The excitement of day 1 action was somewhat quelled by rain showers that hit Melbourne Park around 2:30 pm on day 1. Thankfully the rain came a bit later than expected and also Melbourne has three … [Read More...]
Latest Australian Open Posts
Aussies at the Australian Open – round one matchups and previews
The first grand slam of the year is just about here. On Thursday night in Melbourne the draw was conducted. In this article you can read about who the Australian players are facing in round … [Read More...]
Djokovic makes history as he claims seventh Australian Open title
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Osaka ends Kvitova fairytale as she claims the Australian Open title and world no. 1
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Dominant Djokovic marches into Australian Open final no. 7
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Relentless Nadal cruises past Tsitsipas and into fifth Australian Open final
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Osaka sets up Australian Open final with Kvitova
An all Czech Australian Open final was not to be as Naomi Osaka of Japan has defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-2 4-6 6-4, to earn her place in a second straight Grand Slam final. Osaka won the US … [Read More...]
Kvitova shuts down Collins to advance to her first Australian Open final
Petra Kvitova has defeated the unseeded American who had never won a Grand Slam main draw match until last week, Danielle Collins to advance to the Final of the 2019 Australian Open 7-6(2) 6-0. It is … [Read More...]
The fight for no. 1 and the Daphne Akhurst trophy intensifies
Later today the four remaining women in the singles draw will fight it out for two spots in the final. Three of the women are also fighting for the no. 1 ranking in women's tennis. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
Final four set for men’s semifinals after Nishikori retires from Djokovic match
Playing 13 hours and 47 minutes on court to reach the quarterfinals has been too much for Kei Nishikori. He was forced to retire from his match against world no. 1 and six-time Australian Open … [Read More...]
Pliskova perseveres to knock out Serena Williams
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic has done what most think impossible, coming back to win from 5-1 down in the third set, with Serena Williams twice serving for the match, and holding four match … [Read More...]
Osaka closes in on no. 1 and back-to-back Grand Slam titles
Naomi Osaka the 2018 US Open champion has advanced to the Australian Open semifinals after defeating WTA Finals champion Elena Svitolina 6-4, 6-1. With the win, Osaka has moved into the no. 1 ranking … [Read More...]
Nadal cruises into the Australian Open semis
After not having played since the 2018 US Open Rafael Nadal has eased past USA's Frances Tiafoe to book a semifinal showdown with NextGen star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Spaniard won 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in 1 … [Read More...]
Feisty Collins fights back to oust Pavlyuchenkova
Unseeded American, Danielle Collins, who has never won a Grand Slam main draw match until this year, has found herself in the semi finals after she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 2-6 7-5 … [Read More...]
Tsitsipas ‘living the dream’ as he advances to the Australian Open semi-finals
20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece has defeated Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut to advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open 7-5 4-6 6-4 7-6(2). This is only the Greeks second time in the … [Read More...]
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- Nishikori goes five hours to book quarterfinal spot, Djokovic also advances
- Serena Williams digs deep to see off Halep
- Pliskova flys past Muguruza and into the quarter finals of the Australian Open
- Raonic too hot to handle for Zverev
- Svitolina overcomes Keys to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open
- The week that was at the 2019 Australian Open
- Federer sent packing by ATP NextGen champion Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Angelique Kerber stunned by Danielle Collins in the fourth round of the Australian Open
- Barty breaks through to the quarter finals of the Australian Open
- Kvitova soars through to the quarter finals of the Australian Open
- Alexei Popyrin goes down fighting
- Muguruza edges past Bacsinszky to advance to the round of 16
- One Williams down, one to go for Simona Halep
- Kerber breezes past Birrell in birthday bash
- de Minaur runs into a Spanish roadblock at the Australian Open
- Kvitova sails past Bencic and into the fourth round of the Australian Open
- Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki bows out in the third round of the Australian Open
- Barty advances to the fourth round for the first time at the Aussie Open
- Federer too good for Taylor Fritz
- Late night at the office for Muguruza
Latest ATP Posts
Spain moves past Australia to setup final showdown against Serbia
After Serbia had defeated Russia in the first semifinal at the ATP Cup it was Australia vs Spain fighting to be the second team to advance to the final. Embed from Getty Images Nick Kyrgios … [Read More...]
Australia defeats Great Britain in a thriller to advance to the ATP Cup semifinals
Nick Kyrgios got Australia off to a flying start in the first ATP Cup quarterfinal against Brisbane. He defeated world no. 52 Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-2. Embed from Getty Images Next up it was the … [Read More...]
