*All times AEDT (Perth is three hours behind AEDT, Brisbane is one hour behind) Watch the United Cup from December 29 to January 7 live and exclusive on Nine, 9Now and on Stan Sport. UNITED CUP From 10.30am in Sydney GREECE v CHILE (Group B) Maria Sakkari (GRE) def Daniela …
Read More »Djokovic, Tsitsipas vying to dethrone ‘dare-devil’ teen
Spanish teen Carlos Alcaraz is about to be stripped of his maiden hold on the No.1 ranking in men’s singles tennis. That is certain after Novak Djokovic ousted Tommy Paul to set up a men’s singles final against Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. When the ATP rankings are recalculated …
Read More »Tsitsipas’ nod to Rod Laver after epic win
While Novak Djokovic, whose fourth-round match against Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Monday, is the lone man left with a Grand Slam title — and he’s got 21 of them, nine at Melbourne Park — Stefanos Tsitsipas is the only other past major finalist still around. The No. 3 seed …
Read More »Spicy Tsitsipas dig reignites feud with Kyrgios
Feisty Greek ace Stefanos Tsitsipas has reignited his feud with Nick Kyrgios after the Australian enigma turned his back on the inaugural edition of the United Cup, set to start in Sydney on Thursday. Kyrgios pulled out of the 18-team, mixed-team competition within 24 hours of the tournament beginning, citing …
Read More »Punishments revealed for Kyrgios, Tsitsipas
Both Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas have been hit with fines after their fiery third round match at Wimbledon. Stefanos Tsitsipas was fined $14,680 by the All England Club, and Nick Kyrgios was docked $5,872 for actions during their wild third-round match. Kyrgios beat Tsitsipas in four sets, but both …
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