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      • Canberra Challenger tournament transferred to Bendigo
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      • Hoyt and Wu win men’s doubles Perez and Rodionova win women’s doubles at the Apis Canberra International
      • Rogowska moves closer to defending her Apis Canberra International title
      • Santillan jumping for joy as Duckworth left smashing
      • Top seed out of the women’s Apis Canberra International tennis tournament
      • Duckworth gives Polmans an early trip home after their round one Apis Canberra International match
      • 2016 Champion James Duckworth faces 2016 Runner-up Polmans in round one action at the Apis Canberra International
  • Australian Tennis
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        • Sam Stosur becomes a mum
        • Pro tennis is back in Australia
        • Australian Tennis Results 11-17 February 2019
        • Fed Cup USA v Australia preview
        • Peers and Thompson secure Australia’s Davis Cup finals spot
        • Barty advances to the fourth round for the first time at the Aussie Open
        • de Minaur claims his maiden ATP title in his home town
        • Team Germany Secure Their Spot in the Hopman Cup Final 2019
        • Strong Start for Angelique Kerber at the Hopman Cup
        • Tomljanovic and de Minaur march on in Brisbane, Kyrgios falls
        • de Minaur, Kyrgios and Thomson lead men’s Australian charge in Brisbane
        • Federer Claims Victory in Historic Doubles Match Against Serena Williams
        • Australian results for 14 November
        • Australian Tennis Results 5-11 November 2018
        • Stefanos Tsitsipas gets the better of Alex de Minaur to claim the Next Gen ATP Finals
        • Australian Tennis Results 29 October – 4 November 2018
        • Zoe Hives takes the Apis Canberra International title from Olivia Rogowska
        • Top seed out of the women’s Apis Canberra International tennis tournament
        • Hon claims first ITF title in two years at the expense of Perez in Bendigo
        • Thanasi Kokkinakis into the Las Vegas ATP Challenger Final
        • Ellen Perez – forever the bridesmaid?
        • Australian Tennis Results 8-14 October 2018
        • Marc Polmans into the ATP Challenger Stockton $100,000 final
        • Marc Polmans and Jordan Thompson look to setup an all-Australian ATP Challenger final in Stockton
        • Alex de Minaur set to take over as the top ranked Australian
        • Australian Tennis Results for the week of 24-30 September 2018
        • Bernard Tomic Charges into the 70s as he comes back from four match points to win the ATP 250 title in Chengdu
        • Daria Gavrilova Advances Past Jelena Ostapenko – Ash Barty gets the better of Johanna Konta in Wuhan
        • Australian Tennis Results for the week of 17-23 September 2018
        • Bertens denies Tomljanovic her maiden WTA title as she wins the Korea Open title
        • Australian Tennis Results for the week of 10-16 September 2018 – James Duckworth Claims Cary Challenger Title
        • Ash Barty teams up with CoCo Vandeweghe to claime their first Grand Slam doubles title
        • Can John Millman pull off another big upset against Novak Djokovic at the US Open?
        • Tomic wins Challenger event at Rafa’s home patch
        • Millman marches on as Federer outclasses Kyrgios to setup meeting with Millman
        • Ash Barty advances to round 4 for the first time at a grand slam in singles
        • Kyrgios advances after a bizarre pep talk from the umpire – Federer is next
        • Tomljanovic lets a match point slip away before losing second round match in third set tiebreaker
        • Australia’s Alex de Minaur triumphs again in New York
        • Ash Barty has too much firepower for Lucie Safarova
        • Kyrgios Advances at the US Open
        • Gavrilova and Kubler out of the US Open
        • US Open preview for the Australians
        • Maverick Banes wins his maiden ATP Challenger title
        • The fight is on for a ticket to New York and the US Open – updated – Ellen Perez v Lizette Cabrera in final
        • Maverick Banes ends Alexei Popyrin’s win streak in Korea
  • Grand Slams
    • Australian Open
      • Osaka claims her second Australian Open title
      • Comeback queen Muchova sends Barty packing
      • Serena too tough for Simona
      • Barty cruises into her third straight Australian Open quarterfinal
      • Osaka sees off two match points before bookin a showdown with Hsieh
      • Barty stands alone after Fognini beats de Minaur
      • Djokovic roars back for win after a slip against Fritz
      • Thiem tames Kyrgios serve to advance
      • Kokkinakis falls short after five set marathon against Tsitsipas
      • Ash overcomes Dash in all-Australian matchup
      • Kyrgios fights off two match points enroute to epic win
      • Halep escapes challenge from Tomljanovic
      • Day 1 wrap for the Aussies
      • Australian Open 2021 – Australian women’s preview
      • Australian Open 2021 – Australian men’s preview
      • 3 Positive COVID-19 tests – Keys out, Sandgren in, Murray maybe
      • Tomic the lone Aussie to advance through qualifying
      • More to get wild about at the Aussie Open
      • Australian Open wild cards so far
      • Australian Open dates confirmed
      • Australian Open dates still up in the air
      • Djokovic is great at eight
      • Ram and Salisbury claim their first Grand Slam doubles title
      • Kenin completes the fairytale as she claims her maiden Grand Slam title
      • Barty blows it twice and Kenin swoops to take her place in the final
      • Could this be the changing of the guard?
      • Saville and Purcell advance to their first Grand Slam semifinal
      • Federer pulls off another escape act to advance to the semis
      • Barty books semifinal spot against Kenin after dismantling Kvitova
      • Kyrgios pushes Nadal to the limit before world no. 1 marches into the quarter finals
      • Barty bounces Riske to setup Kvitova quarterfinal rematch
      • Polmans gets breakthrough win at the Australian Open
      • The rain is the big winner at the Australian Open on day 1 but Barty advances
      • Aussies at the Australian Open – round one matchups and previews
    • French Open
      • Swiatek becomes first Pole to win a singles grand slam
      • Australian lucky losers and protected ranking player advance
      • Nadal the King of Clay reigns supreme at Roland Garros
      • Barty cruises to Grand Slam glory in Paris
      • Barty rides the rollercoaster into the French Open final
      • Barty charges into the French Open semifinals
      • Barty books French Open quarterfinal match against Keys
      • Barty enters new territory at Roland Garros
      • Top Aussies Barty and de Minaur advance at Roland Garros
      • Angelique Kerber is first to lose on the new Philippe Chatrier Court
      • Ash Barty headlines Aussie charge at Roland Garros
      • Nadal Stays Perfect in Roland Garros Finals and Claims Title Number 11
      • Simona Halep Finally Lifts a Grand Slam Trophy after Winning at Roland Garros
      • Gavrilova and Stosur crash out of the French Open
    • Wimbledon
      • Wimbledon cancelled for 2020 due to coronavirus
      • Djokovic fights off two match points to retain the Wimbledon title
      • Halep first Romanian to claim the Wimbledon Ladies singles title
      • Serena doing it for the mums at Wimbledon
      • Riske is rewarded as she bundles Barty out of Wimbledon
      • Kyrgios v Nadal match lives up to the hype as Nadal advances
      • Barty eases through to the third round
      • Tomljanovic and Popyrin lose their round two matches
      • Four Aussies still alive in Wimbledon qualifying draw
      • Mixed day for the Aussie women after a perfect start for the Aussie men at the Wimbledon qualifying
      • Aussies off to a perfect start at Wimbledon qualifying
      • Off Court News – What Have Some of the Players Been Up To Since Wimbledon
      • Novak Djokovic completes the comeback with a surprise Wimbledon title
      • Angelique Kerber Claims First Wimbledon Title
      • Aussies wiped out on Wimbledon’s opening Saturday
      • Barty, Gavrilova, Kyrgios, Ebden and de Minaur advance to the third round at Wimbledon as Tomic falls
      • Top three Australian women safely through to the second round of the Wimbledon Ladies’ singles
      • Day one Wimbledon wrap for the Australians
      • Australian Preview for Gentlemen’s Singles at Wimbledon 2018
      • Kubler, Smith and Bolt win through to the Wimbledon main-draw
      • Five from Eight Australian Men Advance at Roehampton in Wimbledon Singles Qualifiers
    • US Open
      • Mother of all comebacks falls short as Osaka claims title
      • Thiem tramples de Minaur to advance to semifinals
      • de Minaur into his first grand slam quarterfinal
      • Coric defeats Thompson to advance to the quarterfinals
      • Jordan Thompson advances to a grand slam fourth round for the first time
      • de Minaur advances Millman and O’Connell are out
      • Jordan Thompson advances to third round
      • Day two US Open Aussie review
      • Aussies fight hard but only Thompson advances
      • Aussies at the US Open – preview
      • Nick Kyrgios says no to the US Open
      • Barty confirms she won’t be playing the US Open
      • Wang Qiang ends Barty’s US Open
      • Barty and de Minaur take their place in the US Open round of 16
      • Rain sends most players packing at the US Open but Barty marches on
      • A good day for the Aussies in New York
      • Barty recovers from a slow start to Open her US Open campaign