Australia takes another step toward the ATP Cup quarterfinals after despatching Canada
At the end of last season Canada got the better of Australia at the Davis Cup finals winning their quarter-final clash. The two countries again faced off, this time at the ATP Cup in Brisbane. Embed … [Read More...]
Kyrgios and de Minaur get Australia a winning start at the ATP Cup
Australia's Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur has won their singles matches against Jan-Lennard Struff and Alexander Zverev to claim their Group F tie against Germany. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
Canberra Challenger tournament transferred to Bendigo
Canberra since early December 2019 has mostly been mostly shrouded in a cloud of smoke which drifts in from the bushfires burning to the east and south. The air quality measurements have recently … [Read More...]
Aussie Tennis – Year in Review
At the start of 2019 we saw Ash Barty as the top-ranked female player at no. 15. Her goal was to crack the top-ten. Alex de Minaur was the top Aussie male at no. 31. Sydney, Australia - 6 January … [Read More...]
Kyrgios and de Minaur lead Australia into Davis Cup quarterfinals
Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur had won their singles matches for the second time to take Australia in to the Davis Cup quarterfinals where they will face Canada. Embed from Getty Images Yesterday … [Read More...]
Federer too good for de Minaur in Basel
Local hero Roger Federer has comfortably claimed victory in the final of the Swiss Indoors tournament to lift his 103rd career tour-level trophy. It was also the 10th time Federer has won the title in … [Read More...]
de Minaur claims Zhuhai title
Australia's Alex de Minaur has won the Zhuhai ATP 250 final to claim his third title of 2019 and of his career. The Australian is now three from three when reaching finals in 2019 having won the … [Read More...]
Kyrgios Claims second ATP 500 title as he defeats Medvedev for the title in Washington – to rise to no. 1 ranked Australian
Nick Kyrgios has defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) to cap off one of the best weeks of his life to walk away with the sixth title of his career and the second ATP 500 title in 2019. Kyrgios … [Read More...]
Kyrgios reaches ATP 500 final in Washington after rollercoaster ride against Tsitsipas
Australia's Nick Kyrgios is into his second ATP 500 final of the year after defeating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7). Embed from Getty Images Kyrgios had early breaks in the first two … [Read More...]
de Minaur advances in Atlanta – Popyrin and Tomic are out
In an all-Australian quarterfinal in Atlanta Alex de Minaur has advanced after defeating Bernard Tomic 6-2, 3-0 as Tomic retired with a back injury. “It’s not ideal obviously for him, but I’ll take … [Read More...]
Thompson falls short in first ATP level final
Australia's Jordan Thompson has lost his first final at the ATP level going down to France's Adrian Mannarino 7-6(7), 6-2. Embed from Getty Images The pair had met on three occasions with … [Read More...]
Hometown player Soonwoo Kwon prevents an Aussie raid by Max Purcell
South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon has won the Seoul ATP Challenger event in his hometown. He defeated Australia's Max Purcell 7-5, 7-5. Korea's Soonwoo Kwon hits a backhand. Photo by Rob Keating, … [Read More...]
Popyrin falls to defending champion in Estoril
Australia's Alexei Popyrin has let a 4-1 first set lead slip away as he lost to Portugal's world no. 51 Joao Sousa 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Sousa is the defending champion. Embed from Getty Images Popyrin … [Read More...]
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- Popyrin falls to Simon in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000
- Thompson goes down to Galan in Houston to miss semifinals
- Thompson fights back from defeat in Houston
- Tomic fights hard to advance to the second round in Houston
- Kyrgios and Thompson crash out of Miami along with Djokovic
- Jordan Thompson steps it up in Miami
- Kyrgios the entertainer marches on in Miami
- Polmans wins the Zhangjiagang $54K ATP Challenger Title
- Thiem overcomes Federer for Maiden Masters Title in Indian Wells
- Perfect day for the Aussies at Indian Wells with wins for Barty, Gavrilova, Bolt and Popyrin
- Tomljanovic and Thompson advance – Stosur, Millman, Hon and Ebden are out at Indian Wells
- Potential Desert Duel for Kyrgios and Djokovic
- Nick Kyrgios silences the critics as he caps off an amazing week in Acapulco with title
- Federer joins exclusive 100 club after claiming Dubai crown
- Kyrgios ices Isner in Acapulco to book Zverev finals showdown
- Federer one match away from 100 titles as he takes on his Australian Open conquerer Tsitsipas
- Kyrgios does it again in Acapulco while de Minaur and Millman bow out
- Kyrgios Conquers Nadal in Acapulco
- Kyrgios and de Minaur advance Popyrin falls in Acapulco
- Australian Tennis Results 18-24 February 2019
Latest WTA or ITF Women’s Posts
Aussie Tennis – Year in Review
At the start of 2019 we saw Ash Barty as the top-ranked female player at no. 15. Her goal was to crack the top-ten. Alex de Minaur was the top Aussie male at no. 31. Sydney, Australia - 6 January … [Read More...]
