Having just turned 20 years old a few weeks ago, Rei Sakamoto is already making history in Japanese tennis. The Nagoya native, standing at 6’4″ (193 cm) with a powerful serve and forehand, captured his first ATP Tour victory at the 2026 Miami Open with a trademark “samurai” celebration thatContinue Reading
Wimbledon has never merely crowned champions. It has canonised improbable dreams. For nearly one hundred and fifty years, the All England Club has served as far more than tennis’ oldest cathedral. It is where tradition acquires the aura of ritual, where immaculate white attire remains sacred, where strawberries and creamContinue Reading
Zeynep Sonmez has done it again. Just months after etching her name into Turkish tennis history at Wimbledon, the 23-year-old qualifier powered into the third round of the Australian Open, with a confident 6-2, 6-4 win over Hungary’s Anna Bondar. It marks the first time a Turkish player has reachedContinue Reading
Stefanos Tsitsipas is back in Melbourne for his 9th main draw appearance. Australia has been a happy hunting ground for the Greek superstar, having reached the final in 2023, and the semi-finals 3 times.This time around, there’s not as much pressure or hype on him, having dropped in the rankingsContinue Reading
If Lilli Tagger wasn’t already on your radar last year, or even this year, you might want to switch radars. Born on February 17, 2008, in Lienz, Austria, Tagger is yet another teenager, in a growing list, making her move on the WTA Tour, barely before she’s wiped the slateContinue Reading
Alina Korneeva is on her way back. The 18-year-old Russian prodigy has had her fair share of setbacks in the last couple of years, but recent results suggest she’s getting back to where she should be – in the top echelon of the sport. Junior Success Korneeva’s ascent began earlyContinue Reading
Alexis Blokhina is a name to watch out for on the WTA Tour in the coming years. Taking a sabbatical from College, the 21-year-old American is now 8 months into her first full season on the ITF Tour. Blokhina has already won her first professional trophy – a W50 titleContinue Reading
At 16, Ivan Ivanov is already a name to watch in tennis. Born on October 30, 2008, the Bulgarian teenager is currently going through the transition between dominating the junior courts, and trying to match it with the pros. His latest match at the ATP Challenger in Sofia may haveContinue Reading
If you ask Jessica Failla how she got into tennis, she’ll paint you a picture far removed from stadium lights and red carpets. “I grew up in the ball basket,” she says, laughing. Born into the game—both her parents were professional players—Failla’s path to the pro tour was less aContinue Reading
For years, tennis in Venezuela has struggled to establish itself on the international stage. While the country has produced a handful of players who made brief forays into the top 100, the landscape today remains sadly barren. Currently, Venezuela has just 2 men in the ATP top 1000, and aContinue Reading
