Tennis

Australian Open 2020: Men’s and Women’s Preview

by Danny Clark - 0173

The first grand slam of the 2020 season is due to get underway in Melbourne this weekend. However, a cloud continues to hang over the tournament as health concerns intensify over the air quality in Melbourne following widespread bushfires in the country. Despite the crisis which has hit the states of New

ATP Champions Tennis 2019 – A weekend that celebrated greats of the game at London’s Royal Albert Hall

by Pranav Shahaney - 0218

The 2019 edition of the ATP Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall lived up to its billing as it served up a number of interesting match-ups from Thursday to Sunday. Players such as David Ferrer and Marcos Baghdatis, who retired not too long ago, showed how much they love the

ATP Finals Preview: The Eight Contenders

by Danny Clark - 0578

The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals begin in London tomorrow, with the top eight men in tennis set to battle it out for the prestigious, season-ending title. Staged in the dramatically darkened 02 Arena, the eight-player field will compete for prize money totalling $8 million, with more than $2.7 million awaiting an

WTA Finals Preview

by Becky Thompson - 0388
The top eight women with the WTA Finals trophy in Shenzhen, China. Photo credit: Women's Tennis Association (WTA)

Over the next week, the top eight women in tennis will compete for a record $14 million pot.  The WTA Finals will begin on October 27 in Shenzhen, China. The players will compete in a round robin before the top two players from each group will move on to knock-out play

“Playing Nadal is like playing against someone with two forehands.” Former British tennis player Lee Childs on facing a 17-year-old Rafael Nadal

by Danny Clark - 02006

Nineteen grand slam titles. Two Olympic gold medals. A record 35 wins in ATP Tour Masters 1000 finals. Rafael Nadal, now 33, has amassed a staggering 84 titles in his professional career to date; a figure bettered only by great rival Roger Federer. Often labelled ‘The King of Clay’, the Spaniard

Colouring outside the tramlines: Do we need shorter Tennis formats?

by Robert Clayden - 0460

The International Tennis Federation has recently announced changes to the Olympic Tennis Event, shifting the men’s singles gold medal match to a shorter, best of three set format. Changes have also been announced for doubles events, with men’s and women’s matches to be decided by a match tiebreak to 10 points when level at one-set

International Women’s Day: Sports Gazette’s starting XI of female sports journalists

by Tatiana Alderson - 01446

In results released from a 2018 report from Women in Sport, they found that women make up just over 10% of the sports journalism industry, and 40% of them feel that they still face discrimination because of their sex. Some found that it took them far longer to gain credibility and

“Wheelchair Tennis is still not deemed as newsworthy” — Why media coverage of parasport desperately requires a shift in narrative

by Tatiana Alderson - 01325

The majority of people will know who Roger Federer is.  A tennis champion, he has won a total of 20 grand slams. Do the same people, though, know of wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda? Also a champion of the same sport, Kunieda has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Two more than