France claim the Fed Cup title
France has broken Aussie hearts as they snatch the Fed Cup on Australian shores. Embed from Getty Images Ash Barty had totally dominated in her opening singles match when she defeated Caroline Garcia … [Read More...]
Ash Barty wins the WTA Finals to cap off an amazing year but one prize still remains
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty faced Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the WTA Finals final. The winner would walk away with the largest winner's purse in tennis history. Barty opened the serving and … [Read More...]
Barty fights back to book WTA finals berth
World no. 1 Ash Barty has come back from a set down to defeat world no. 2 Karolina Pliskova and advance to the final where she will face the defending champion Elina Svitolina. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
Barty gets the better of Kvitova again to advance to the WTA finals semis
After two tough losses to start the year against Petra Kvitova, Australia's Ash Barty has recorded her third straight win over the Czech. Embed from Getty Images This win came in a Red Group match to … [Read More...]
Bertens subs in for Osaka and beats Barty for the first time
Kiki Bertens has stepped in as an alternate to take the place of Naomi Osaka and face off against world no. 1 Ash Barty. Embed from Getty Images Barty was in control in the first set and was … [Read More...]
Australia receives Fed Cup boost
Croatian born Ajla Tomljanovic switched her allegiances to Australia in 2014 and now calls Brisbane home. Tomljanovic had hoped to play for her adopted country in Fed Cup after becoming a citizen … [Read More...]
Tomljanovic into Round 2 of the China Open
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic was two points away from being sent packing in the first round of the China Open in Beijing, but her opponent, Chinese no. 1 Qiang Wang couldn't finish the match due to … [Read More...]
Kenin ends Stosur’s dream run in Guangzhou
Australia's Sam Stosur has come up short as she played for her first singles title since she won the Strasbourg title in 2017. Embed from Getty Images USA's Sofia Kenin won the tile with a 6-7(4), … [Read More...]
Barty loses chance to return to no. 1
Australia's Ash Barty has lost to Russian wildcard Svetlana Kuznetsova. The former US and French Open champion winning the match 6-2, 6-4. Embed from Getty Images Kuznetsova was down 2-0 and … [Read More...]
Kenin bundles Barty out of the Rogers Cup – Osaka one win from no. 1 ranking but Pliskova also in the hunt
USA's Sofia Kenin has defeated world no. 1 Ash Barty in a round two match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The world no. 29 coming from behind to take the match 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
Pliskova sends a warning ahead of Wimbledon
Karolina Pliskova has shown just how well she can play on grass, defeating defending Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-4 to claim her second Eastbourne title. Embed from Getty Images The … [Read More...]
Kerber looking good ahead of her Wimbledon title defence
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Ash Barty claims Birmingham title and goes to world no. 1 ranking
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Kenin claims her second WTA title defeating Bencic in Mallorca
USA's Sofia Kenin has claimed the second WTA title of her career after a 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Belinda Bencic. She adds to her title won in Hobart at the start of the year. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
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- Barty marches on in Birmingham to have a swing at no. 1
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- Barty defeats Brady to move towards no. 1 ranking in women’s tennis
- Barty overcomes a tough first round opponent in Birmingham
- Barty could take world no.1 ranking in Birmingham
- Barty can’t halt Halep surge for no. 1
- Konta ends Tomljanovic’s run in Rabat
- Tomljanovic steps closer to back-to-back finals appearances in Rabat
- Barty carries the load to take Australia into Fed Cup final
- Honours even after Fed Cup day one – Australia v Belarus
- Fed Cup finals spot up for grabs
- Anisimova denies Sharma her first WTA title as she wins her first in Bogota
- Sharma advances to her first WTA final and closes in on a top-100 ranking
- Astra Sharma advances to her first WTA semifinal after a tricky encounter with Sara Errani
- Sharma marches into new territory in Bogota
- Azarenka Outlasts Kerber to Advance to Final in Monterrey
- Rogowska adds clay title to her Canberra hard court title
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- Hon to take on Rogowska for the ACT Clay Court International #2 title
- Aussies shine despite gloomy weather for the ACT Clay Court International #2
Results for Australians playing this week at ATP or WTA events. Updated Tuesday, January 21 6:50 am AEDT.
