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The coming of age of Pavlyuchenkova
The Russian, former teenage wonder and steady presence on Tour since a decade, wants a Major title more than ever. And so now with the help of Sam Sumyk, she aims to become the queen of discipline, whereas she spent many years being the rebel of it.
Zverev, the unexpected process
The German’s first tournament of the year was horrific, getting us all back to the “what’s wrong with Sascha” question, but in Melbourne Alexander Zverev seems to have found the start of crucial answers for his future.
Drouet : “Qiang wants to win a Grand Slam title”
Thomas Drouet knows a thing or two about winning a Major unexpectedly, as he was coaching Marion Bartoli when she triumphed in Wimbledon 2013. He had also brought Timea Babos to the World No 25 in singles and Number 1 in doubles. Now working with Wang Qiang since last summer, he has already helped her to reach the last US Open quarter-finals and to get this huge win over Serena Williams here in Melbourne. He strongly believes that the 28 years old Chinese, now ranked 29 in the world, can join Li Na in the Grand Slam champions list. He also reflected on Serena Williams fear factor.
The Dimitrov Experiment
The Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov lost on Wednesday a match he (again) had no business to lose against the Amercan Tommy Paul (6-4, 7-6 [6], 3-6, 6-7 [3], 7-6 [3]).
Their Frantic Race Towards History (And Against Time)
Serena's 24th, Federer's 21th, Nadal's 20th, Djokovic's 17th, Kerber's 4th, Osaka and Halep's 3rd, Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Thiem, Pliskova and Svitolina's 1st: Which Grand Slam tallies will go one up in Melbourne? We break down what's at stake for tennis's biggest names before the Australian Open 2020.
How Coco Gauff Prepared at Home To Conquer the World
Everything You Need To Know About The Smoke Concerns That Studded The Australian Open Qualifying Week
Djokovic, keeper of the hard court kingdom
No pain, no gain they say…
Has Federer taken too big a risk for the Australian Open?