Emma Raducanu, the winner of the US Open in 2021, who returns to the game after a break due to health problems, got into the main draw of the Grand Slam Australian Open after the withdrawal of American Lauren Davis from the tournament. The British tennis player is currently 301st in the WTA ranking.more
Poland eliminated China and advanced to the semi-finals of the United Cup tennis tournament held in Australia. The victory for the white and red team was achieved thanks to the singles victories of Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz.more
Rafael Nadal defeated Austrian Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the singles tournament at the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane, Australia. It was the first singles match of the Spanish tennis player after almost a year's break due to injury.more
World number one tennis player Iga Swiatek has extended her lead over second-placed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka to 455 points. Hubert Hurkacz starts the year at number nine in the world tennis ranking. He is invariably led by Serbian Novak Djokovic, who yesterday began his 406th week in the leading position overall.more
Poland won against Brazil 3-0 in their first match in the United Cup tennis tournament in Australia. In the last game of this match - in mixed doubles - Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz defeated the duo of Beatriz Haddad Maia - Marcelo Melo 6:4, 6:3.more
With today's match against Brazil in the tennis United Cup, Iga Swiatek will start her official competition in the new season. It is playing in the national colours that will be of special importance in the coming year, as the Olympic Games in Paris will take place in the summer.more
"I want to play even after the age of forty, just like American football player Tom Brady," said 36-year-old tennis player Novak Djokovic, who won three Grand Slam tournaments in 2023: Australian Open, French Open and US Open.more
Kamil Majchrzak - after 13 months of suspension - returns to the courts. He starts from scratch, but his goals are ambitious. Next year he would like to play in the US Open qualifiers and secure a trip to Australia. "The goal is to return to the top 100 in the ATP ranking," the tennis player, who will turn 28 on January 13, assured PAP.more
The successes of Iga Swiatek and volleyball players, the Kraków-Malopolska European Games and the failures of footballers - these are the most talked-about events in Polish sport in 2023.more
Iga Swiatek was the highest-paid athlete in 2023 - estimated by Forbes magazine. The Polish tennis player earned a total of $23.9 million on the court and from non-sports activities. The second Chinese skier in this ranking, Eileen Gu, gained PLN 22.1 million.more
Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic were recognized as 2023 world champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The Belarusian was honored in this way for the first time, and the Serb for the eighth time, which is a record.more
A statue of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, who is ranked 4th in the world, is breaking popularity records in the studios of crib artists in Naples these days. The 22-year-old's statuette is even more sought after than the player figurines of local club Napoli, the national champion.more
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who will turn 37 next year, admitted that the more young rivals push him, the greater his appetite for success. "They bring out the inner 'beast' in me," he admitted on CBS News.more
The leader of the world ranking of tennis players, Iga Świątek, was chosen player of the year in the WTA plebiscite for the second time in a row. Her trainer Tomasz Wiktorowski was named coach of the year.more
Former world number one ranked tennis player, Danish woman of Polish origin Caroline Wozniacki has become one of the first players to receive a 'wild card' for the Grand Slam Australian Open.more
Italian tennis players have won the Davis Cup for the second time in history and the first time since 1976. In yesterday's final played in Malaga, they beat Australia 2:0.more
World tennis ranking leader Novak Djokovic, who contributed to Serbia's victory over Great Britain in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga, was disgusted by the attitude of his rivals' fans. "It's disrespectful," he - he assessed, when noises from the stands drowned out his on-court speech.more
Novak Djokovic defeated Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin. This is the seventh triumph of the Serb in this event, which makes him an independent record holder.more
One of the best tennis players in the world, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, announced his return to the game after a multi-month break due to a hip injury. "Yesterday I confirmed that I will return. Stay tuned," he wrote on social media, adding a photo from the court.more
German Alexander Zverev won against Russian Andrei Rublev 6-4, 6-4 in the last match of the group stage of the season-ending ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin. Both of them had no chance of advancing to the semi-finals.more
In his only match in the season-ending ATP Finals tournament in Turin, Hubert Hurkacz lost to the world ranking leader Novakov Djokovic 6:7 (1-7), 6:4, 1:6. The Serbian tennis player advanced to the semi-finals.more
The recent leader of the world tennis rankings, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz defeated Russian Andrei Rublev 7:5, 6:2 in the first match of the season-ending ATP Finals tournament in Turin on Wednesday. In turn, Russian Daniil Medvedev won against German Alexander Zverev 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 and was the first to advance to the semi-finals.more
Novak Djokovic lost to Italian Yannick Sinner 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (2-7) in his second group match at the ATP Finals tournament in Turin. Earlier, the Serbian tennis player won against the Dane Holger Rune in three sets, and tomorrow he will face Hubert Hurkacz.more
Iga Swiatek has moved up to 14th place on the all-time tennis payroll after last week's triumph at the WTA Finals, with her on-court earnings since the start of her career approaching the $25 million mark. The Pole has overtaken the likes of Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Kim Clijsters.more
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev confidently defeated his compatriot Andrey Rublev 6:4, 6:2 in the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin. Earlier, Germany's Alexander Zverev won against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz 6:7 (3-7), 6:3, 6:4.more