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Nadal Begins Season with Title in Melbourne, Monfils Triumphs at Adelaide ATP 250

By Ricky Dimon Throughout much of their respective injury-plagued careers, it was hard to imagine either Rafael...

TennisBalls/ 10sBalls postcard From Global Chick In Australia

Novak Djokovic fighting Aussie ban, in isolation until legal appeal is heard on Monday

By Ricky Dimon Novak Djokovic will still be in Melbourne next Monday. Now the question is: will...

Ricky’s Preview and Pick for the Melbourne 250 Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Griekspoor

By Ricky Dimon Rafael Nadal’s latest comeback to tennis is off to a winning start. After prevailing...

Government Overrides Tournament Exemption, Djokovic Banned From Entering Country • Leaves AO Participation in Doubt

By Ricky Dimon Less than 48 hours after getting an exemption from the Australian Open to participate...

Australia Wakes Up To the News that NoVax Djokovic was given permission To Arrive Against Protocol

“I’m heading Down Under with an exemption permission.” Novak Djokovic announced on his Instagram yesterday that he...

Sky is Blue, Water is Wet: Djokovic Gets Medical Exemption to Play Australian Open

By Ricky Dimon An early-season piece of tennis news that is even more unsurprising than is big:...

Ricky’s Preview and Picks for the Adelaide International ATP 250: Monfils, Khachanov top two seeds

By Ricky Dimon The Adelaide International may not have the star power of the ATP Cup (14...

Global Chick Shares Tales and Tidbits with Tennis Balls / 10sBalls • Missing the Williams Sisters • Feel Better Emma

• Australian Open is for the first time since 1998 going ahead without Venus or Serena Williams....

Ricky’s Preview and Picks for the Melbourne Summer Set ATP 250: Nadal, Murray, Kyrgios in Action

By Ricky Dimon It’s a new year and to say that things are new in Melbourne, Australia...

Global Chick Shares Tennis Tidbits • Nick Krygios, ATP Cup, Serena And More

Aussie update from the ATP Cup in Sydney is that James Duckworth has withdrawn from his first match....

Jan 1, 2022 from Sydney Australia • The Tennis Begins • Happy New Year

Rafa has already been out on Rod Laver Arena this morning. He wishes us a Happy New...

Happy New Year From 10sBalls / Tennis Balls

• Some of you are still celebrating. This is slightly weird. A commercial flight took off from...

Nadal Arrives in Melbourne, Djokovic Practicing in Spain Prior to Australian Open

By Ricky Dimon Rafael Nadal has arrived in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic may not be too far behind....

Happy New Year From Australian Tennis • Bring Back Davis Cup As We Knew It

Australians are a funny breed when it comes to sports. Arriving in Australia in the early ’90s...

2022 ATP Cup Preview: With Djokovic and Rublev Missing, Italy Could be the Favorite to Win

By Ricky Dimon Following a typically short tennis offseason, the 2022 ATP calendar is ready to begin...