Australian Open
WOMEN
(1) Ashleigh Barty d Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
Ajla Tomljanovic v 31-Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
Samantha Stosur lost to (Q) Catherine McNally (USA) 6-1, 6-4
(WC) Priscilla Hon v Kateryna Kozlova (UKR)
(WC) Astra Sharma v 28-Anett Kontaveit (EST)
(WC) Lizette Cabrera lost to (Q)Ann Li (USA) 7-6(4), 7-6(10)
(WC) Arina Rodionova v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
MEN
(23) Nick Kyrgios v Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
John Millman v Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Jordan Thompson v Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
Alexei Popyrin v 28-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
James Duckworth v Aljaz Bedene (SLO)
(WC) Chris O’Connell v 17-Andrey Rublev (RUS)
(WC) Marc Polmans v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
(WC) Alex Bolt v Albert Vinolas Ramos (ESP)
(WC) Andrew Harris lost to 8-Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
(WC) John-Patrick Smith lost to 22-Guido Pella (ARG) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
(Q) Max Purcell v Jannik Sinner (ITA) in progress
Adelaide International
ATP
Alex de Minaur (1) withdrew due to injury
Jordan Thompson lost to Albert Ramos-Vinolas ESP 6-4, 67(5), 6-3
Alexei Popyrin (WC) lost to Laslo Djere SRB 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4
James Duckworth (WC) d Federico Delbonis (Q) ARG 6-4, 6-4. R2 lost to Felixe Auguer-Aliassime (2) CAN 6-3, 7-6(0)
Alex Bolt (WC) d Stephane Robert FRA 6-4, 2-6, 6-0. R2 d Jan-Lennard Struff GER 6-3, 6-4. QF lost to Felixe Auguer-Aliassime (2) CAN
WTA
Ash Barty (1) R1 bye. R2 d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. QF d Marketa Vondrousova (8) CZE 6-3, 6-3. SF d Danielle Collins USA 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5). Final d Dayana Yastremska UKR 6-2, 7-5
Ajla Tomljanovic (WC) d Yulia Putintseva (Q) KAZ 7-6(4), 6-2. R2 lost to Simona Halep (2) ROM 6-4, 7-5.
Arina Rodionova (Q) d Sloane Stephens USA 6-2, 6-2. R2 lost to Marketa Vondrousova (8) CZE 6-0, 6-0.
Priscilla Hon (WC) lost to Julia Goerges GER 7-6(7), 6-3
Hobart WTA International
Sam Stosur (WC) lost to Veronika Kudermetova RUS 6-2, 6-2
Lizette Cabrera (WC) d Caroline Garcia (8) FRA 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. R2 d Kristyna Pliskova 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. QF lost to Elena Rybankina KAZ 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 7-5
Astra Sharma (WC) lost to Lauren Davis USA 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6)
Auckland ATP 250
John Millman d Michael Mmoh (Q) USA 7-6(5), 6-4. R2 d Karen Khachenov (3) RUS 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. QF vs Benoit Paire (5) FRA
ATP Cup
Australia vs Spain - Sydney - Semifinal
Nick Kyrgios lost to Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-4.
Alex de Minaur lost to Rafael Nadal 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
John Peers and Chris Guccione lost to Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 6-7(6), 10-4.
Australia vs Great Britain - Sydney - Quarterfinal
Nick Kyrgios d Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-2
Alex de Minaur lost to Dan Evans 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(2)
Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios d Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury 4-6, 6-4, (18-16)
Australia vs Greece - Brisbane - Group F
John Millman d Michail Pervolarakis 4-6, 6-1,7-6(1)
Nick Kyrgios d Stafanos Tsitsipas 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 7-6(5)
Chris Guccione and John Peers d Marcos Kalovelonis and Petros Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4
Australia vs Canada - Brisbane - Group F
John Millman d Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2
Alex de Minaur d Denis Shapovalov 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2
Chris Guccione and John Peers d Felix Auger-Aliassime and Adil Shamasdin 3-6, 7-6(3), 10-8
Australia vs Germany - Brisbane - Group F
Nick Kyrgios d Jan Lennard Struff 6-4, 7-6(4)
Alex de Minaur d Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
Chris Guccione and John Peers d Kevin Kraietz and Andreas Mies 6-3, 6-4
Brisbane International
Ash Barty Rd 1 bye, Round 2 lost to Jennifer Brady USA 6-4, 7-6(4).
