Brisbane International
In a bizarre turn of events hours after Naomi Osaka‘s shocking retirement at the ASB Classic final, American Reilly Opelka was forced to retire down 1-4 in the first set at the Brisbane International final. As a result, Jiri Lehecka is the Brisbane International champion. He advanced to the Brisbane final after Grigor Dimitrov retired […]
American Reilly Opelka is having a comeback for the ages at Brisbane International. The 27-year-old former Top 20 player, who has been out of the game for the better part of two years, defeated Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals but did not stop there. Opelka followed that win with a semifinal victory over Giovanni Mpetshi […]
The 2025 tennis season just began, but the WTA has some great matches scheduled for this weekend. The good news is that these are matches tennis fans would expect to see in the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament. The bad news is that they are happening in Australia so it will be necessary […]
27-year-old American tennis player Reilly Opelka, a former Top 20 star who has been sidelined for years with injury, notched a huge win in his comeback with a straight-set win over Novak Djokovic at Brisbane International. Opelka has not beaten a Top 10 player since 2021. He is the first American to beat Djokovic in […]
Nick Kyrgios was back on the tennis court in front of the Australian fans for the first time in nearly two years. After dealing with a knee injury and a serious wrist injury that required surgery and over a year of recuperation, it was great to see Kyrgios back playing singles. He drew a tough […]
Two promising young tennis players whose careers have been riddled with injuries are getting a late start to their 2025 seasons. Both were scheduled to play in Australian Open warmup tournaments this week. Emma Raducanu 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, 22, was forced to withdraw from her opening match at the ASB Classic because […]
The bromance contines. Following news of Nick Kyrgios’s return to competitive tennis after a multi-year layoff due to injury, tennis fans learned that he will be enlisting the help of a very capable doubles partner in his comeback. Kyrgios will pair with Novak Djokovic at the Brisbane International tournament beginning December 29, 2024, in Queensland, […]
