REUTERS – Australian Sam Stosur narrowly avoided another disappointment on home turf as she battled through a wrist injury and three tough sets to claim an opening victory at the Brisbane International on Monday. The former U.S. Open champion recovered from 0-3 down in the final set to record a 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory over […]
REUTERS – Twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka breezed past Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-0 in the Brisbane International on Monday to set up a second-round showdown against top seed Simona Halep. The former world number one has been plagued by injuries in the last two years which have sent her down to 22nd in […]
REUTERS – World number two Andy Murray was satisfied with the start to his season after romping past France’s Kenny de Schepper 6-2 6-2 at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia on Monday. Murray, who led Britain to their first Davis Cup triumph in 79 years just over a month ago, took under an hour […]
As another year passes by, the world of sports did not shy away from providing us with some spectacular events, stats and scandals. Players rose up to the occasions, countries were made proud and fans were given the treat of their lives. It’s astounding how a year can encompass of such diverse stories and […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number nine Richard Gasquet has pulled out of the Australian Open with a back injury, organisers said on Wednesday. “Sorry to report that @richardgasquet1 has withdrawn from the #AusOpen with a back injury. We wish him a speedy recovery,” organisers said on their Twitter account. The 29-year-old Frenchman, a Wimbledon semi-finalist […]
It is often said that Records are meant to be broken. And in every sport, there are numerous oppurtunities always up for grab when it comes to making new records, either by breaking, or setting new milestones. Here, EssentiallySports brings you the records that may be broken in 2016. 1. Record Grand Slam appearance If […]
Serena’s autobiography “The Queen of the Court” is named aptly after the illustrious World No.1 player of 2015. Serena once quoted, “I can’t become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I’ll be like, “Oh, I’ve won Wimbledon, I’ve won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax.” But now people are really going to be fighting […]
We, the team at EssentiallySports, wish you a Merry Christmas and good luck for 2016. Here we bring you some tweets from the World of Sports. May this holiday season sparkle and shine, may all of your wishes and dreams come true. Thank you for all your good wishes. Merry Christmas. — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) […]
