Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Roger Federer and his Laver Cup event featuring Team World and Team Europe facing off against each other has arrived in Vancouver. This is the first time that the event is being held in Canada, and the west coast is being blessed by the high level of tennis and entertainment that the Laver Cup provides. Getty Images Who is Rod Laver? The event is named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver. No player in history has equaled his feat of winning two calendar-year Grand Slams. Laver was aggressive, using his power and accuracy to pin opponents into corners o ..read more

via ATP Tour - Djokovic helps dry Centre Court during a rain delay in his R1 match vs Pablo Cachin. The Championships at Wimbledon are underway in 2023, with Novak Djokovic starting the defence of his title on Centre Court as per tradition. Elena Rybakina will start her title defence on Tuesday in her first round encounter vs Shelby Rogers. Big Stories At Wimbledon With neither Rafa Nadal nor Roger Federer at Wimbledon this year, there seems to be a narrowed list of storylines on the men’s side of the draw. The main one being: Can anyone challenge Novak Djokovic? Djokovic has more titles at ..read more

What Monte Carlo lacked in star power with Nadal, Alcaraz and Auger-Aliassime not playing, it has made up for with drama from the players who did show up. Salty handshakes, spicy quotes, and jokes on court… Monte Carlo has been a popcorn-fest of social media clips this week. Zverev and Medvedev Beef? Daniil Medvedev. Thriving in the CHAOS ?️ With Zverev serving for the match twice and holding two match points, @DaniilMedwed eventually comes through 3-6 7-5 7-6(7)!#RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/JGl1PqAWFH — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 13, 2023 After that fly by handshake from Alexan ..read more

The quarterfinals are set at the Australian Open with the first day of action underway. The pre-tournament favourite in Novak Djokovic is still alive, and looking as formidable as ever. In Tuesday’s action in Melbourne, Stefanos Tsitsipas beak Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the Semi-Finals where he will fave Karen Khachanov whould beat an injured Seb Korda. Here is a recap of the action: Wednesday Action At The Australian Open Novak Djokovic takes on 5th seed Andrey Rublev in the night session on Rod Laver Arena. Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton will face off as well in both play ..read more

The action at the Australian Open has hit a fever pitch, and it’s Andy Murray’s doing. The great Brit pulled off a come from behind victory from two sets down over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, in the longest match of his career. The second longest match in Australian Open history. Many fans in North America were shocked to see that the 5 hour 45 minute match was still going on when they woke up. "I'm aware I don't look particularly happy when I'm playing a lot of the time but thats when I'm at my happiest on the inside" @andy_murray ? @eurosport pic.twitter.com/1d6ZR23YJk — LTA (@the_LTA ..read more

via Sporting News Day 2 at the 2023 Australian Open was filled with surprises. Heat AND rain delays. and Matteo Berrettini missing THIS shot on match point: The remaining Round 1 matches will finish on Wednesday after heat and rain delayed many of them on a chaotic Tuesday in Melbourne. Andy Murray Beats Matteo Berrettini in Melbourne Classic Last night’s epic between Andy Murray and Matteo Berrettini reminded tennis fans around the world why Grand Slam tennis is so special. Everyone involved was taken on a journey with an unknown ending, and that is part of what makes these matches so speci ..read more

Last Week In Tennis. Let’s review what took place as the tennis world prepares for the first Major of the season, the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic Wins 92nd Title of His Career Picking up right where he left off at the end of the year, Djokovic continues to make his case as the best male player in the world at the moment. Djokovic beat Shapovalov, Medvedev and Korda in close matches to win the title in Southern Australia, a nice test of level before the big event. Heading into the Australian Open it seems like Novak is the obvious favourite, especially with World #1 Carlos Alcaraz’s shocki ..read more

The 2022 ATP Awards were handed out last week, with some shake ups to the incumbents on a couple of awards, and some fresh faces throughout. Let’s take a look: 2022 ATP Most Improved Player Most Improved Player: Carlos Alcaraz ?? There were two players who came to the top of most minds when it came to MIP… Carlos and Holger. The two 19 year olds who took the ATP Tour by storm this year. Carlos started the year at #32 and finished at #1. Holger started at #103 and finished at #11, cracking the Top 10 on the way. The debate of which feat is more impressive is a close one, but the ATP Players vot ..read more

via Sportsnet Canada is officially on top of the tennis world. Since 1900 the Davis Cup has been contested for by tennis countries around the world and Canada has just won it’s first ever title, defeating Australia in the Final. Denis Shapovalov started of the day by beating Thanasi Kokkinakis in straight sets. Felix Auger - Aliassime followed that up and beat Alex de Minaur in straight sets to seal the title, making a dream come true for so many Canadian tennis fans and players who have been building into this success for decades. Felix Auger-Aliassime Leads Canada To Davis Cup Glory The you ..read more

Basel, Switzerland Felix Auger-Aliassime is deep in the hunt for his first qualification for the ATP Finals. After winning two titles in the last two weeks his chances of doing have been heightened. I was able to sit down for a few minutes to discuss his recent form, team event superpowers, and how close he felt to beating Rafa Nadal on Court Philippe Chatrier in the fourth round at the 2022 French Open. Felix on Winning Back To Back via ATP Tour Q: “Last two weeks… it’s been good eh?” Felix: “Yeah, no it’s been amazing. I came into Florence the number one seed and I know I can play good in ..read more