      • Novak Djokovic joins Pete Sampras with 14th Grand Slam singles titles after defeating Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open
      • Ash Barty teams up with CoCo Vandeweghe to claime their first Grand Slam doubles title
      • Japan’s Naomi Osaka claims first Grand Slam title amid Serena coaching controversy
      • Lightning doesn’t strike twice as Djokovic advances past Millman
      • Can John Millman pull off another big upset against Novak Djokovic at the US Open?
      • John Millman claims the biggest win of his career as he knocks off Roger Federer
      • US Open – Barty fails to captilise on break points and bows out to Pliskova
      • Millman marches on as Federer outclasses Kyrgios to setup meeting with Millman
      • Alex de Minaur goes down fighting against Marin Cilic
      • Ash Barty advances to round 4 for the first time at a grand slam in singles
      • Tomljanovic lets a match point slip away before losing second round match in third set tiebreaker
      • Australia’s Alex de Minaur triumphs again in New York
      • Kyrgios advances after a bizarre pep talk from the umpire – Federer is next
      • Ash Barty has too much firepower for Lucie Safarova
      • Gavrilova and Kubler out of the US Open
      • Kyrgios Advances at the US Open
      • US Open preview for the Australians
      • The fight is on for a ticket to New York and the US Open – updated – Ellen Perez v Lizette Cabrera in final
      • Six US Open Winners Headline the 2018 US Open Women’s Singles field
  • Women’s Tennis Association
    • ATP and WTA announce an extension of the COVID-19 suspension
    • Ash Barty wins the WTA Finals to cap off an amazing year but one prize still remains
    • Videos
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      • Aussie summer of tennis is go
      • Kenin bundles Barty out of the Rogers Cup – Osaka one win from no. 1 ranking but Pliskova also in the hunt
      • Pliskova sends a warning ahead of Wimbledon
      • Ash Barty is two wins away from no. 1 after advancing past Venus Williams in Birmingham
      • 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
      • Barty punctuates her top-ten arrival by claiming Miami Open title
      • Barty beats the rain and Kontaveit to reach the Miami final
      • Barty finally gets the better of Kvitova to advance to the Miami semifinals and lock-in top-ten ranking
      • Andreescu completes her Indian Wells fairytale
      • Barty sets up Svitolina showdown 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 and Ebden are out at Indian Wells
      • Daria Gavrilova breaks her duck in Indian Wells
      • Bencic claims the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship title
      • Mertens claims another top-10 scalp on the way to the Qatar Total Open title
      • Bertens overcomes a slow start against Vekic to claim the St Petersburg title
      • Bertens and Vekic to face off for the St Petersburg title
      • Vekic ends Kvitova’s win streak in St Petersburg
      • Kvitova begins St Petersburgh Ladies Trophy title defence defeating Azarenka
      • Gavrilova’s 2019 winless streak continues
      • Petra Kvitova breaks Aussie’s hearts as she claims her second Sydney International title
      • Barty defeats Bertens to book her second consecutive final at the Sydney International
      • Barty advances to semifinal showdown against Bertens
      • Kvitova ends Kerber’s title defence at the Sydney International
      • Sydney International Tennis Stars Cruise the Harbour
      • Birrell stuns world no. 10 Kasatkina at the Brisbane International
    • International
      • Konta ends Tomljanovic’s run in Rabat
      • Anisimova denies Sharma her first WTA title as she wins her first in Bogota
      • 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
      • Yastremska claims second WTA title at Toyota Thailand Open
      • Yastremska secures spot in Toyota Thailand Open Final
      • Tomljanovic cruises into Toyota Thailand Open Final
      • Yastremska too hot for Muguruza in Thailand – Tomljanovic, Linette and Zidansek also advance
      • Tomljanovic toughs it out in Thailand
      • Muguruza mounts comeback to oust Barthel at the Toyota Thailand Open
      • Muguruza defeats Lisicki to open Toyota Thailand Open campaign
      • Bertens denies Tomljanovic her maiden WTA title as she wins the Korea Open title
      • Ajla Tomljanovic into Korea Open final after upsetting Hsieh Su-Wei
      • Ajla Tomljanovic battles past Mandy Minella to earn a semifinal spot in Seoul
      • Olga Danilovic is the first-ever lucky loser to claim a WTA singles title
      • Alizé Cornet heads to Gstaad final after Bouchard retirement
      • Sam Stosur Can’t Get Past the Mallorca Defending Champion
    • ITF
      • Ash Barty wins the WTA Finals to cap off an amazing year but one prize still remains
      • Honours even after Fed Cup day one – Australia v Belarus
      • Fed Cup finals spot up for grabs
      • Rogowska adds clay title to her Canberra hard court title
      • 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
      • No. 1 seed Hon advances while the defending champion goes down at the ACT Clay Court International #2
      • Priscilla Hon headlines the ACT Clay Court International #2 tournament
      • Destanee Aiava finally claims a Canberra title
    • Players
      • Angelique Kerber
  • ATP Tour
    • ATP and WTA announce an extension of the COVID-19 suspension
    • de Minaur back in action in Spain
    • Videos
    • Masters 1000
      • Indian Wells tournament called off due to coronavirus fears
      • Kyrgios and Thompson crash out of Miami along with Djokovic
      • Jordan Thompson steps it up in Miami
      • Kyrgios the entertainer marches on in Miami
      • 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 and Ebden are out at Indian Wells
      • Potential Desert Duel for Kyrgios and Djokovic
      • Matt Ebden loses to Borna Coric in the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Masters
      • Djokovic finally gets his Cincinnati Masters title and completes career Golden Masters
      • Federer and Djokovic set to meet for the 46th time in the Cincinnati Masters final
      • Nick Kyrgios goes walkabout against Juan Martín del Potro
      • Rogers Cup – Barty Collects the Doubles Title in Montreal and Peers wins the Toronto Title
      • Kyrgios feeling the pain after falling to Wawrinka at Toronto
      • Nadal takes Rome Masters 1000 title from Zverev
    • ATP Cup
      • Australia defeats Great Britain in a thriller to advance to the ATP Cup semifinals
      • Australia takes another step toward the ATP Cup quarterfinals after despatching Canada
      • Kyrgios and de Minaur get Australia a winning start at the ATP Cup
    • World 500
      • Kyrgios Claims second ATP 500 title as he defeats Medvedev for the title in Washington – to rise to no. 1 ranked Australian
      • Kyrgios reaches ATP 500 final in Washington after rollercoaster ride against Tsitsipas
      • 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 Conquers Nadal in Acapulco
      • Kyrgios and de Minaur advance Popyrin falls in Acapulco
      • Alex de Minaur earns his first ATP 500 finals berth after epic battle against Andrey Rublev
      • Injured Kyrgios Withdraws from Washington – Duckworth into ATP 500 Third Round
      • Dominic Thiem proves too good for John Millman on the Hamburg clay at the ATP 500 event
      • John Millman Defeats Jan-Lennard Struff at Hamburg ATP 500 Event
      • Cilic Too Good for Kyrgios at the Queen’s Club
      • Kyrgios halts Murray’s comeback at Queen’s Club
      • Borna Coric takes the Halle title from Roger Federer
    • World 250
      • Millman claims his maiden ATP title in Nur-Sultan
      • Humbert defeats de Minaur to claim European Open title
      • de Minaur to take on Umbert for European Open title
      • de Minaur advances in Atlanta – Popyrin and Tomic are out
      • Thompson falls short in first ATP level final
      • Popyrin falls to defending champion in Estoril
      • Thompson fights back from defeat in Houston
      • de Minaur claims his maiden ATP title in his home town
      • Seppi into Sydney International Tennis final
      • John Millman falls short of Sydney International semifinal
      • Some late night Hewitt entertainment at the Sydney International
      • No. 1 seed knocked out of the Sydney International by Andreas Seppi
      • Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andreas Seppi preview
      • de Minaur Overcomes Thompson in an All Aussie Quarterfinal Clash at the Sydney International
      • Local hopes end as de Minaur and Tomljanovic bow out of the Brisbane International
      • Tomic grabs a top-100 ranking as he marches into the Chengdu final
      • Ebden falls to Isner in Atlanta – Thompson and Rodionova advance to finals in Binghamton and Granby
      • Ebden into Atlanta semis as Kyrgios retires against Norrie and Thompson marches on at Binghamton Challenger
      • Federer gets past Kyrgios to claim world no. 1 and reach the Stuttgart final
    • Challenger
      • Polmans wins the Zhangjiagang $54K ATP Challenger Title
      • Polmans overcomes a slow start to defeat Banes in Bangalore at the ATP Challenger Tour $150,000 event
      • Jordan Thompson rockets his ranking up to 73 after back-to-back ATP Challenger titles
      • Thompson aiming for eighth ATP Challenger final in 2018
      • Jordan Thompson wins his second ATP Challenger title for 2018
      • Thanasi Kokkinakis into the Las Vegas ATP Challenger Final
      • Jordan Thompson reaches back-to-back ATP Challenger finals
      • Kokkinakis and Smith roll into Las Vegas semifinals

