Karen Khachanov won the VTB Kremlin Cup in 2018, and he made a good start towards claiming another trophy in the Russian capital on Wednesday. The third seed beat Australian James Duckworth 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
US Open quarter-finalist Botic van de Zandschulp has been playing the best tennis of his career in recent months, but he was unable to solve the Jenson Brooksby puzzle on Wednesday in Antwerp.
Unvaccinated tennis stars are unlikely to get visas to play in the Australian Open, a local official warned Tuesday, with defending champion Novak Djokovic raising doubts about his own participation in the upcoming tournament.
As a sporting nation, Great Britain has achieved some notable successes on the world stage. In what many would describe as core sports such as football, tennis and rugby, they have produced world champions at various stages.
Tennis players who haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the state which hosts the season-opening major.
The last time Andrey Rublev competed at the VTB Kremlin Cup, he lifted the trophy as the sixth seed. But while his title aspirations remain the same, the magnifying glass has zoomed in closer on the Russian.
Botic van de Zandschulp captured the tennis world's attention with his impressive run to the US Open quarter-finals, and the Dutchman has taken full advantage of his momentum.