MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic spent 2015 relentlessly trampling on the hopes and dreams of would-be challengers and the world number one again looms as the reality check to their new season ambitions when the Australian Open gets underway on Monday. The defending champion will start as raging favourite for a sixth title at the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ailing knees, Father Time and even a resurgent Victoria Azarenka stand in the way of Serena Williams clinching her seventh Australian Open title and giving her one more shot at an achievement that would cap her storied career. Williams, already considered one of the all time greats, has 21 grand slam singles […]
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams must stop giving opponents head starts if she is to come anywhere near emulating last season’s feat of winning three of the year’s four grand slams, according to former world number one Chris Evert. Williams, 34, has hardly struck a ball in anger since a shock semi-final […]
It is often said that Records are meant to be broken. And in every sport, there are numerous oppurtunities always up for grab when it comes to making new records, either by breaking, or setting new milestones. Here, EssentiallySports brings you the records that may be broken in 2016. 1. Record Grand Slam appearance If […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Stan Wawrinka showed his class in both singles and doubles to lead the Singapore Slammers to victory in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) final in front of a delighted home crowd at the Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Matches in the Asia-based mixed team tennis league are decided by games won in […]
Every year tennis players gift us some of their magical performances.Here we look at the top 10 performances at Grand Slams that stole our hearts this year.
