January 26, 20232 yr Well we didn't get an all-Belarusian final in the Women's but we have a Belarusian vs for all intents and purposes a Russian so that's an eye-opener for the tabloids there. I'd go for Rybakina here. Sabalenka has shown herself to be a massive choker in the past. Fair play if she wins it though, would be a huge shock result I didn't see coming due to her previously patchy record at AO.
January 26, 20232 yr pity Rybakina-Azarenka wasn't the final, great game and Azarenka had her chances rooting for Rybakina, not the biggest fan of Azarenka who play great but also can play shit, always in the same match the semis have been pretty good today, I fear tomorrow will be very boring in men
January 27, 20232 yr Nole is a man on a mission! Only 1 set dropped all tournament and even that was a tie-break.
January 30, 20232 yr Another Djokovic masterclass seals his 10th AO and moves him level with Nadal on 22 Grand Slams.
February 2, 20232 yr Author Notable Movements In The Top 20 (ATP): 1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) 3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) 4. Casper Ruud (Norway) 5. Andrey Rublev 6. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8. Taylor Fritz (USA) 9. Holger Rune (Denmark) 10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) 11. Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) 12. Daniil Medvedev 13. Karen Khachanov 14. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 15. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 16. Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 17. Jannik Sinner (Italy) 18. Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) 19. Tommy Paul (USA) 20. Nick Kyrgios (Australia)
February 2, 20232 yr Author Notable Movements In The Top 20 (WTA): 2. Aryna Sabalenka 3. Ons Jaebur (Tunisia) 4. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5. Caroline Garcia (France) 6. Coco Gauff (USA) 7. Maria Sakkari (Greece) 9. Belinda Bencic (Switerland) 10. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 11. Veronika Kudermetova 12. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 13. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 15. Simona Halep (Romania) 16. Victoria Azarenka 17. Ekaterina Alexandrova 18. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 19. Liudmila Samsonova 20. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)
February 3, 20232 yr Author Russian and Belarusian athletes must be banned from this year's Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics while "innocent Ukrainians are still being killed", says Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina. Wimbledon is yet to announce if the ban it imposed last year will continue. The International Olympic Committee is "exploring a pathway" to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete in 2024.
February 3, 20232 yr Author Dan Evans says it does not matter if Great Britain have to win "ugly" in their challenging Davis Cup qualifying match against Colombia in Bogota. Leon Smith's squad will have to contend with pressureless balls and an altitude of 2,566m as they attempt to secure a place in September's group stage. "It's about getting the win here. It doesn't matter how, if it's pretty or ugly," said British number two Evans. "Just get a point on the board and hopefully we can win." Evans, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury have been selected for 10-time winners GB, who will take to the clay on Friday and Saturday at the Pueblo Viejo Country Club.
February 3, 20232 yr Russian and Belarusian athletes must be banned from this year's Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics while "innocent Ukrainians are still being killed", says Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina. Bet she didn't care that other countries didn't ban them... why is Wimbledon specifically being held to this situation?
February 4, 20232 yr Author Cameron Norrie ensured Great Britain will start day two of their Davis Cup Finals qualifier level against Colombia by defeating Nicolas Barrientos. British number one Norrie was able to overcome the challenging conditions on the clay in Bogota to win 6-2 7-5. World number 30 Dan Evans failed to give the visitors a winning start as he fell to a surprise 6-2 2-6 6-4 loss to the 253rd-ranked Nicolas Mejia. Ten-time winners GB are bidding to reach September's group stage.
February 4, 20232 yr Author Garcia delights the home crowd with a comfortable win over Osorio to reach her first final in Lyon. Good week for Camila, nevertheless..
February 5, 20232 yr Author Cameron Norrie secured Great Britain's place in the Davis Cup Finals group stage, with his victory over Colombia's Nicolas Mejia giving the visitors an unassailable 3-1 lead in Bogota. The British number one made it back-to-back straight-set wins at altitude on clay as he beat Mejia 6-4 6-4. It meant Dan Evans was not required to play the final rubber against Nicolas Barrientos.
February 5, 20232 yr Author Alycia Parks is the champion in Lyon. Only one break of serve in the match for either player, in the final game. Crowd a bit subdued
February 11, 20232 yr Author Belinda beats Beatriz to reach the final in Abu Dhabi, her second final of 2023 following the win in Adelaide. Bencic's season record is now 11-2 with the only losses coming against Swiatek and Sabalenka. Could Tursunov be the coach to guide her to her first slam?
February 18, 20232 yr Author Kokk makes final in Manama. Plays Shelbayh of Jordan, only 19 years old, and now inside the top 300. Probably the first time ever for a Jordanian?
February 24, 20232 yr Andy Murray into the final of Doha now after saving five match points today. :clap:
February 27, 20232 yr Andy Murray into the final of Doha now after saving five match points today. :clap: Three matches this year that he's won now after being match point down, my goat Cameron Norrie won the title in Rio, after back-to-back finals against Carlos Alcaraz. Sounds like Alcaraz was unable to move well by the end, but either way it's nice to see Norrie get a win rather than going 0-3 in finals this year.
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