Tennis
Australian Open: Nadal passes the Draper test, other favorites pass
Rafael Nadal struggled against Jack Draper but prevailed 3-1 in the set. In the second round of the Australian Open are Yannick Sinner, Denis Shapovalov, Hubert Hurkacs, Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda.
Following Nick Kyrgios’ withdrawal from the Australian Open, the favorites confirmed their status in most games at the start of the first day of action on Monday in Melbourne.
As expected, Rafael Nadal had a difficult time in his Australian Open debut against rising Brit Jack Draper.
The 36-year-old Spaniard, who also appeared to be struggling with an issue with his abs, struggled but eventually prevailed 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 his left-handed opponent and reached the 2nd round of the first Grand Slam of the season where Mackenzie MacDonald was waiting for him.
The No. 1 on the board and No. 2 in the world had fluctuations in his performance but was more ready and stronger than Draper, who was unable to follow Nadal’s pace in the 4th set and was also struggling with stomach problems and cramps.
With that, Nadal scored his first win of the season after back-to-back United Cup defeats and began defending his title in Melbourne.
From there, Yannick Sinner, Denis Shapovalov, Hubert Hurkac, Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda easily or not got the ticket for the 2nd round of the first Grand Slam event of the year.
Yannick Sinner’s performance against the injured Kyle Edmund in the John Cain Arena was more than convincing, the 21-year-old Italian prevailed 6:4, 6:0, 6:2 in 1 hour and 56 minutes.
With 24 winners against just 10 Brits and with seven breaks out of ten, Shiner had no particular problems and qualified for the institution’s ’64’ where he will then face Argentinian Thomas Martin Etcheverry and take his own win in a 3-1 set over Gregory Barere.
Ticket to Round 2 also secured No. 10 on the board Hubert Hurkacs, who only struggled in the opening set of the match against Pedro Martines, beating the Spaniard 7-6(1) 6-2-6 . 2 in 1 hour and 50 minutes competition.
The 25-year-old Pole, ranked No. 11 in the world, hit 24 aces and 53 winners in total, taking all four break chances (4/4) without giving his opponent a break chance.
Denis Shapovalov, who is a possible opponent of Hurkacs in the 3rd round, defeated Dusan Lajovic 6:4, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1 and ended the game with 52 winners and 5/12 break points .
Finally, Karen Khachanov defeated Bernabe Zapata Mirages 7-6(3) 6-2 6-0 to start his duties in Melbourne perfectly.
SOURCE: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
Saying goodbye to professional tennis in 2025 retired 27 players.
The most famous are Richard Gasquet, Fabio Fognini, Fernando Verdasco, Vasek Pospisil and Diego Schwartzman.
Ukrainian Vladislav Manafov He did not compete at the professional level for the entire year but did not announce his retirement.
He completed his professional career
Grégoire Barrere- Richardas Berankis
- Rohan Bopanna
- Pedro Cachin
- Salvatore Caruso
- Marius Kopil
- Marcus Daniell
- Ivan Dodig
- kyle edmund
- Ernesto Escobedo
- Christopher Eubanks
- Jonathan Esserick
- Fabio Fognini
- Richard Gasquet
- Martin Klizan
- Denis Kudla
- Gianluca the Wizard
- Nicolas Mahut
- Matve Middelkop
- Dennis Novak
- Vašek Pospisil
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Tim van Ruythoven
- Luke Saville
- Diego Schwartzman
- Fernando Verdasco
Tennis players who did not play during 2025 but did not announce their retirement
- André Begemann
- 🏳️ Teimuraz Gabashvili
- Fred Gil
- Emilio Gomez
- Marcel Ilhan
- 🏳️ Andrey Kuznetsov
- Juan Ignacio Londero
- Vladislav Manafov
- Fabrice Martin
- Gerald Meltzer
- Gonzalo Oliveira*
- Max Purcell**
- Milos Raonic
- Hunter Reese
- Blaj Rola
- Tennis Sandgren
- Weissborn himself
*– Oliveira was banned for using methamphetamine
** – Purcell was disqualified for use of prohibited substances
Source: Sport UA
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13 former tennis players have already announced their careers in 2025. end of career.
The most famous of the girls listed below are Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia.
Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko He has not played professionally since the fall of 2024, when he played for the Ukrainian national team in the KBDK Playoffs. Lesya did not announce the end of her career.
- Ysaline Bonaventure
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alize Kornet
- Lauren Davis
- Andrea Gamis
- caroline garcía
- Simona Halep
- Michaela Krajicek
- Petra Kvitova
- Akiko Ohmae
- Bibiana Schofs
- Wang Qiang
- Yanina Wickmayer
Tennis players who did not play all year but did not announce their retirement
- Kaia Sofa
- Lesya Tsurenko
Tennis players who took a break from their careers due to motherhood
- Ounce Jabeur
- Daria Saville
- Anna Carolina Shmidlova
- Caroline Wozniacki
Source: Sport UA
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On Monday, December 29, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) last updated the rating in 2025.
As in principle, there have been no significant changes since the end of the Final Tournament in November.
Thus, Aryna Sabalenka finished the season on top. Also in the top 5 were Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina.
As for Ukrainian women, the country’s best tennis player in 2025 is 14th-ranked Elina Svitolina. She is followed by Marta Kostyuk (26th) and Dayana Yastremskaya (27th). Alexandra Oleynikova also entered the top 100 at number 96.
There are six more representatives of Ukraine in the top 500: Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur, Anastasia Soboleva, Veronika Podrez and Katarina Zavatskaya.
The new season starts on January 2 – the United Cup team tournament will be held in Perth and Sydney, Australia. And on the 5th, the WTA 500 tournaments will start in Brisbane and the WTA 250 tournaments in Auckland. Sisters Kostyuk, Yastremskaya and Kichenok will play in Brisbane, while Svitolina and Starodubtseva will play in Auckland.
Ukrainian women in WTA singles rankings
Ukrainian women in WTA double the rankings
Source: Sport UA
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