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Australian Open quarantine just got worse
Staging a major in a country with a strict Covid policy was never going to be easy. But the Australian Open quarantine just got worse. How did the Australian Open quarantine just get worse? There have been reports of Covid-positive passengers on several of the chartered flights to Melbourne. The players who have been on […]
Australian Open 2021 Delayed Until February
The Australian Open features one of the most famous tennis sporting events and usually starts in January each year. Fans and famous tennis players normally flock to Melbourne park every year to spectate and play. Melbourne Park features numerous outdoor courts and stadiums close to the city centre. In addition, there are many attractions, such […]
And suddenly we’re in Rome…
The US Open has just ended and suddenly we’re in Rome for the Rome ATP Masters 1000. It’s great to have tennis back on, right? Rafael Nadal is back in action for the first time since the COVID break. It will be really interesting to see how he does in his first match in months. […]
Thiem Beats Nerves and Zverev for Grand Slam Title
I did not recognize Dominic Thiem last night. He was overcome by the moment and tied down by nerves. But in the end, he got through it to win his first grand slam title. I don’t think anyone could have predicted the first two sets of last night’s US Open 2020 Grand Slam final. Zverev […]
Four new ATP events
In a recent press release, the ATP has announced the addition of four new ATP events to the 2020 provisional schedule. The updated schedule included the back-to-back ATP 250 events in Cologne (Germany, Indoor Hard) that I wrote about in my previous Bett1HULKS post. And also two new ATP 250 events in Sardinia (Italy, Clay), […]
Bett1HULKS – New ATP Tournaments
Murray and Zverev are confirmed to join two ATP tournaments in October under the collective name of Bett1HULKS. My friends at e|motion group have not been laying low during COVID. After the Bett1Aces the group expands its tennis portfolio with two tournaments under the name of Bett1HULKS in the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany. So […]
A Strange US Open Looms With Players Scrambling to Get Match Ready
In a couple of weeks, the WTA and ATP Tours will get back underway with top-level tennis events taking place across the United States. They are, for all intents and purposes, warm-up tournaments, though; a chance for players to get some much-needed match fitness ahead of the US Open at the end of August. Doubts […]
Thiem and Kyrgios ready for Bett1 Aces in July
Live tennis competitions are on the way back. There will be an exhibition tournament called Bett1 Aces in July already. Thiem, Kyrgios, and Zverev are all confirmed. Bett1 Aces is a new exhibition tournament for six men and six women in two different locations in Berlin between the 13th and 19th of July. One site […]
Tennis Tournaments to be Excited About in 2020
The ATP and WTA Tours take professional tennis players across the world to play tournaments in-front of fans. The season begins in Australia with the first of the Grand Slam tournaments which is the Australian Open. The fact this tournament starts in January means tennis fans have something to be excited about early in the […]
The Wimbledon Experience
If you are a true tennis nerd, I am sure visiting Wimbledon is on your tennis bucket list. It is the most iconic of the grand slams after all. I got a dose of “the Wimbledon experience” in 2015 and hope to go back there sometime soon. That time, I was fortunate to get an […]
