Swiatek spent 75 weeks on top spot consecutively from April 4, 2022 in the retirement of Ashleigh Barty up until September 10, 2023 before Aryna Sabalenka took over for eight weeks. But given the WTA Finals win, she returned to top spot. Albeit after spending most of the end of the season saying how it was a weight lifted off so in reality wasn't too much of a big deal. But she now joins a special group of players including Steffi …

Most of the Tour took the week off, but for some it was an opportunity to make up for disappointment in Melbourne. Jelena Ostapenko took that chance with two hands, winning her second title of the year. Top seed Jelena Ostapenko secured her second title of 2024 following a 6-2 6-3 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at Linz. The Latvian also claimed victory at the Adelaide International in January, while she also reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Open. She now …

The world No.4 Jannik Sinner clinched the Australian Open 2024 men's singles title in stunning fashion, overcoming third seed Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in three hours and 44 minutes on Sunday night. The 22-year-old became the first Italian man to win the Australian Open since 1976, and he is also the youngest player to win at Melbourne Park since Novak Djokovic in 2008. Aged 17 he won his first title on the Challenger Tour and nine months later he …

The former world No. 3 Elina Svitolina was playing in Melbourne for the first time since becoming a mother, but was forced to retire three games into her fourth round due to a back injury. Svitolina, seeded at No. 19, clashed against Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the Australian Open round-of-16. But early in the match, Svitolina appeared to sustain a back injury that was clearly hampering her in major ways. After getting broken in the first game of the match, Svitolina …

The former World No.1 was beaten in Monday night's opening round of the Australian Open by No.16 seed Caroline Garcia of France, 6-4, 7-6(2). Although this is the first time Osaka has lost an opening-round match in Melbourne, it was against an in-form Garcia, whose magnificent serving neutralised Osaka's own crisp hitting and the Frenchwoman did not face a break point all match. Garcia punished Osaka's errors to break in the fifth game of the opening set and then, after an evenly …

United Cup 2024 Germany completed a memorable comeback in the early hours of Monday morning to knock off Poland 2-1 for the United Cup trophy. Alexander Zverev played a starring role, saving two championship points in his own comeback win over Hubert Hurkacz in the men's singles to level the tie, before he teamed up with Laura Siegemund to overcome Iga Swiatek and Hurkacz to seal the crown. Zverev and Siegemund were taken to a deciding tie-break by Hurkacz and Swiatek but the …

Playing his first singles match in almost a year, Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in an all-Grand Slam champion match-up in Brisbane on Tuesday night, beating the 2020 US Open winner in the first round of the Australian Open lead-up event, 7-5, 6-1. The Spaniard had been out of singles action for almost a year with a hip injury that required surgery before taking to the court in Australia. Anticipation could hardly have been greater, and Nadal wasted little time unloading …

Riyadh, the desert city of Saudi Arabia, became the scene of a showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in a pre-season exhibition match. Both players are looking ahead to the Australian Open, which is coming up in the second half of January. Whilst it is just an exhibition match, Alcaraz and Djokovic are the two highest-ranked male tennis players in the world right now and any battle between the duo is enjoyed by tennis fans around the world. Two highest-ranked players …

The Australian Open kicks off the annual Grand Slam calendar in tennis. The full schedule of events leading up to the Australian Open has been released, with a bevy of exciting tournaments running from the back end of December until late January. Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra will all host major events as players prepare for the 112th edition of the Australian Open. 29 December - 7 January The 2024 edition of the United Cup will be played in the Australian cities …

Emma Raducanu will officially make her comeback at the start of 2024 after receiving a wildcard for the ASB Classic in Auckland. The tournament begins on January 1 as part of the build-up to the Australian Open. The ASB Classic is a professional combined ATP and WTA tennis tournament organized in Auckland, New Zealand. It follows the Brisbane International, an event that is also a unique combination of both the WTA field and the ATP field of tennis players. More importantly, …

Rafael Nadal is returning to competitive tennis after more than 300 days and Novak Djokovic should be a worried man. If Nadal can steer clear of more injuries, particularly career-threatening ones, the next few months in the tennis world can very well resemble the boxing world in terms of the vibe involving these two champion players. Nadal last competed at the Australian Open in January. Entering the tournament as defending champion after winning his 21st grand slam there in 2022, he …

The 2024 tennis season is fast approaching, with the Australian Open less than two months away. The Brisbane International will be one of the events held in Australia ahead of the opening Grand Slam of the year, and the field will be headlined by Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. On the men's side, American Ben Shelton has been confirmed as playing. After a three-year absence, the Brisbane International returns to the Australian summer of tennis with a premier WTA tournament and …