Novak Djokovic joins Maria Sharapova to donate for Australia bushfire relief
January 06, 2020 10:21 ISTSerbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has pledged 25,000 AUD for Australia bushfire relief.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has pledged 25,000 AUD for Australia bushfire relief.
Daniil Medvedev beat John Isner 6-3, 6-1 to make it two in two for Russia while Australia moved atop Group F with a 3-0 sweep of Canada in Brisbane.
An extended break meant she got to take a trip to the Caribbean — her first real vacation, she said — and that's where things got slightly out of her control.
Barty went to a nearby animal shelter after she returned from the Fed Cup loss to France in Perth last November and donated money, because at that stage animals were the main casualties of the flames.
Alex de Minaur secured the match when he rallied from a set and a break down to beat Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2 later Sunday at Pat Rafter Arena.
Djokovic said it was reasonable to consider delaying the start of the tournament because of the extreme conditions “but I think that's probably the very, very last option for anything.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) while Rafael Nadal got the better of beating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 7-5 for Spain.
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.
Benoite Paire opened the Group A encounter against Chile with a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 win over Nicolas Jarry and Monfils clinched the best-of-three match encounter ahead of the doubles on Saturday in Brisbane.
Kyrgios promised to donate 200 Australian dollars ($140) for every ace he serves this month to go toward the recovery effort from the wildfires that have devastated large parts of Australia
The 24-team tournament is kicking off the men's tennis season for 2020, with matches underway Friday in Brisbane and Sydney on Australia's east coast and Perth in Western Australia state.
Rafael Nadal had a phenomenal 2019, winning his 12th French Open title and fourth US Open crown, as well as being victorious at the Masters 1000 events in Rome and Montreal.
Venus, 39, hopes to play in Adelaide before the Australian Open on January 20.
ATP Cup will be a 24-team affair with names like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Denis Shapovalov confirming their participation.
Maria Sharapova hasn't played since a first round loss to career-long rival Serena Williams at the US Open in August.
Kei Nishikori, who has not played since a third-round loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur at the US Open, required minor elbow surgery in the off-season.
Tennis Australia issued a statement Sunday saying Murray had withdrawn from the season-opening major at Melbourne Park and from the ATP Cup.
Leander Paes, 46, has announced that he would look to play a "few select tournaments" next year and travel with his team as he calls curtains on a career that started in 1991.
Paes, who is the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup with 44 wins, recently dropped out of top-100 for the first time in 19 years.
The only twist in the tale that 2019 served was the rise of the Next Gen power in the form of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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