Novak Djokovic ‘was healthy’ at the Australian Open, his coach Goran Ivanisevic has confirmed. There were rumours that came out of Serbia following his loss to Jannik Sinner that Novak Djokovic was ill the night before the match. They followed reports from before the tournament that the 24-time major winner was struggling with an elbow injury. But, despite previously admitting Djokovic was ‘somehow not right’ throughout the entire Australian Open, Ivanisevic says it was not a health issue. “No, nothing bothered him, he was healthy, but it just didn’t work out,” Ivanisevic told Sportklub. “It ..read more

Jannik Sinner has been compared to 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer by skiing legend Lindsey Vonn, following the Italian’s maiden Grand Slam triumph. Sinner became the first Australian Open singles champion from Italy this time last week, after fighting back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the final. And Vonn, who is a big fan of tennis, revealed that she was not surprised Sinner was victorious in Melbourne, “He’s just a great athlete, very smart and I’m not surprised that he won Australia. I thought he would win before he did, but he’s someone that’s going to be arou ..read more

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest ever world No.1 in history in 2022, but former professional tennis player Paolo Bertolucci believes that Jannik Sinner has the edge ‘mentally’. Alcaraz made only his third career appearance at the Australian Open last month, resulting in his best performance of reaching the quarter-final. While the Spaniard exited the tournament at the last eight stage, his rival Sinner went onto claim his first major title in Melbourne. A special place to come home to, thank you for all the love ???????? Un rientro molto speciale???? Grazie Roma! Grazie di cuore a tutti ..read more

Daniil Medvedev became the first man in the Open Era to lose two Grand Slam finals from two sets up last week, but Andy Roddick has defended the Russian and backed him to be a future ‘Hall of Famer’. Medvedev had already played three five set matches prior to the Australian Open final, coming back from two-sets-to-love down against Emil Ruusuvuori and Alexander Zverev. However, he was on the receiving end of a comeback defeat in the final, being defeated by Jannik Sinner to lose his second Australian Open final in this manor. Despite this, Roddick has jumped to the defence of the former No ..read more

Novak Djokovic was beaten in the Australian Open semi-final for the first time in his career last week, and former No.1 Andy Roddick has admitted he is ‘a little concerned’ about the manor of the defeat. Djokovic had reached 10 previous semi-finals at the Melbourne major, going onto win the title on all of those occasions, but eventual champion Jannik Sinner brought an end to that streak this year. Sinner beat the Serbian, 6-1 6-2 6(6)-7 6-3, and Roddick has detailed Djokovic’s loss on his podcast with Jon Wertheim, “He kind of limped out of this tournament [Australian Open] a little bit, yo ..read more

Jannik Sinner is currently enjoying his first Grand Slam title victory at the Australian Open, but the Italian has admitted that the work ‘has just begun’. Sinner reached the final in Melbourne by dropping only one set against world No.1 Novak Djokovic, but had to fight back from two-sets-to-love down against Daniil Medvedev in his first major final. As a result he became the first Italian in history to win the Australian Open singles title, and was asked by his home media if the victory felt like he had imagined it would, “Yes and no. Yes, because there is a sensation that is difficult to ..read more

The Australian Open has provided the ATP rankings with the biggest update so far this year, that includes a 43-year-old becoming world No.1 for the first time! Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam singles title on Sunday, however the top five in the rankings have remained completely the same. However, this cannot be said for doubles, with Rohan Bopanna becoming world No.1 for the first time at the age of 43 years and 331 days after winning the Australian Open doubles title with Matt Ebden. Look what it means to @rohanbopanna and @mattebden At 43, Bopanna has his FIRST Men's Doubles Grand ..read more

The 2024 Australian Open felt like a bit of a watershed moment for men’s tennis, with Jannik Sinner firmly establishing himself as an elite player. Rafael Nadal’s return never happened, and Novak Djokovic looked almost human too. It was refreshing to see in many ways. Well, depending on who you support at least. The final didn’t disappoint at all either, with five brilliant sets of tennis being produced by two players who are helping lead the way in the new ATP order. So, let’s enjoy six fun facts to emerge from a brilliant 2024 Australian Open final. Marathon man Medvedev Daniil Medvedev wa ..read more

Daniil Medvedev says no one should be hailing Jannik Sinner yet as being better than Novak Djokovic despite his recent successes. Sinner won the Australian Open title, coming back from two sets down to beat Medvedev in the final. That came after the Italian beat Djokovic in the semi-final, ending his 33-match unbeaten streak at the tournament. Djokovic also lost to Sinner at the Davis Cup and ATP Finals, although he did win the tournament after beating the 22-year-old in the final. That is starting to look like Sinner can beat Djokovic consistently, but Medvedev has warned of the dangers of ..read more

Jannik Sinner is on a ‘very special journey’ in tennis after winning his maiden major at the Australian Open, says Nick Kyrgios. Sinner, 22, came back from two sets down in the final against Daniil Medvedev, in a game that tested him physically, mentally and technically. Early on in the contest Sinner was struggling badly, with Medvedev being incredibly aggressive and, unusually for him, regularly coming to the net. There was also some clear tension in Sinners’ racket arm, which was understandable given it was his first ever major final. However, he found his game midway through the second s ..read more