The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but,according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley in this interview about the future of the sport.
Tennis is amid a billion-dollar battle that is certain to change the sport regardless of who wins. On one side of the net are the cashed-up Saudis,while the grand slams are pitching for a new Premium Tour.
Forget the nine-to-five office crowd – Melbourne city is finally back,but not as we know it.
The Tennis Australia boss is locked in a battle with the ATP chairman over the sport’s direction,after a UK report revealed Saudi Arabia had made a $2 billion offer to merge the ATP and WTA tours.
Only one Australian woman sits inside the world’s top 100 tennis players. But an Australian legend has revealed how and why she thinks more will be making their mark.
Talk about repeat efforts. Thompson crawled out of bed on four hours’ sleep after upsetting Alexander Zverev,then won singles and doubles titles in an incredible seven-hour feat of endurance.
New breeds in tennis,and cricket,have provided a wonderful sporting opening to 2024.
Italians are “very touchy people”,according to Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill,so there were plenty of hugs,but also a few choice words in the players box.
Jannik Sinner is just the fifth man to win an Australian Open singles title in the past 19 years. He’s not writing Novak Djokovic off yet,but even he recognises his win could be a game-changing moment.
Darren Cahill has coached tennis greats Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi. His current client – Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.
The prime minister was booed by sections of the crowd after the men’s singles final at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.