2021 results for Australian players

February 15, 2021 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

On this page there is a full list of singles results involving Australian players at the ATP, WTA and Grand Slam events

ATP 250 Murray River Open, Melbourne

(13)Nick Kyrgios Rd 1 d Alexandre Muller (FRA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4). Rd 2 d (Alt) Harry Bourchier 6-2, 7-6(7). Rd 3 lost to (4) Borna Coric (CRO) 6-3, 6-4.Thanasi Kokkinakis Rd 1 lost to Alex Bolt 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Rd 2 Bolt d Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-4, 6-7(7), 7-5. Rd 3 lost to (1) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5).Bernard Tomic (withdrew) (Alt) Harry Bourchier Rd 1 d Marc Polmans 6-4, 6-4. Rd 2 Bourchier lost to Kyrgios 6-2, 7-6(7).James Duckworth Rd 1 d Tomas Machac (CZE) 6-3, 6-4. Rd 2 (7) d Ugo Humbert (FRA) 7-6(6), 6-4. Rd 3 lost to Corentin Moutet (FRA) 7-6(4), 6-4.Alexei Popyrin Rd 1 d Borna Gojo (CRO) 6-7(8), 7-6(2), 7-6(7). Rd 2 v (15) Tommy Paul (USA). Rd 3 lost to (2) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3.
(WC) Li Tu  Rd 1 lost to Pedro Sousa (POR) 6-4, 7-6(5)
(WC) Jason Kubler Rd 1 d (9) Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Rd 2 lost to Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 7-6(6), 6-4.
(WC) Blake Mott Rd 1 lost to (12) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-2, 6-4.
(WC) Andrew Harris Rd 1 d Taro Daniel (JPN) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. Rd 2 lost to (2) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-3, 6-3.

ATP 250 Great Ocean Road Open, Melbourne

(11) Jordan Thompson Rd 1 d Gianluca Mager (ITA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Rd 2 d Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Rd 3 d Mario Vilella Martinez (ESP) 6-4, 6-4. QF lost to Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-4, 6-4.
Christopher O’Connell Rd d Dominik Koepfer (GER) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Rd 2 v (8) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-4.
Aleksandar Vukic Rd 1 d Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-4, 7-5. Rd 2 v Jannik Sinner (ITA) 6-2, 6-4.
(WC) John-Patrick Smith Rd 1 lost to [9] Tennys Sandgren (USA) 6-3, 5-7 6-4.
(WC) Dane Sweeny Rd 1 d Ji Sung NAM 7-6(4), 7-5. Rd 2 lost to (13) Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-0, 6-4.
(WC) Tristan Schoolkate Rd 1 lost to Botic Van de Zandschulp (NED) 6-4, 7-5.
(WC) Max Purcell Rd 1 d Norbert Gombos (SVK) 6-4, 6-4. Rd 2 lost to (2) Karen Khachanov (RUS) 7-6(0), 6-3.
(A) Thomas Fancutt lost to Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-4, 6-4.
(A) Mathew Ebden d Federico Delbonis (ARG) 6-3, 7-6(6). Rd 2 lost to Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3.

WTA 500 Yarra Valley Classic, Melbourne

(1) Ash Barty Rd 1 – Bye. Rd 2 d Ana Bogdan (ROM) 6-3, 6-3. Rd 3 d Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. QF d Shelby Rogers (USA) 7-6, 2-6, (10-4). SF d Serena Williams – walkover. Final d (6) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 7-6(3), 6-4.

Ash Barty during the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne on 3 January, 2021


Samantha Stosur Rd 1 lost to (16) Marie Bouzkova (CZE)6-2, 6-0.
(WC) Maddison Inglis Rd 1 lost to Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 6-2, 6-1
(WC) Daria Gavrilova Rd 1 d Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) 6-2, 6-0. Rd 2 lost to (5) Serena Williams (USA) 6-1, 6-4.
(WC) Lizette Cabrera Rd 1 lost to Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
(WC) Kimberly Birrell Rd 1 lost to Mona Barthel (GER) 7-5, 6-3.

WTA 500 Gippsland Trophy, Melbourne

Ajla Tomljanovic Rd 1 lost to Alize Cornet (FRA) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.(WC) Destanee Aiava Rd 1 d Chloe Paquet (FRA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Rd 2 lost to (16) Laura Siegemund  (GER) 6-2, 6-2.
(WC) Astra Sharma Rd 1 lost to Kaia Kanepi (EST) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
(WC) Arina Rodionova Rd 1 lost to (12) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-3, 6-4
(WC) Olivia Gadecki Rd 1 lost to Bernarda Pera (USA) 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-3

WTA 500 Grampians Trophy, Melbourne

Ellen Perez Rd 1 lost to Ann Li (USA) 5-3 – withdrawal.

ATP 250 Antalya Open, Turkey

(4)Alex de Minaur R1 d Malek Jaziri TUN 6-2, 6-1. R2 d (Q) Adrian Andreev BUL 6-3, 6-1. QF d Nikoloz Basilashvili GEO 6-2, 6-4. SF d David Goffin BEL 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Final d (8) Alexander Bublik KAZ 2-0. Bublik was forced to retire after two games due to an ankle injury sustained in his semifinal.

WTA 500 Abu Dhabi

Ajla Tomljanovic Rd 1 d Zhu Lin CHN 6-2, 7-6(1). Rd 2 lost to (4) Aryna Sabalenka BLR6-3, 6-4.

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Australian tennis results 2020

January 8, 2021 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

Below are the tennis results involving Australian players on the ATP and WTA tours.

Melbourne, Australia – 20 January 2020 – Australia’s Marc Polmans celebrates winning his round one match against Mikhail Kukushkin. from Kazakhstan Photo by Rob Keating

Due to COVID-19 there was a shortened calendar of tournaments.