Ajla Tomljanovic Rd1 d Priscilla Hon 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Round 2 lost to Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-4, 6-7(5).
Sam Stosur Rd 1 d Angelique Kerber GER 7-6(5), 7-6(4). R2 lost to Madison Keys USA 7-5, 6-3.
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Current ATP or WTA tournaments in play this week. Australians competing are listed under results.
Starting 20 January
Australian Open
Starting 12 January
Adelaide - WTA Premier, ATP 250
Hobart - WTA International
Auckland - ATP 250
Starting 6 January
WTA Brisbane International, WTA Auckland and ATP 250 Doha
Starting 5 January
WTA Shenzhen
Starting 3 January
ATP Cup - Brisbane, Perth and Sydney
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Wimbledon News and Results
Djokovic fights off two match points to retain the Wimbledon title
World no. 1 Novak Djokovic has fought off two match points in the fifth set to go on to win a thrilling match against Roger Federer. Embed from Getty Images The match lived up to expectations going … [Read More...]
Halep first Romanian to claim the Wimbledon Ladies singles title
Simona Halep dominated the 2019 Ladies final against Serena Williams winning 6-2, 6-2 in 55 minutes. Embed from Getty Images Halep was always in control. She raced out to a 4-0 lead as Williams … [Read More...]
Serena doing it for the mums at Wimbledon
Serena Williams is facing Simona Halep at Wimbledon with the title on the line. Embed from Getty Images Williams famously had a meltdown against Naomi Osaka at the 2018 US Open. She was … [Read More...]
Riske is rewarded as she bundles Barty out of Wimbledon
Australia's world no. 1 Ashleigh Barty had not dropped a set en route to the round 4 match against USA's world no. 55 Alison Riske. Embed from Getty Images That came to an end when the American … [Read More...]
Barty extends win streak to 15 and moves into Wimbledon’s second week
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty has extended her win streak to 15, that dates back to her round one match at the French Open. Embed from Getty Images Barty got better as the match went on in her … [Read More...]
Kyrgios v Nadal match lives up to the hype as Nadal advances
The most anticipated round two match at Wimbledon was the centre court match between Australia's Nick Kyrgios and Spain's Rafael Nadal. Embed from Getty Images It was a round of 16 match at Wimbledon … [Read More...]
Barty eases through to the third round
World no. 1 Ash Barty has cruised into the third round at Wimbledon to match her best performance at this prestigious tournament. Embed from Getty Images Barty defeated Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck … [Read More...]
Tomljanovic and Popyrin lose their round two matches
Australians Ajla Tomljanovic and Alexei Popyrin have bowed out of Wimbledon, both losing their round two matches on court 12. Embed from Getty Images Things started well for both. Tomljanovic … [Read More...]
Four Aussies in action on day one at Wimbledon
At the bottom of this post is the list of Australian players and their first round opponents. Three Australian women and one man will be in action on day one. Embed from Getty Images Daria … [Read More...]
Popyrin and Rodionova advance to the Wimbledon main draw
Wimbledon qualifying wrapped-up at the Bank of England Tennis centre in Roehampton. After eight Australian men and seven Australian women competed in round one earlier this week, just Alexei Popyrin … [Read More...]
French Open posts
Nadal the King of Clay reigns supreme at Roland Garros
For the second straight year on Court Philippe Chatrier Dominic Thiem took aim at Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay and 11-time champion at Roland Garros. Again he failed to steal the crown. Embed from … [Read More...]
Barty cruises to Grand Slam glory in Paris
Australia's Ash Barty started her 2019 WTA season with a cruise on Sydney Harbour with four Grand Slam champions. Today in Paris she added herself to that honour roll. Barty cruised to victory against … [Read More...]
Barty rides the rollercoaster into the French Open final
In an unexpected semifinal it was Australia's world no. 8 Ashleigh Barty facing US teen sensation Amanda Anisimova. Barty was on fire early and she had two break points at 15-40 in the second game. … [Read More...]
