, and is captained by Anne Keothavong. They will be quietly confident of qualifying for the World Group for the first time since 1993. […] READ MORE