ATP 250 Sofia

(3)Alex de Minaur R1 bye.  R2  d (Q) Azlan Karatsev RUS 6-4, 7-6(5). QF lost to Jannik Sinner ITA 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-1.
(6) John Millman d (W) Adrian Andreev BUL 6-3, 6-1. R2 d (Q) Gilles Simon FRA 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-2. QF lost to Vasek Pospisil CAN 6-3, 6-2.

ATP Masters 1000 Paris

(16)Alex de Minaur d Stefano Travaglia ITA 6-4, 6-4.  R2 d Lorenzo Sonego ITA 6-3, 7-5. R3 lost to (3)Daniil Medvedev RUS 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.
John Millman lost to Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-2.
Jordan Thompson d (Q) Federico Delbonis ARG 6-2, 6-3. R2 d (15) Borna Coric CRO 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. R3 lost to (1) Rafael Nadal ESP 6-1, 7-6(3)

ATP 250 Nur-Sultan

(4) John Millman R1 bye. R2 d Fernando Verdasco ESP 6-3, 6-4. QF d Tommy Paul USA 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(5). SF d Frances Tiafoe USA 3-6, 6-4 6-4. Final d Adrian Mannarino FRA 7-5, 6-1.
(8) Jordan Thompson d Cameron Norrie GBR 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-2. R2 lost to Emil Ruusuvuori FIN 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
James Duckworth lost to Fernando Verdasco ESP 6-4, 7-6(5).

ATP 250 Antwerp

(8) Alex de Minaur d Richard Gasquet FRA 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3. R2 d Feliciano Lopez ESP 6-4, 6-2. QF d Marcos Giron USA 6-3, 6-0. SF d (4) Grigor Dimitrov BUL 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-4. Final lost to Ugo Hubert FRA 6-1, 7-6(4)

ATP 250 Cologne

John Millman d Fernando Verdasco ESP 6-4, 6-2. R2 lost to (1)Alexander Zverev GER 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
(LL)Alexei Popyrin lost to (8)Adrian Mannarino FRA 6-2, 6-2.
Jordan Thompson lost to Gilles Simon FRA 6-3, 7-5.
(LL) James Duckworth lost to (W)Jannik Sinner ITA 6-1, 6-2.

ATP 500 St Petersburg

James Duckworth lost to (4)Karen Khachanov RUS 6-4, 6-4.

French Open

Australian playerRank OpponentRank
[25] Alex de Minaur (AUS)No.27lost to[Q] Marco Cecchinato (ITA)No.110
John Millman (AUS)No.43lost to[17] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)No.18
Jordan Thompson (AUS)No.54lost toRadu Albot (MDA)No.79
James Duckworth (AUS)No.90lost toTommy Paul (USA)No.59
Alexei Popyrin (AUS)No.108lost toLloyd Harris (RSA)No.96
[Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)No.192lost to[Q] Pedro Martinez (ESP)No.105
[LL] Marc Polmans (AUS)No.122defeatedUgo Humbert (FRA)No.41
  lost toCristian Garin (CHI)No.41
Australian playerRank OpponentRank
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)No.64lost to[20] Maria Sakkari (GRE)No.24
Maddison Inglis (AUS)No.124lost to[27] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)No.31
Daria Gavrilova (AUS)No.785defeated[24] Dayana Yastremska (UKR)No.28
[LL] Astra Sharma (AUS)No.134defeatedAnna Blinkova (RUS)No.59

ATP Masters 1000 Rome

(27) Alex de Minuar lost to (Q) Dominik Koepfer GER 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6)
John Millman d (LL) Joao Sousa POR 7-5, 7-6(2)

WTA Premier 5 Rome

Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Marie Bouzková CZE 6-3, 6-4

Kitzbuhel ATP 250

Jordan Thompson d John Millman 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2). R2 lost to Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 6-2, 6-2

Istanbul WTA International

Ellen Perez lost to Misaki Doi JPN 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1

US Open

Men’s singles
(21) Alex de Minaur d Andrej Martin SVK 6-4 6-3 7-5. R2 d Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 6-7(6) 7-5. R3 d Karen Khachanov RUS 6-4 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-1. R4 d Vasek Pospisil CAN 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2. QF lost to (2) Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-2 6-4.
John Millman d (22) Nikoloz Basilashvili GEO 6-1 6-4 6-4. R2 lost to Frances Tiafoe USA 7-6(6) 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3.
Jordan Thompson d Stefano Travaglia ITA  6-3 6-4 4-6 6-2. R2 d Egor Gerasimov BLR 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3. R3 d Mikhail Kukushkin KAZ 7-5 6-4 6-1. R4 lost to (27) Borna Coric 7-5 6-1 6-3
James Duckworth lost to Salvatore Caruso ITA 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-2
Christopher O’Connell d Laslo Djere SRB 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4. R2 lost to (3) Daniil Medvedev RUS 6-3 6-2 6-4.
Marc Polmans lost to Marcos Giron USA 6-4 6-7(5) 3-6 6-4 6-2

Men’s doubles
Luke Saville and Max Purcell lost to Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies GER 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4
John Peers and Michael Venus NZL d N Lammons and Nick Monroe USA 6-2 6-4. R2 lost to Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen BEL 6-4 6-4

Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanovic lost to (17) Angelique Kerber GER 6-4 6-4
Maddison Inglis v (24) Magda Linette POL 6-1 4-6 6-4
Astra Sharma v (19) Dayana Yastremska UKR 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
Lizette Cabrera lost to Danka Kovinić MNE 6-4 3-6 6-2
Arina Rodionova ALT lost to Madison Brengle USA 6-2 6-2

Women’s doubles
Ellen Perez and Storm Sanders lost to Victoria Azarenka BLR and Sofia Kenin USA 6-2 2-6 2-6

Previous Weeks

Davis Cup qualifiers

Australia d Brazil 3-1
Jordan Thompson d Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4
John Millman d Thiago Seyboth Wild 4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2
John Peers and James Duckworth lost to Marcelo Demoliner and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(6)
John Millman d Thiago Monteiro 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 7-6(3)

WTA international Lyon

Priscilla Hon lost to (Q) Jaqueline Cristian ROU 6-2, 6-0

Doha WTA Premier 5

(1) Ash Barty Rd 1 bye. Rd 2 d (Q) Laura Siegemend GER 6-3, 6-2. R3 d Elena Rybakina Kaz W/O. QF s (11) Garbine Muguruza ESP 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-2. SF lost to (8) Petra Kvitova CZE 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Ajla Tomljanovic Rd 1 d (Q) Priscilla Hon 6-2, 6-4. R2 lost to (11) Garbine Muguruza ESP 6-1, 6-2.

Acapulco ATP 500

(6) Nick Kyrgios lost to Ugo Humbert FRA 6-3 retired
Alex de Minaur lost to Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
John Millman lost to Taylor Fritz USA 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Jordan Thompson withdrew – neck injury v (2) Alexander Zverev GER
(LL) Alex Bolt lost to (4) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 6-3, 7-6(5)

Delray Beach ATP 250

(1) Nick Kyrgios v Tommy Paul USA – withdrew to due to a wrist injury
(5) John Millman lost to Yoshihito Nishioka JPN 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Jordan Thompson lost to Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 6-2 retired
(LL) Bernard Tomic lost to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe GER 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy – Premier

Ajla Tomljanovic d Marketa Vondrousova (5) CZE 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.  R2 lost to (Q) Anastasia Potapova RUS 7-6(2), 6-3.

New York ATP 250

Jordan Thompson d Ivo Karlovic CRO 6-3, 7-6(2). R2 d (1) John Isner USA 7-6(2), 6-7(3), 6-3. QF lost to Andreas Seppi ITA 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-1.

ATP 250 Pune, India

(6) James Duckworth Rd 1 d Peter Gojowczyk GER. R2 d Taro Daniel JPN 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-3. QF d Roberto Marcora ITA 6-3, 7-6(4). SF lost to Egor Gerasimov BLR 7-6(2), 6-4

ATP 250 Montpellier, France

Alexei Popyrin lost to Adrian Mannarino FRA 6-0, 6-7(7), 6-0.

