https://www.scmp.com/rss/522949/feed The latest news and top stories on Alex de Minaur, an Australian professional tennis player. Dubbed ’The Demon’, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in July 2024, the first Australian male in 18 years to reach the top 10. De Minaur has secured nine ATP Tour singles titles and reached five Grand Slam quarterfinals. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press,Agence France-Presse Associated Press,Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz warned he was improving all the time as he swept into his maiden Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday and a clash with Alexander Zverev, while Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina stunned third seed Coco Gauff to face Aryna Sabalenka in the last four. And China’s remaining player in the main draw, Zhang Shuai, is into the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles, partnering Belgium’s Elise Mertens to beat Hailey Baptiste and Peyton Stearns of the US 6-4, 6-3. The fourth-seeded pair will now... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341383/australian-open-zverev-keeps-his-cool-see-rising-star-tien-sabalenka-beats-jovic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341383/australian-open-zverev-keeps-his-cool-see-rising-star-tien-sabalenka-beats-jovic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:40:21 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a ball, as the next generation roared. Aryna Sabalenka surged through but Coco Gauff was forced to fight at Melbourne Park, where temperatures eased to 22 degrees Celsius after the brutal heat of a day earlier. Top seed Alcaraz was in ominous touch at Rod Laver Arena, dismissing the American Tommy Paul 7-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a masterclass. The 22-year-old plays home hope and sixth... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341154/australian-open-alcaraz-has-djokovic-his-case-sabalenka-faces-hot-teen-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341154/australian-open-alcaraz-has-djokovic-his-case-sabalenka-faces-hot-teen-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:30:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Novak Djokovic launches his latest bid to win a record 25th grand slam crown while title contenders Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek are also in action at the Australian Open on Monday. A bumper second day at Melbourne Park sees three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, home hope Alex de Minaur and fourth seed Amanda Anisimova also enter the fray. The 38-year-old Serbian great Djokovic faces Spain’s 71st-ranked Pedro Martinez in the final match of the day on Rod Laver Arena. A former world No 1, now ranked... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340357/australian-open-novak-djokovic-launches-latest-bid-record-25th-grand-slam-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340357/australian-open-novak-djokovic-launches-latest-bid-record-25th-grand-slam-title?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:20:04 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are expected to continue their world domination in 2026, starting at the Australian Open, while Aryna Sabalenka is bubbling with confidence as she chases further grand slam success. The new season gets under way on Friday with the mixed-teams United Cup in Perth and Sydney, headlined by women’s world No 2 Iga Swiatek and men’s world No 3 Alexander Zverev. In Hong Kong, Coleman Wong Chak-lam will be joined by his fellow National Games medallists Wu Yibing and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3338256/alcaraz-sinner-set-elevate-rivalry-sabalenka-chasing-more-grand-slams-2026-tennis-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3338256/alcaraz-sinner-set-elevate-rivalry-sabalenka-chasing-more-grand-slams-2026-tennis-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:14:06 +0000 Aaina Bhargava Aaina Bhargava If there’s one piece of advice Andre Agassi offers, it’s to dream while awake. “It’s way too easy to dream when you’re sleeping,” says the American tennis legend. “Don’t be scared to dream big because it takes as much effort to dream big as it does small.” He advises choosing your definition of success carefully. Even if you achieve it, it might not feel the way you expected. Fresh off his run as Laver Cup captain, Agassi was in Hong Kong in October for the Prudential NextGen Aces event, a panel... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3334499/andre-agassi-hong-kong-his-comeback-and-learning-live-present?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3334499/andre-agassi-hong-kong-his-comeback-and-learning-live-present?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:00:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China’s Zhang Zhizhen has admitted to spending long periods playing computer games late into the night as he explained his nickname for an innovative tennis event that begins at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Arena on Tuesday. He has been dubbed “The Night Watchman” for the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS), a faster-paced version of regular tennis that features interactive elements and informal names, whose eight players for the Hong Kong leg will include the city’s own Coleman Wong Chak-lam. Zhang said his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328838/game-thrones-inspires-zhang-zhizhen-ultimate-tennis-showdown-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328838/game-thrones-inspires-zhang-zhizhen-ultimate-tennis-showdown-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:41:21 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Alex de Minaur pulled out of this week’s Ultimate Tennis Series in Hong Kong on Sunday after failing to recover from a hip injury. The Australian arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday to prepare for the tournament, having lost 6-4, 6-4 to Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters the day before. And organisers said while the 26-year-old had tried everything to get fit, the pain was considered too high to sustain the high-intensity physical competition likely at Kai Tak Arena. “I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3328714/uts-hong-kong-injured-alex-de-minaur-latest-big-name-star-pull-out-tournament?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3328714/uts-hong-kong-injured-alex-de-minaur-latest-big-name-star-pull-out-tournament?