Barty charges into the French Open semifinals
Australia's Ashleigh Barty has rocketed into her first Grand Slam semifinal after defeating USA's Madison Keys 6-3, 7-5. This follows her Australian Open quarterfinal effort in January. The match was … [Read More...]
Barty books French Open quarterfinal match against Keys
Australia's Ashleigh Barty has backed up her Australian Open quarterfinal result with another quarterfinal appearance, this time in Paris at the French Open. Embed from Getty Images In her best … [Read More...]
Barty enters new territory at Roland Garros
Australia's Ash Barty had not advanced past the second round at the French Open at five previous attempts. This year she reached the third round and has now moved into new territory as she booked a … [Read More...]
Top Aussies Barty and de Minaur advance at Roland Garros
Australia's Ash Barty and Alex de Minaur, the top-ranked Australians have advanced to round two at the French Open. Both won in straight sets. Barty defeated USA's world no. 72 Jessica Pegula 6-3, … [Read More...]
Angelique Kerber is first to lose on the new Philippe Chatrier Court
World no. 5 Angelique Kerber had the honour of playing the first match on the new Philippe Chatrier Court at the French Open. The 2018 Wimbledon champion faced young Russian Anastasia Potapova, the … [Read More...]
Ash Barty headlines Aussie charge at Roland Garros
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Nadal Stays Perfect in Roland Garros Finals and Claims Title Number 11
Rafael Nadal first won the French Open in 2005. He has reached the final 11 times, and each and every time he has walked away as the champion. Embed from Getty Images In 2018 he marched through … [Read More...]
Simona Halep Finally Lifts a Grand Slam Trophy after Winning at Roland Garros
Embed from Getty Images Simona Halep said in her post-final press conference "I was dreaming for this moment since actually, I started to play tennis, it's my favourite Grand Slam and I always said … [Read More...]
Gavrilova and Stosur crash out of the French Open
After fighting off a match point against Bernarda Pera and advancing to the third round, Daria Gavrilova was no match for Belgium's Elise Mertens. The Australian losing 6-3, 6-1. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
Australia’s Stosur and Gavrilova into the third round at Roland Garros
Sam Stosur and Daria Gavrilova have both advanced to the third round at the French Open. Embed from Getty Images Sam Stosur has continued her love affair with the Paris clay advancing to the … [Read More...]
Then there were none – Austalian men tumble out of French Open at the first hurdle
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Lucky Loser Marco Trungelliti Makes the Most of his Lucky Break Against Tomic
After seeing Nick Kyrgios withdraw from the French Open, Australia's Bernard Tomic came up against a lucky loser from the qualifying. It was world no. 190 Argentina's Marco Trungelliti. Embed from … [Read More...]
Ostapenko’s French Open Title Defence is Short-lived
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Nick Kyrgios Decides to Withdraw from the French Open Due to Elbow Concern
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French Open Preview and Round One Predictions for the Australian Players
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Bernard Tomic is the last Australian standing and qualifies for the French Open
A few short days ago there were twelve Australian hopefuls lining up to qualify for the French Open tennis tournament. The twelve comprised of seven men and five women. Three men advanced to the … [Read More...]
Twelve Australians Down to Two as Tomic and Cabrera are last standing in French Open qualifying
Going into the French Open qualifying tournament there were 12 Australians, seven men and five women, after three days of action at Roland Garros, just two remain. Bernard Tomic is one match … [Read More...]
The fight continues at the French Open tennis qualifying for the Aussies
It is day three of qualifying for the French Open, three of seven Australian men advanced to round two, while play was suspended on day two with the women yet to complete their matches. Thanasi … [Read More...]
Five Australian Women Fighting to Qualify at the French Open
On day one of qualifying, we saw six Australian men take to the courts with the aim of qualifying for the main draw at the French Open. On day two John-Patrick Smith made it seven. Of the seven only … [Read More...]
Aussie Men are Battling it Out in the French Open Qualifying Matches
Yesterday we saw Isabelle Wallace claim a French Open main draw spot after winning the wildcard playoff. Today is the start of the qualifying tournament for men. There are seven Australian men … [Read More...]
Isabelle Wallace Steps into the Spotlight after Winning French Open Wildcard
Little known Australian player Isabelle Wallace has defeated Olivia Rogowska at the French Open wildcard playoff to earn direct entry into the French Open to be played at Roland Garros. It is a … [Read More...]
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