Australian Open

WOMEN
(1) Ashleigh Barty d Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. R2 d Polona Hercog SLO 6-1, 6-4. R3 d Elena Rybakina KAZ 6-3, 6-2. R4 d (18) Alison Riske USA 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. QF d (7) Petra Kvitova CZE 7-6(6), 6-2. SF lost to (14) Sofia Kenin USA 7-6(6), 7-5.
Ajla Tomljanovic d 31-Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-1, 6-1. R2 lost to Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Samantha Stosur lost to (Q) Catherine McNally (USA) 6-1, 6-4
(WC) Priscilla Hon d Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 6-3, 6-4. R2 lost to Angie Kerber 6-3, 6-2.
(WC) Astra Sharma lost to 28-Anett Kontaveit (EST) 6-0, 6-2
(WC) Lizette Cabrera lost to (Q)Ann Li (USA) 7-6(4), 7-6(10)
(WC) Arina Rodionova d Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-0. R2 lost to Kiki Bertens (9) NED 6-3, 7-5.

MEN
(23) Nick Kyrgios d Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 6-2, 7-6(3), 7-6(1). R2 d Gilles Simon FRA 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. R3 d (16) Karen Khachanov RUS 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 6-7(7), 7-6(10-8). R4 lost to (1) Rafael Nadal ESP 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4)
John Millman d Ugo Humbert (FRA) 7-6(3), 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. R2 d (31) Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. R3 lost to (3) Roger Federer SUI 4-6, 7-6(7-2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(10-8)
Jordan Thompson d Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. R2 lost to (12) Fabio Fognini ITA 7-6(4), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Alexei Popyrin d (28) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 Ret. R2 d Jaume Munar ESP 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-2. R3 lost to (4) Daniil Medvedev RUS 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
James Duckworth lost to Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4
(WC) Chris O’Connell lost to 17-Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
(WC) Marc Polmans d Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7(8), 6-4. R2 lost to (24) Dusan Lajovic SRB 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.
(WC) Alex Bolt d Albert Vinolas Ramos (ESP) 7-6(1), 1-6, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4. R2 lost to (5) Dominic Thiem AUT 6-2, 5-7, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2.
(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 lost to Jannik Sinner (ITA) 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-4

Previous Weeks

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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Sam Stosur becomes a mum

July 20, 2020 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

Australia’s Sam Stosur has announced via social media that she has become a mum.

Stosur with her partner Liz and their baby girl. Picture: Instagram

Announced from her Instagram feed Stosur wrote: “It’s been one of the most exciting and happy times of my life. On the 16th of June, my partner Liz gave birth to our beautiful little girl, Genevieve.

The news came as a surprise for many as Stosur had for the first time spoken about her same-sex relationship with Liz Astling when announcing the news of a baby.

Astling a former physical therapist for the Aussie women’s Federation Cup team and Stosur are said to have dated since 2016.

Stosur is the 2011 US open champion having beaten Serena Williams. She has not announced if she will take part in the 2020 US Open which is set to commence on 31 August.

Stosur, the current world no. 97 started the year with a win over Angelique Kerber in Brisbane. Since that match she has lost in the first round in Hobart and at the Australian Open. Stosur also lost her first match at the Indian Wells 125k tournament in round two following a bye in round 1.

That was the last tennis action before the COVID-19 shutdown came into force.

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Pro tennis is back in Australia

June 28, 2020 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

Matches have been played at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre yesterday and continue until 30 June. This is part of the UTR Pro Tennis Series events.

Christopher O’Connell is the top ranked player competing in Sydney

The series moves to Melbourne and Brisbane 29 June – 2 July, Adelaide 5-8 July and Perth 7-10 July.

Christopher O’Connell at no. 116 is the top ranked Australian men’s player competing in Sydney. He was joined by world no. 197 Aleksander Vukic, no. 216 Max Purcell and others.

Women were also competing at the event with world no. 441 Alexandra Bozovic and Lisa Mays notching up wins on Saturday. Also competing in the round robin format are no. 310 Abbie Myers and no. 247 Ellen Perez.

Australia’s pro tennis players are competing for $450,000 prizemoney.

“With so much of the tennis season still uncertain, our aim through the UTR Pro Tennis Series is to give as many of our athletes the chance to compete and, importantly, also earn prize money, after months of not being able to make their living playing the sport they have devoted their lives to,” Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley explained.

“Our team has put an enormous amount of time and effort into the planning of these events, and have worked closely with the authorities and tennis staff around the country on the ground to ensure they are run according to strict local biosecurity protocols.”

Players will enter using their Universal Tennis Rating (UTR), giving them an opportunity to compete locally and have their results count globally via the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system.

“We are excited to work with Tennis Australia to bring the UTR Pro Tennis Series to the country and provide an innovative way for professionals to compete close to home safely and have their results count on a global scale,” Universal Tennis Chairman and CEO Mark Leschly said.

“Every tennis player – from social and league players to pros – in Australia can use Universal Tennis to measure their competitive ability. Players who have participated in Tennis Australia comps and tournaments already have a UTR, and can view their rating and register for events on MyUTR.com for free.”

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Aussie Tennis – Year in Review

January 3, 2020 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

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 2018: Australia’s Ashleigh Barty wearing a Fila hoody on-board the super yacht ‘Cooroboree’ during a media opportunity for the Sydney International tennis. The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge are in the background. (Photo by Rob Keating/robiciatennis.com)

Both of the top Aussies got off to a great start early in 2019. Barty reached the final in Sydney losing to Petra Kvitova while de Minaur won his first ATP winning in Sydney.

Sydney, Australia – 10 January 2019: Alex de Minaur during his Sydney International quarterfinal match on Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. (Photo by Rob Keating/robiciatennis.com)

Barty would go on to achieve her best ever Australian Open result losing again to Kvitova, this time in the Quarterfinals. Next was the big breakthrough for Barty as she won the Miami Premier Mandatory event.

Bigger things were to come for Barty. The Queenslander claimed her first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open and she would rise to the no. 1 ranking on 24 June.

Naomi Osaka took the top spot back for a few weeks before Barty capped off an amazing year by winning the Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen where she took home the largest prize money cheque of $4,420,000 US.

Unfortunately for Barty she was not able to complete the best of the best dream year when Australia lost the Fed Cup final to France.

Of the other Australian women’s players it was not such a good year for Daria Gavrilova. Poor form and injury saw her ranking tumble in 2019. She started the year at no. 34 and fell to no. 242 by year’s end.

Ajla Tomljanovic took over the no. 2 spot in the Australian rankings behind Barty. She started the year at no. 45 before rising to a career-high no. 39 in April. She ended the year at no. 51 and had the bonus of finally being cleared to play Fed Cup for Australia.

The highlights for Tomljanovic were reaching the Toyota Thailand Open final losing in controversial fashion to Dayana Yastremska and also reaching the semifinal at the Premier level tournament in Zhengzhou losing to Karolina Pliskova.

Other players that did well in 2019 were Astra Sharma who reached a career-high at no. 85 and also reached the final in Bogota losing to Anna Anisimova.

Canberra - 2 November, 2018: Australia's Astra Sharma against Apis Canberra International 2016 Champion Risa Ozaki from Japan. (Photo by Rob Keating - http://robiciatennis.com) #ApisCBRIntl #protour
Canberra – 2 November, 2018: Australia’s Astra Sharma against Apis Canberra International 2016 Champion Risa Ozaki from Japan. (Photo by Rob Keating – http://robiciatennis.com) #ApisCBRIntl #protour

Maddison Inglis took her ranking from no. 361 to a career-high of 128 on November 18 before ending the year at no. 130

Canberra, Australia – 28 March 2019: Maddison Inglis from Australia in a round two match. (Photo by Rob Keating http://robiciatennis.com )

The Australian Men

It was Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios leading the way for the Australian men. Both players claimed titles on the ATP tour.

de Minaur won his home tournament in Sydney, the last before the ATP Cup takes over that time slot on the calendar. He also added the Atlanta and Zhuhai titles and took his ranking to a career-high at no. 18.