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:45:19 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Coleman Wong will get an early chance at revenge against Andrey Rublev for his US Open exit, with the pair thrown together in the quarter-finals of next week’s Ultimate Tennis Series in Hong Kong. In the other matches, top seed and world No 7 Alex de Minaur will take on China’s Zhang Zhizhen, while Jerry Shang Juncheng, in as a late replacement, faces the Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik. But there is no Nick Kyrgios in the draw, with organisers announcing on Tuesday that the Australian had pulled... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3328152/coleman-wong-and-andrey-rublev-rematch-highlight-ultimate-tennis-series-draw-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3328152/coleman-wong-and-andrey-rublev-rematch-highlight-ultimate-tennis-series-draw-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:50:51 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Coleman Wong Chak-lam’s coach has issued a warning to the star’s fans, after internet scammers created a fake social media account selling VIP packages for this month’s Ultimate Tennis Series event in Hong Kong. James Allemby posted the warning on his Instagram page after discovering people pretending to be him on the Wire app were charging up to US$10,000 for holiday experiences, including stays at five-star hotels, dinner with Wong and access to private practice sessions ahead of the two-day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327486/coleman-wongs-coach-issues-scam-warning-after-wire-app-fraud-targets-stars-fans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327486/coleman-wongs-coach-issues-scam-warning-after-wire-app-fraud-targets-stars-fans?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:58:54 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Zheng Qinwen is on the brink of making her return to competitive tennis after confirmation arrived from organisers that she would be playing in this week’s China Open in Beijing. China’s No 1 has been out of action since July, when she had surgery to fix an elbow injury that had plagued her season. Her last match was a defeat by Czech player Katerina Siniakova in the first round at Wimbledon that month. “Zheng Qinwen returns from injury, taking the court for the first time since Wimbledon in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326345/zheng-qinwen-poised-comeback-week-china-open-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326345/zheng-qinwen-poised-comeback-week-china-open-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:13:47 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Coleman Wong Chak-lam has joined the line-up for next month’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Hong Kong – and revealed his nickname for the innovative event. The city’s tennis fans received a boost on Tuesday when another name was added to the likes of Nick “King” Kyrgios and Alex “The Demon” de Minaur, with Wong – fresh from his historic run at the US Open – revealed as the chosen one. It will give the 21-year-old an early opportunity to face Andrey Rublev again after the Russian halted the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324047/coleman-wong-play-hong-kongs-ultimate-tennis-showdown-reveals-nickname?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324047/coleman-wong-play-hong-kongs-ultimate-tennis-showdown-reveals-nickname?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:00:14 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China’s Zhang Zhizhen has said he expects to return to action in time for October’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Hong Kong – but will first have to get to grips with the rules of the innovative event. From his career-high ranking of No 31 on the ATP list last July, Zhang, still nursing a shoulder injury, has seen his position slide to No 165 this week. But he said on Monday that he should be back in six weeks’ time and confirmed he was on course to play in November’s National Games. “If... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3319868/chinas-zhang-zhizhen-says-he-track-play-ultimate-tennis-showdown-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3319868/chinas-zhang-zhizhen-says-he-track-play-ultimate-tennis-showdown-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:30:12 +0000 Tara Loader Wilkinson Tara Loader Wilkinson Novak Djokovic is lauded for his dazzling tennis game and acute mental resilience on the court, and holds the record for the most weeks spent as world No 1 – 428 of them from 2011 to 2023. “It doesn’t happen by accident,” the 24-time grand slam champion told the Post. The 38-year-old Serbian spent much of the first two weeks of July on Centre Court at Wimbledon in London, seeing off rivals including Italy’s Flavio Cobolli and Australian Alex de Minaur, before finally being knocked out by the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3318533/novak-djokovic-reveals-his-health-diet-and-wellness-secrets-how-he-stays-peak-form?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3318533/novak-djokovic-reveals-his-health-diet-and-wellness-secrets-how-he-stays-peak-form?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:15:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Jannik Sinner progressed to the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday after a tearful Grigor Dimitrov pulled out injured while in total control of the match, while Novak Djokovic survived a scare. World No 1 Sinner and seven-time champion Djokovic remain on course for a mouthwatering semi-final clash but the top seed’s match on Centre Court was overshadowed by Dimitrov’s heartbreak. The Italian was staring at the exit door trailing 3-6, 5-7, 2-2 before the Bulgarian 19th seed pulled up holding his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317303/sinner-not-celebrating-wimbledon-progress-after-dimitrov-injury-heartbreak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317303/sinner-not-celebrating-wimbledon-progress-after-dimitrov-injury-heartbreak?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:55:24 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Novak Djokovic and world No 1 Jannik Sinner face their stiffest tests of the tournament on Monday as they aim to take another step towards a blockbuster semi-final face-off at Wimbledon. Djokovic, who has a record 25th gland slam singles title in his sights, meets Australia’s Alex de Minaur while Sinner faces the talented Grigor Dimitrov. Five-time grand slam winner Iga Swiatek is the main attraction in a wide-open side of the women’s draw as she takes on Clara Tauson. Djokovic was in supreme... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317175/novak-djokovic-sinner-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317175/novak-djokovic-sinner-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:13 +0000