Tennis
ATP: Tour returns to Asia in full calendar year 2024
The ATP announced the 2024 calendar, which will feature 63 tournaments in 29 countries, including those in Asia thereafter
The ATP Tour has announced the calendar for 2024 with 63 tournaments in a total of 29 countries. The world’s best tennis players will compete in the biggest tournaments on 6 continents in an action-packed 11 months.
What stands out in this new annual calendar, which also includes the Paris Olympic tournament, is the fact that the tour returns to Asia Swing after 2019.
Highlights in the 2024 calendar
- The 2nd edition of the United Cup is an early season mixed team event hosted in partnership with the WTA and Tennis Australia.
- Relocation of the tournament in Los Campos (Abierto de Tennis Mifel) from July to February one week before the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.
- A total of 5 12-day ATP Masters 1000 tournaments will be held in California (Indian Wells), Florida (Miami Open), Madrid (Madrid Open), Rome (Internazionali d’Italia) and Shanghai (Shanghai Masters), after the recent expansion of the tournament under OneVision.
- Revised summer schedule with the addition of the Paris Olympic Tournament.
- Determining the future venue of the existing ATP 250 tournament in Banja Luka in April.
- Back to the traditional Asia Swing with the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, but also with the China Open in Beijing shortly before the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
- The 54th edition of the Nitto ATP Finals, which will be held in Turin for the fourth time.
ATP President Andrea Gaudenci spoke about the new 2024 calendar: “Few sports in the world captivate sports fans all year round and in as many global markets as tennis.
We do everything we can to offer tennis fans the best possible experience, just like players do on and off the court. From the United Cup in Australia to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, 2024 will be another tough but exciting Tour season.”.
SOURCE: Tennis24
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Tennis
He made history. Australian Open: Djokovic wins 400th Grand Slam
38-year-old legendary Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (ATP 4), reached the 1/8 finals at the 2026 Australian Open.
Djokovic lost Botica van de Zandschulp (Netherlands, ATP 75) won his 400th Grand Slam victory in three sets.
Novak became the first tennis player in history to reach this level. Next are Roger Federer (369), Serena Williams (367), Rafael Nadal (314) and Martina Navratilova (306).
Djokovic will play in the fourth round of the Australian Open for the 18th time, breaking Roger Federer’s record, and will surpass Federere’s record of 69 for the 70th time in the slams.
Novak’s next opponent will be 16th ranked Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic, ATP 17).
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 final
Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [4] – 3:6, 4:6, 6:7 (4:7)
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Tennis
Djokovic wins 400th Grand Slam title
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open, which is taking place in Melbourne.
Fourth seed Djokovic beat Botik van de Zandshulp of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the third round. The tennis players spent 2 hours and 44 minutes on the court.
For the 38-year-old Serb, this is his 400th victory in Grand Slam singles tournaments. Previously, Djokovic became the first tennis player in history to win 100 or more games at three different Grand Slam tournaments.
Djokovic’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic, 16th seeded) and Ethan Quinn (USA).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. Third circle
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 4) – Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7:4)
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Kalinskaya lost to Shventek in the third round match of the Australian Open
Russian Anna Kalinskaya failed to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
In the third round, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed at the tournament, was defeated by the second racket of the world, Poland’s Iga Szwiatek, with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 41 minutes.
In the next round, Szwiatek will play against Maddison Inglis from Australia, who reached the fourth round on the refusal of the former first racket of the world, Japanese Naomi Osaka.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Third circle
Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 2) – Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 6:1, 1:6, 6:1
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