Sabalenka Reaches Third Consecutive Brisbane Final
Aryna Sabalenka lost to Karolina Muchova in a heartbreaking Roland-Garros semifinal in 2023, then lost another two three-setters to the Czech at Cincinnati in 2023 and Beijing in 2024. On …
Stock Up, Stock Down: Which Players Made Big Impressions in Week 1 of 2026?
The first full week (plus a few days) of tennis is in the books, and the Australian Open is beckoning, with main draw action just over one week away. So, …
Brisbane Semifinalist Medvedev on Secret to Early-Season Success
By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, January 9, 2026Photo credit: Brisbane International Facebook Billie Jean King famously observed “pressure is a privilege.” Daniil Medvedev views pressure as propulsion Down Under. The …
Poland Powers Into United Cup Semifinals—and Rematch vs. United States
By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, January 9, 2026Photo credit: United Cup Facebook Poland presented a unified front to power past Australia into the United Cup final four for the fourth …
Sabalenka Handles Keys, Muchova Topples Rybakina to Reach Brisbane Semis
Defending Brisbane champion Aryna Sabalenka handed Madison Keys a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to stretch her personal Brisbane winning streak to eight, while Karolina Muchova ended Elena Rybakina’s 13-match winning streak …
Surging Eala, Jovic Reach Auckland Semis
The focus was on 45-year-old Venus Williams when the ASB Classic commenced. Now it’s on the kids. 20-year-old Alexandra Eala and 18-year-old Iva Jovic each powered into the semis on …
Wawrinka Gets Australian Open Wild Card, Kyrgios to Play Doubles
The suspense is over. 2014 champion received a main draw wild card into this year’s Australian Open, the tournament’s decision ending a week of speculation about the fate of 40-year-old …
ESPN on Brad Gilbert and Pam Shriver Future
By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, January 8, 2026Photo credit of Brad Gilbert and Rennae Stubbs: Wikimedia Commons The Happy Slam will sound distinctly different to the American audience this month. …
ESPN+ To Stream AO Qualifying and Charity Matches
By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, January 8, 2026Photo credit: ESPN American viewers can watch every Australian Open qualifying match next week—for a price. ESPN+ will stream every qualifying match from …
Worst Tennis Performance in Open Era History?
By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, January 8, 2026Photo credit: ITF Screen Shot Tennis is a tough sport. One wild card recipient produced such a tennis travesty in a recent ITF …