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  • Jan 15, 2025 | ausopen.com | Ravi Ubha

    For many, Tuesday at Australian Open 2025 marked the first time they had witnessed Joao Fonseca in action, either in person or watching on a screen. The 18-year-old Brazilian, after all, was making his Grand Slam debut. But if the pace of his shots and their trajectory in a straight-sets win over top-10 regular Andrey Rublev looked familiar, well, you were onto something.  Fonseca idolised Roger Federer and countryman Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten growing up.

  • Jan 9, 2025 | ausopen.com | Ravi Ubha

    When Novak Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut at the 2005 Australian Open against eventual champion Marat Safin, he sported a new haircut on the court he would later own. In this anniversary year for the Serb in Melbourne, another new look features although it’s got nothing to do with his hair on this occasion.

  • Oct 17, 2024 | atptour.com | Ravi Ubha

    Player Features Diallo dialled in during breakout Almaty run Cheered on by cousin, Canadian on cusp of first ATP Tour final Gabriel Diallo advances to maiden career semi-final at the Almaty Open Gabriel Diallo won’t soon forget this week’s Almaty Open and it’s not only because of what the Canadian has done on court. Yes, Diallo reached a maiden ATP Tour quarter-final and now semi-final to move closer to the sought after Top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings benchmark.

  • Oct 17, 2024 | atptour.com | Ravi Ubha

    Astana Meet Beibit Zhukayev: What the Kazakhstani learned from Federer, Nadal & Djokovic Learn more about the home favourite Beibit Zhukayev is pursuing his first ATP Tour title this week in Almaty. Almaty’s staging of a first ATP tournament has proven to be a historic occasion for one of its residents, too. Beibit Zhukayev contests his maiden ATP Tour quarter-final on Friday at the Almaty Open, with his parents expected to be in attendance again.

  • Oct 16, 2024 | atptour.com | Ravi Ubha

    Player Features Tabilo relishes mixing it with the best Second seed into quarter-finals in Almaty Alejandro Tabilo is into his ninth tour-level quarter-final at the 2024 Almaty Open. Alejandro Tabilo features in the draw at this week’s Almaty Open but it isn’t the first time the Chilean has found himself in Kazakhstan.

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Ravi Ubha
Ravi Ubha @raviubha
26 Jan 25

As per the great tennis abstract site, that is the first time Zverev hasn't had a BP in a Slam match.

Ravi Ubha
Ravi Ubha @raviubha
26 Jan 25

Last player to win the AO, USO that same year, then repeat as AO champ? Djokovic in 2015-16.

Ravi Ubha
Ravi Ubha @raviubha
26 Jan 25

This would be Zverev's first straight-set loss at a Slam since 2023 USO (Alcaraz).