Get into the tennis spirit as Aussie Open looms
After a hectic summer for tennis players, with little gap between Wimbledon and the US Open, the players will be reinvigorated and focused on the next grand slam event, which is the Australian Open, a few weeks into the new year.
With tournaments all around the world well under way, it will be about refining and working on weaknesses, to be ready for the major. At the Australian Open it’s generally hard to look past the imperious Novak Djokovic. The Serb has made the tournament his own over the years, winning five of the past six championships, with Stan Wawrinka breaking that stranglehold in 2014.
However, whilst the Serb will undoubtedly start as favourite, Andy Murray is in great form, and has publicly declared his ambition to take Djokovic world number one ranking. He will hope to take a step towards that by winning the China Open, where he beat fellow Brit Kyle Edmund in the quarter-final.
With Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal suffering from injuries, particularly the Spaniard over a longer period of time, Murray and Djokovic will enter every tournament as favourites, although Stan Wawrinka is now completely delivering on his ability, after his US Open win recently.
Whilst, we leave those players to put themselves through the gruelling effort and work that makes an elite tennis player, for fans you can turn to many tennis gaming platforms. For PS4 fans, there is a new VR tennis game, that will offer you a very new perspective to tennis gaming. With your headset, you can play the first sports title that Oculus Rift have produced.
Elsewhere, you can check out Lucky Nugget Casino, where they have a dedicated tennis slot! I love this game, and I’m sure all tennis fans will. It combines the sport with the bright lights, fast paced, excitement of the slots. It’s great fun!Playing on either of these platforms will be a great way to get into the swing of things for when the Australian Open comes around.
So, there you have it. The tennis calendar has had a very exciting and busy few months, and there is one more major on the horizon. All of the stars will descend to Melbourne, but it’s hard to look past Andy Murray and specifically Novak Djokovic, it should be great!
