MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic added yet another record to his lengthy list, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches played in tennis history by reaching 430 on Wednesday at the Australian Open in what was a tougher-than-expected second-round victory.
Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players in history, said Thursday that a car she was using to temporarily store “most” of her grand slam trophies was stolen.
Shortly after Pam Shriver woke up Thursday at the Marina del Rey DoubleTree, where she has been staying the past week since fleeing the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, she realized her son’s car, containing her collection of Grand Slam trophies, had been stolen.
Whether or not American fans see a 21-year men's title drought end any time soon, their country is good at tennis again.
Iga Swiatek has joined an exclusive group of players by reaching the Round of 32 in 20 consecutive women’s singles Grand Slam draws. Only three other players have achieved this feat: Martina Navratilova,
Iga Swiatek rushed through the first set in 26 minutes in her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova at the Australian Open.
Katie Boulter's hopes of making a deep run at a major for the first time are ended by Russia's Veronika Kudermetova at the Australian Open.
Gael Monfils has commented on his shift in priorities as he gets closer to the end of his tennis career. The 38-year-old spoke about regarding his family as his main focus, while announcing that winning the Australian Open or any other Grand Slam is not his goal at this stage of his career.
American tennis player dedicates his first-ever Grand Slam victory to his home of Altadena, currently ravaged by the Los Angeles wildfires.
Novak Djokovic now holds another Grand Slam record as he officially surpassed fellow tennis legend Roger Federer on Wednesday when he played the 430th major match in his career. After Djokovic's first-round match at the Australian Open on Monday, he tied Federer for the record.
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca began his Grand Slam career in spectacular fashion as the qualifier took down Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5) in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.