Tennis
Tsitsipas: For the second time without a father at a tournament
Stefanos Tsitsipas will play without Apostolos Tsitsipas by his side at the Rotterdam Open, which has happened time and time again in the past.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will start his commitments on Tuesday (02/08) at the 500 tournament of Rotterdam against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovic Fokina, with the peculiarity that he will not have it with his father and coach Apostolos Tsitsipas, who did not Netherlands.
The world No. 4 trained with Thomas Inquist, whom he knows well from the Laver Cup, where the Swede performs the duties of vice-captain of the European team, but also the duties of a coach.
This is the second time Stefanos and Apostolos Tsitsipas have not played in a tour tournament together, most recently at the Rome Masters in September 2020, with Stefanos Tsitsipas suffering a loss in his first match (2nd round).
Tsitsipas had bowed out of the 1st round of Rome and then fell to then world No. 81 Yannick Sinner, against whom he suffered a 6-1, 6-7 (9), 6-2 loss, and stayed out of tournaments.
It remains to be seen how Tsitsipas will manage this absence for the 2nd time in his career, whether he will manage to get the 1st win without his father by his side, but also whether he will be able to claim the win break “curse”. “In the 500v500 tournaments who want him to count 7 losses in an equal number of finals…
SOURCE: Tennis24
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The 2026 Australian Open women’s singles 1/8 finals will continue on January 26.
They will enter the Rod Laver Arena at approximately 02:30 Kyiv time. Jessica Pegula (USA, WTA 6) and Madison Keys (USA, WTA 9).
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This will be the fourth head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the match will face Wang Xinyu or Amanda Anisimova in the quarter-finals.
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According to media reports, Serena Williams is considering a sensational return to professional tennis after a four-year break.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion retired in 2022, avoiding the word “retirement” and saying only that he was “moving away” from the sport.
Her last match took place at the 2022 US Open, where she lost to Ajla Tomljanovic. Williams’ re-entry into the anti-doping pool last December fueled rumors of a comeback. Although Serena later denied her return, The Telegraph’s sources claim that the tennis community is not buying it and believes Serena can still compete at WTA level.
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Williams will be eligible to return to Roland Garros this summer, including mixed doubles, with possible options at Wimbledon or the US Open. Her older sister Venus continues to perform at the age of 45, increasing interest in Serena’s possible return.
Former champion Jim Courier is confident that Williams will definitely be back on the field if injuries are not a problem; The only question is the format and tournament.
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January 25 Ukraine Elina Svitolina won against Mirra Andreeva In the 1/8 final at the Australian Open.
Elina won in two sets with scores of 6:2 and 6:4 in 1 hour 24 minutes. Svitolina faced Andreeva for the second time and defeated the Russian for the first time.
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Elina will compete against world number three Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
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