Kyrgios won titles in Acapulco and Washington, both at the ATP 500 level. At the Acapulco event he defeated Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 and then easily beat Alexander Zverev in the final.

Washington was again a very impressive showing from Kyrgios. He defeated the hottest player on tour over the American swing, Daniil Medvedev. He also defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semis.

2019 was a mixed bag for Kyrgios. He had the highs of winning the two titles but he made headlines for all the wrong reasons when at the Cincinnati Masters he had a meltdown in his match against Russia’s Karen Khachanov and he was later fined $US113,000 for his behavior.

Another Australian player that made his mark in 2019 were Alexei Popyrin. He took advantage of a wildcard into the Australian Open and reached the third round where he lost a tough five set battle against France’s Lucas Pouille. Popyrin would also go onto play in all of the three remaining Grand Slam main draws reaching the third round of the US Open. He climbed to a career-high at no. 87 in July.

Jordan Thompson made the most of his rise in the rankings in 2018 achieved through good Challenger results. He reached s-Hertogenbosch final and reached his career-high ranking of no. 43 in July.

Sydney, Australia – 6 January 2018: Jordan Thompson from Australia serving in the first set against France’s Adrian Mannarino during a round one match at the Sydney International tennis on Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. (Photo by Rob Keating/robiciatennis.com)

James Duckworth battled his way into the top-100 with some good results on the ATP Challenger tour winning titles in Pune, Playford, Baotou and Bangkok. He took his ranking from no. 238 at the start of 2019 to end the year at no. 100.

Photo of Australian tennis player James Duckworth at the Apis Canberra International. Photo by Rob Keating
Canberra – 30 October: Australia’s James Duckworth against Marc Polmans in the second set of their round one match. (Photo by Rob Keating – http://robiciatennis.com)

Christopher O’Connell made a late season run up the rankings going from no. 596 on 28 January to a career-high at no. 119 by early December. This came on the back of a Challenger title in Cordenons in August and then he was runner up in Sibiu won Fairfield and he was again runner up in Knoxville.

Christopher O’Connell warming up for his match against Gavin Van Peperzeel in the ATP Challenge Tour qualifying tournament.

Marc Polmans was solid but he could not close some key wins that could have seen him push close the top-100. He lost his first round match over five sets at the Australian Open after receiving a wildcard. And he lost a round of 32 match at the the ATP 500 event in Washington losing in a third set tie-breaker.

Canberra - 30 October: Men's round one singles match - Australia's Marc Polmans on centre court in his match against fellow Australian James Duckworth. (Photo by Rob Keating - http://robiciatennis.com)
Canberra – 30 October 2018: Men’s round one singles match – Australia’s Marc Polmans on centre court in his match against fellow Australian James Duckworth. (Photo by Rob Keating – http://robiciatennis.com)

Polmans did however claim Challenger titles in Zhangjiagang and Traralgon and reached his career-high of no. 132 in November.

2019 Australian player results for WTA and ATP tours

Davis Cup finals

Australia d Colombia 3-0
Nick Kyrgios d Alejandro Gonzalez 6-4, 6-4
Alex de Minaur d  Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 6-3
John Peers and Jordan Thompson d Juan-Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6).

Australia d Belgium 2-1
Nick Kyrgios d Steve Darcis 6-2, 7-6
Alex de Minaur d  David Goffin 6-0, 7-6
John Peers and Jordan Thompson lost to Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-0, 6-0 after injury withdrawal

Quarterfinal lost to Canada 2-1
John Millman lost to Vasek Pospisil 7-6(7), 6-4.
Alex de Minaur d Denis Shapovalov 3-6 6-3 7-5
John Peers and Jordan Thompson lost to Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4.

Next Gen ATP Finals

Alex de Minaur (1) Rd Robin match 1 d Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7) ESP 4-2, 3-4(5), 4-1, 4-1. RR match 2 d Miomir Kecmanovic 4-1, 4-3(4), 1-4, 4-0. RR match 3 d Casper Ruud 4-1, 4-0, 4-2. Semifinal d Frances Tiafoe 4-2, 4-1, 0-4, 4-2. Final lost to Jannik Sinner ITA 4-2, 4-1, 4-2.

Fed Cup Final

Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Kristina Mladenovic 6-1, 6-1
Ash Barty d Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-0
Ash Barty lost to Kristina Mladenovic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1)
Ajla Tomljanovic d Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 7-5
Ash Barty and Sam Stosur lost to Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-3.

WTA Finals Shenzhen

Round Robin Red Group – Ash Barty(1) d Belinda Bencic SUI (7) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Match two lost to Kiki Bertens 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Match three d Petra Kvitova CZE 6-4, 6-2. Semifinal d Karolina Pliskova CZE 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Final d Elina Svitolina UKR 6-4, 6-3.

ATP Masters 1000 Paris

Alex de Minaur d Laslo Dejere SRB 6-1, 6-4. R2 d Roberto Bautista Agut (9) ESP 7-6(2), 7-6(1). R3 v Stefanos Tsitsipas (7)

ATP 500 Basel

Alex de Minaur d Hugo Dellien BOL 6-1, 7-5. R2 d Taylor Fritz USA 6-3, 6-3. QF d Jan-Lennard Struff GER 6-4, 7-6(4). SF d Reilly Opelka USA 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 7-6(3). Final lost to Roger Federer (1) SUI 6-2, 6-2.
Alexei Popyrin (Q) lost to Fabio Fognini (5) 6-2, 6-4

ATP Challenger Traralgon

Final – Marc Polmans d Andrew Harris 7-5, 6-3

ATP 250 Stockholm

John Millman lost to Pablo Carreno Busta (5) ESP 6-4, 6-3.
Alexei Popyrin (Q) d Oscar Otte (LL) GER 7-6(6), 7-6(5). R2 lost to Denis Shapovalov (4) CAN 6-4, 7-6(3).

WTA Moscow

Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Varvara Gracheva (Q) RUS 6-3, 6-2.

ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai

Alex de Minaur lost to John Isner USA  7-6(1), 6-4.
John Millman (S) d Guido Pella ARG 6-3, 7-5. R2 lost to Andrey Rublev RUS 6-2, 6-0.

WTA International Tianjin

Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Veronika Kudermetova RUS 6-4, 6-2.
Sam Stosur (W) d Zh Yang (W) CHN 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. R2 lost to Yulia Putintseva KAZ 6-1, 6-2.
Astra Sharma lost to Yulia Putintseva KAZ 6-1, 1-6, 7-5.
Arina Rodionova (Q) lost to Wang Qiang (2) CHN 6-3, 6-4.

WTA Premier Event Beijing

Ash Barty (1) Rd 1 bye. R2 d Yulia Putintseva KAZ 6-4, 6-2. R3 d Zheng Saisai 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2. QF d Petra Kvitova (7) CZE 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. SF d Kiki Bertens (8) NED 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7). Final lost to Naomi Osaka JPN 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ajla Tomljanovic d Wang Qiang 5-7, 4-5 retired. R2 lost to Alison Riske USA 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

ATP 500 event Beijing

no Australians

ATP 500 event Tokyo

Alexei Popyrin lost to Novak Djokovic (1) SRB 6-4, 6-2.
Jordan Thompson d Juan Ignacio Londero ARG 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. R2 lost to Taro Daniel JPN 6-4, 7-6(3).
Alex de Minaur lost to Lloyd Harris RSA 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(8).
John Millman d Adrian Mannarino FRA 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. R2 d Lloyd Harris RSA 6-3, 6-2. QF d Tara Daniel JPN 6-4, 6-0. SF d Reilly Opelka USA 6-3, 7-6(3). Final lost to Novak Djokovic (1) SRB 6-3, 6-2.

