Adrian Mannarino signed his first “regular” victory in Melbourne over John Isner (6-7 (7), 7-6 (8), 6-2, 6-2). Here he is in the second round where he will face Alex de Minaur. In nine confrontations, Adrian Mannarino had beaten John Isner only once. And again, on a retirement after two games, at Wimbledon 2013. The … Read more
Apart from Roland-Garros, Rafael Nadal has never managed to retain a Grand Slam title and the Australian Open 2023 will be no exception to the rule. This Wednesday, the Spaniard, first dominated on a regular basis then injured in the upper left thigh towards the end of the second set, was eliminated in the second … Read more
Zverev, winning return Alexander Zverev beat Juan Pablo Varillas 4-6, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 It was his first Grand Slam match since his terrible injury in the French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal last June. It’s not yet great Alexander Zverev, very far from it, but this victory will do him a world of good. … Read more
It was one of the posters for this 1st round of the Australian Open, and the least we can say is that it did not disappoint. At the end of a magnificent battle, especially in his second part, Andy Murray went for a benchmark victory for him in the Grand Slam since his return from … Read more
Will a new twist of fate strike the first Grand Slam tournament of the year? Probably not. While Nick Kyrgios, the darling of the public, withdrew, Novak Djokovic had not reassured either by canceling a second consecutive training session on Monday. But a little after the scheduled time, the nine-time winner of the Australian Open … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz will still have to wait to make his return to the circuit. Victim of an abdominal tear last November, the Spaniard, who had abandoned during the Rolex Paris Masters against Holger Rune (6-3, 3-1) in the quarter-finals two months after being crowned at the US Openwill have to give up the Australian Open … Read more
Published on : 30/01/2022 – 15:12Modified : 30/01/2022 – 17:10 Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam tournament on Sunday by beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final. He thus overtakes Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Rafael Nadal won, on Sunday January 30, a historic 21e Grand Slam title by beating Russian … Read more
First round mastered head and shoulders by Medvedev in 42 minutes. After four first observation games, the Russian stepped on the accelerator. Relying on a powerful service and an iron defense, he broke the Spaniard twice in a row. Nadal will have to apply himself on his first balls (54% success) and continue to be … Read more