Djokovic and Swiatek to begin 2024 season in Perth
SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will both open their 2024 campaigns in Perth, Australia, after Serbia and Poland were drawn in the city for the mixed teams United Cup on Monday (Oct 23).
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Novak Djokovic To Open 2024 At United Cup, But No Rafael Nadal
World number one Novak Djokovic will open his 2024 season at the mixed teams United Cup in Australia, but injury-plagued Rafael Nadal was not on the Spain team announced Friday. Djokovic will spearhead Serbia at the tournament from December 29-January 7 in Sydney and Perth as he builds towards the defence of his Australian Open title. Nadal was part of the Spain team in 2023 before injuring his hip at the opening Grand Slam of the year. He has been out of action since and underwent surgery in June.
Canada, led by Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime, set to make United Cup debut
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will headline the new-look United Cup mixed team event in Perth and Sydney from Dec. 29 to Jan. 7 as one of the key warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open.
WTA roundup: Action underway in Zhengzhou, Seoul
Qinwen Zheng recorded her first tour-level win on home soil Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Ukraine's Kateryna Volodko in the opening round of the Zhengzhou Open in China.
Gauff sets up China Open semi-final with Swiatek, Sabalenka out
Coco Gauff extended her winning streak to 16 victories, the longest on the WTA Tour this season, by beating Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-4 in the quarter-final of the China Open on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with second seed Iga Swiatek.
Unstoppable Gauff extends winning streak to reach Beijing quarter-finals
BEIJING : Coco Gauff racked up the longest winning streak on the WTA Tour this season by beating Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(5) 6-2 in the third round of the China Open on Thursday for her 15th consecutive victory.
Swiatek on board with WTA's performance byes
Iga Swiatek has given her backing to the reintroduction of performance byes during the WTA's Asian swing of events, saying it allowed players who reach the semi-finals of a tournament to rest and prepare for the next one.
The pitfalls of sports stars using negative feedback as fuel for winning
Not long after Coco Gauff won a maiden Grand Slam at the US Open, the American teenager stood on centre court, took the microphone and gave a speech.