WTA Premier Event Wuhan

Ash Barty (1) R1 bye. R2 d Caroline Garcia FRA 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. R3 vs Sofia Kenin (15) USA. QF d Petra Martic CRO 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3. SF lost to Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 6-4.
Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Dayana Yastremska7-6(5), 6-2
Sam Stosur lost to Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

ATP 250 Chengdu

Alexei Popyrin lost to Fernando Verdasco ESP 6-2, 7-5

ATP 250 Zhuhai

Alex de Minaur (7) d John Millman 6-1, 6-3. R2 d Andy Murray 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. QF d Borna Coric CRO (4) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. SF d Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2. Final d Adrian Mannarino FRA 7-6(4), 6-4

WTA International Event Seoul

Ajla Tomljanovic d Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-0, 6-2. R2 lost to d Priscilla Hon 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Priscilla Hon d Mihaela Buzarnecu ROM 6-3, 6-4. R2 d Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. QF lost to Karolina Muchova (3) CZE 6-3, 6-3.

WTA International Event Guangzhou

Sam Stosur d Tereza Matincova (Q) CZE 6-2, 6-4. R2 d Bernarda Pera USA 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5). QF d Nina Stojanovic SRB 6-2, 7-6(1). SF d Viktorija Golubic SUI 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-1. Final lost to Sofia Kenin (3) USA 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2.

WTA Premier Event Zhengzhou 

Ajla Tomljanovic d Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (Q) NED 6-2, 6-0. R2 d Kiki Bertens NED 6-4, 7-6(1). QF d Zheng Saisai CHN 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-4. SF lost to Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-3, 6-2.

US Open

Women
Ashleigh Barty (2) d Zarina Diyas KAZ 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. R2 d Lauren Davis USA 6-2, 7-6(2). R3 d Maria Sakkari (30) 7-5, 6-3. R4 lost to Wang Qiang CHN 6-2, 6-4
Samantha Stosur (W) lost to Alexandrova Ekaterina RUS 6-1, 6-3.
Daria Gavrilova lost to Fiona Ferro FRA 6-3, 6-4
Alja Tomljanovic d Marie Bouzkova CZE 1-6, 7-5, 6-1. R2 lost to Anett Kontaveit (21) EST 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Astra Sharma lost to Magda Linette POL 6-3, 6-4
Priscilla Hon (LL) lost to Margarita Gasparyan RUS 7-6(4), 6-4

Men
Nick Kyrgios (28)  d Steve Johnson USA 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-4. R2 v Antoine Huang (W) FRA. R3 lost to Andrey Rublev RUS 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-3
John Millman lost to Rafael Nadal (2) ESP 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Alex de Minaur d Pierre-Hugues Herbert FRA 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(6), 7-5. R2 d Cristian Garin (31) CHI 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. R3 d Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. R4 lost to Grigor Dimitrov BUL
Jordan Thompson d Joao Sousa POR 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. R2 lost to Matteo Berrettini (24) ITA 7-5, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-1.
Alexei Popyrin d Federico Delbonis ARG 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(5). R2 d Mikhail Kukushkin KAZ 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. R3 lost to Matteo Berrettini ITA 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(2)
Thanasi Kokkinakis d Ilya Ivashka (Q) BLR 6-3, 7-6(10), 6-7(4), 6-2. R2 lost to Rafael Nadal (2) ESP walkover

Winston-Salem

John Millman round 1 bye. R2 d Marco Cecchinato ITA 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3.  QF lost to Steve Johnson USA 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.
Alexei Popyrin d Thiago Monteiro BRA5-7, 6-4, 7-6(7). R2 lost to Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 7-6(5), 6-3.

Cincinnati

Nick Kyrgios d Lorenzo Sonego ITA 7-5, 6-4. R2 lost to Karen Khachanov (8) RUS 6-7( 7-6(4), 6-2 and fined US$113,000.
Jordan Thompson lost to Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
Alex de Minaur d Marco Cecchinato ITA 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2. R2 d Reilly Opelka 7-6(3), 6-4. R3 lost to Yoshihito Niskioka 7-5, 6-4.

Ash Barty (1) Rd 1 bye. R2 d Maria Sharapova RUS 6-4, 6-1. R3 d Anett Kontaveit EST4-6, 7-5, 7-5. QF d Maria Sakkari 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. SF lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova (W) RUS 6-2, 6-4

Montreal Masters 1000

Nick Kyrgios lost to Kyle Edmund GBR 6-3, 6-4
Alex de Minaur lost to Dan Evans (Q) GBR 6-4, 7-6(6)
Jordan Thompson lost to John Isner (12) USA 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6)
Bernard Tomic (Q) lost to Roberto Bautista Agut (10) ESP 6-3, 6-2
John Millman (LL) d Feliciano Lopez (Q) ESP 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3

Toronto Premier 5

Ash Barty (1) Rd 1 bye. R2 lost to Sofia Kenin 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4
Ajla Tomljanovic (Q) lost to Iga Swiatek (Q) POL 4-1 Ret

Washington ATP 500

Alex de Minaur (12) bye. Rd 2 lost to Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 7-6(6)
Nick Kyrgios d Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Q) USA 7-5, 6-4. R2 d Gilles Simon (11) FRA 6-4, 7-6(5). Rof16 d Yoshihito Nishioka JPN 6-2, 7-5. QF d Norbert Gombos (LL) SVK 6-3, 6-3. SF d Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) GRE 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7). Final defeated Daniil Medvedev (3) RUS 7-6(6), 7-6(4).
Marc Polmans d Malik Jaziri TUN 6-2, 6-4. R2 lost to Benoit Paire (10) FRA 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(5)
Jordan Thompson d Jack Sock (W) USA 7-5, 6-3. R2 d Jan-Lennard Struff (14) GER 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-5. Rof16 lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) GRE 6-3, 7-6(4)
Matthew Ebden lost to Tim Smyczek (Q) USA 6-4, 6-4.
Alexei Popyrin lost to Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 7-6(6), 6-3
Bernard Tomic – withdrew due to a finger injury

Los Cabos ATP 250

Thanasi Kokkinakis (W) d Maxime Janvier (Q) FRA 6-4, 6-4. R2 d Lucas Pouille (4) FRA 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. QF lost to Radu Albot (7) MDA 6-3, 6-3.

Atlanta ATP 250

Alex de Minaur R1 bye, R2 d Bradley Klahn USA 6-4, 6-4. QF d Bernard Tomic 6-2, 3-0. SF d Reilly Opelka 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-3. Final d Taylor Fritz (2) USA 6-3, 7-6(2)
Jordan Thompson lost to Cameron Norrie GBR 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3
Alexei Popyrin d Denis Kudla USA 6-3, 6-4. R2 d Pierre-Hugues Herbert (4) FRA 7-5, 6-3. QF lost to Cameron Norrie GBR 7-5, 6-4.
Bernard Tomic d Frances Tiafoe (5) USA 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4). R2 d Matt Ebden AUS 6-4, 7-6(3). QF lost to Alex de Minaur AUS 6-2, 3-0 Ret back injury
Matt Ebden d Kamil Majchrzak (Q) POL 7-6(3), 6-3. R2 lost to Bernard Tomic AUS 6-4, 7-6(3).

Palermo WTA International

Daria Gavrilova lost to Jill Teichmann SUI 7-6(3), 7-5

Newport ATP 250

Jordan Thompson (3) Rd1 bye. R2 lost to Marcel Granollers ESP 6-2, 7-6(6)
Matthew Ebden Rd1 d Brayden Schnur CAN 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. R2 d Denis Kudla USA 6-2, 6-2. R3 lost to John Isner (1/W) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Alex Bolt (Q) lost to Alexander Bublik KAZ 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4)

Lausanne WTA International

Daria Gavrilova R1 d Ylena in-Albon 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. R2 lost to Natalia Vikhlyantseva RUS 6-3, 6-2
Sam Stosur R1 d Barbara Haas (Q) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. R2 d Allie Kiick (Q) USA 6-3, 7-5. R3 lost to Fiona Ferro FRA 6-4, 6-2.

