Sports

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 18, 2024The Happy Slam has been a cheerful place for the American contingent in Melbourne.Coco GauffFresh off her maiden Grand Slam win on the 2023 US Open, Gauff rides a nine-match Grand Slam profitable streak into her third-round conflict with Alycia Parks. More on Parks down the web page.As for Gauff, she is essentially the most reliable title contender of this group, and the highest-ranked participant of this set of ten. The American has already spoken of her need not simply to win extra Slams, however to win double digit Slams. That says one thing about her self-belief and expectations. Here in Melbourne she is bidding to turn into the primary girl to win the US Open and the Australian open back-to-back since Naomi Osaka in 2019.Tay...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday January 17, 2024Alycia Parks sports a golden arm that may generate jaw-dropping energy from the service stripe. She used that world-class serve to assert her maiden title in Lyon in 2023, defeating Caroline Garcia within the closing, and reached a career-high rating of No.40 on the earth at one level final 12 months.Now ranked 82, Parks used that energy sport to earn her largest win by rating at a Slam on Day 4, taking out Leylah Fernandez, 7-5, 6-4.Ahead of her third-round conflict with Coco Gauff on the Australian Open, Parks is considered a uncooked expertise with vital upside. Here are 5 issues to know in regards to the American earlier than her second within the highlight.1. She struck the quickest serve in US Open ladies’s singles histori...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, January 16, 2024The rating will not cease Carlos Alcaraz from conjuring shotmaking magic.Because followers gas the Wimbledon winner's audacious shotmaking.More: Alcaraz Grounds Gasquet in AO OpenerSpeaking to Hall of Famer John McEnroe after his 7-6(5), 6-1, 6-2 Australian Open first-round win Richard Gasquet on Tuesday night time, Alcaraz stated his need to provide followers a magic second encourage inconceivable shotmaking."I always try to make the people enjoy watching tennis watching my game," Alcaraz advised McEnroe in his post-match interview. "I’m feeling maybe some shots that maybe anybody expect."Sometimes I don’t see the rating and I attempt to make inconceivable pictures only for the group."The second-seeded Spaniard raised his re...

Last January, the ATP introduced after a 15-month investigation into allegations by Olga Sharypova that Zverev emotionally and bodily abused her throughout their relationship, it discovered "insufficient evidence" to help the claims of abuse."A major independent investigation into Alexander Zverev has found insufficient evidence to substantiate published allegations of abuse. As a result, no disciplinary action will be taken by ATP," the ATP stated in a press release.The males's tennis affiliation stated an unbiased investigation performed interviews with Zverev, Sharypova and "24 other individuals" and didn't substantiate abuse allegations.Olga Sharypova, Zverev's ex-girlfriend, alleges Zverev violently abused her through the 2019 Shanghai Rolex Masters match.In her intensive interview wi...

For these questioning who impressed US Open champion Coco Gauff and her new service movement, look no additional than a former US Open winner.The reply - former No. 1 and Hall of Famer Andy Roddick.Gauff’s coach, Brad Gilbert, revealed all throughout the first day of ESPN’s Australian Open protection from down underneath. During a section, ESPN’s Chris McKendry requested Gilbert about who was behind Gauff’s latest serving change. Gilbert revealed that Roddick stepped in throughout the low season to supply a couple of ideas.That makes complete sense given Gilbert coached Roddick throughout the early a part of his profession and continues to keep up a correspondence with the all-time nice.“I coached Andy at a young age. He’s got an amazing serve. And I was thinking, “What a great perso...