Bucharest WTA International

Jaimee Fourlis (Q) Rd 1 d  Irina Bara (WC) ROM 6-3, 7-6(6). R2 lost to Viktoria Kuzmova (2) SVK 7-5, 6-2.

Wimbledon

Ladies

Ash Barty (1) d Zheng Saisai CHN 6-4, R2 d Alison Van Uytvanck BEL 6-1, 6-3. R3 d Harriet Dart (W) GBR 6-1, 6-1. R4 lost to Alison Riske USA 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Ajla Tomljanovic d Daria Kasatkina (29) RUS 6-3, 6-1. R2 lost to Victoria Azarenka BLR 6-2, 6-0.
Daria Gavrilova lost to Elina Svitolina (8) UKR 7-5, 6-0
Astra Sharma lost to Sofia Kenin (27) USA 6-4, 6-2
Sam Stosur lost to Carla Suarez Navarro (30) ESP 6-2 7-5
Arina Rodionova (Q) lost to Taylor Townsend USA 6-2 6-3 

Gentlemen’s 

Alex de Minaur (25) d Marco Cucchinato ITA 6-0, 6-4, 7-6(5), R2 lost to Steve Johnson USA 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Nick Kyrgios d Jordan Thompson 7-6(4)3-6, 7-6(10), 0-6, 6-1, R2 lost to Rafael Nadal ESP 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3)
Jordan Thompson lost to Nick Kyrgios 7-6(4)3-6, 7-6(10), 0-6, 6-1
John Millman d Hugo Dellien BOL 6-2 6-3 6-4, R2 d Laslo Dere SRB 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. R3 lost to Sam Querrey USA 7-6(3), 7-6(8), 6-3
Matthew Ebden lost to Diego Schwartzman (24) ARG 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 
Bernard Tomic lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 
Alexie Popyrin (Q) d Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 7-6(2), 7-5, 6-2. R2 lost to Daniil Medvedev (11) RUS 6-7(6), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Eastbourne

John Millman lost to Fernando Verdasco (5) ESP 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-1

Ash Barty withdrew due to an arm injury
Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova RUS 6-2, 7-6(1)
Sam Stosur (Q) d Sofia Kenin USA 6-2, 6-3. Rd 2 lost to Angelique Kerber GER 6-4, 6-4
Daria Gavrilova (LL) d Viktorija Golobic (LL) SUI 6-0, 6-7(2), 7-6(6). R2 lost to Shuai Zhang CHN 6-3 6-1

Antalya

Jordan Thompson (3) Rd 1 bye. R2 d Bradley Klahn USA 7-6(7), 6-3. QF d Damir Dzumhur (5) BIH 7-5, 1-0 Ret. SF lost to Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 6-7(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(1)
Bernard Tomic d Andreas Seppi (7) ITA 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. R2 d Peter Gojowczyk GER 7-6(3), 6-3. QF lost to Pablo Carreno Busta (4) ESP 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-4
Matthew Ebden lost to Damir Dzumhur (5) BIH 6-4, 7-5

Wimbledon Qualifying

Men’s

James Duckworth d Jan Choinski GBR 6-1, 7-5. R2 lost to Viktor Galovic CRO 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
Marc Polmans d Mohamed Safwat EGY 6-1, 6-3. R2 lost to Soonwoo Kwon (24) KOR 6-2, 6-2
Andrew Harris d Enrique Lopez Perez ESP 6-2, 7-5. R2 d SergiyStakhovsky (17) UKR 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Rd3 lost to Corentin Moutet (1) FRA 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
Jason Kubler d Henri Laaksonen (2) SUI 6-2,5-7, 7-5. R2 d Norbert Gombos SVK 7-6(5), 7-6(1). Rd3 lost to Yasutaka Uchiyama JPN 3-6, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
Alexei Popyrin (4) d Federico Coria ARG 6-2, 7-5. R2 d Mats Moraing GER 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Rd3 d Bjorn Fratangelo (27) USA 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 7-6(6)
John-Patrick Smith d Nicolas Mahut FRA 6-3, 6-4. R2 lost to Salvatore Caruso (18) ITA 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Alex Bolt d Jannik Sinner ITA 2-6, 7-5, 12-10. R2 lost to Dennis Novak (14) AUT 6-4, 6-2
Akira Santillan d Jurij Rodionov 6-3, 6-1. R2 lost to Ruben Bemelmans BEL 6-7(5), 6-3, 12-10

Women’s

Zoe Hives lost to Anna Blinkova (2) RUS 6-1,7-5
Destanee Aiava lost to Martina Di Giuseppe ITA 7-6(3), 6-4
Kimberly Birrell lost to Misaki Doi (4) JPN 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Arina Rodionova d Asia Muhammad USA 7-6(6), 6(2)-7, 8-6. R2 d Misaki Doi (4) JPN 6-4, 6-2. Rd3 d Danielle Lao USA 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
Priscilla Hon (23) d Katarina Zavatska UKR 7-5, 6-3. R2 lost to Catherine McNally USA 6-4, 6-4.
Ellen Perez lost to Elena Rybakina (8) KAZ 6-1, 6-4
Kaylah Mcphee d Maia Lumsden GBR 6-4, 6-4. R2 lost to Liudmila Samsonova (31) RUS 6-2, 7-6(5)

London / Queen’s Club ATP 500

Alex de Minaur lost to Aljaz Bedene (Q) SLO 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Nick Kyrgios d Roberto Carballes Baena ESP 7-6(4), 6-3. R2 lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-5.

Halle ATP 500

John Millman lost to Roger Federer (1) SUI 7-6(1), 6-3
Matthew Ebden lost to Radu Albot MDA 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

Birmingham WTA Premier

Ashleigh Barty (2) d Donna Vekic CRO 6-3, 6-4. R2 d Jennifer Brady USA 6-3, 6-1. QF d Venus Williams (W) USA 6-4, 6-3. SF d Barbora Strycova CZE 6-4, 6-4. Final d Julia Goerges GER 6-3, 7-5 to claim world no. 1.

Mallorca WTA International

Ajla Tomljanovic d Monica Puig PUR 6-4, 7-5. R2 lost to Anastasija Sevastova (2) LAT 6-2, 6-1
Samantha Stosur (W) d Zheng Saisai CHN 6-4, 7-5. R2 lost to Elise Mertens (4) BEL 6-3, 6-3

s-Hertogenbosch ATP 250 and WTA International

Alex de Minaur (3) R1 bye. R2 d Andreas Seppi ITA 7-5, 6-3. QF lost to Jordan Thompson 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Matt Ebden lost to Pierre-Henri Herbert FRA 6-4, 7-5
Jordan Thompson d Tommy Paul (Q) USA 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. R2 d Frances Tiafoe (6) USA 6-3, 6-2. QF d Alex de Minaur (3) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. SF d Richard Gasquet (8) FRA 7-5, 6-3. Final lost to Adrian Mannarino FRA 7-6(7), 6-3

Women

Priscilla Hon (Q) lost to Paula Badosa Gibert (Q) ESP 6-4, 6-3
Destanee Aiava (W) d Aryna Sabalenka (2) 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-4. R2 lost to Veronika Kudermetova RUS 6-3, 6-1

Stuttgart ATP 250

John Millman lost to Dustin Brown (Q) GER 6-4, 7-6(3)
Nick Kyrgios lost to Matteo Berrettini ITA 6-3, 6-4
Alexei Popyrin lost to Milos Raonic  (6) CAN 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(4)

Nottingham WTA International

Ajla Tomljanovic (6) d Danielle Lao (Q) USA 6-2, 6-3. R2 d Harriet Dart GBR 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2. QF lost to Tatjana Maria (9) GER 6-3, 7-6(7)
Astra Sharma d Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-1, 0-0 Ret. R2 lost to Kristina Mladenovic (8) FRA 6-1, 7-5
Ellen Perez (Q) lost to Ivana Jorovic SRB 6-3, 6-4

French Open – Roland Garros

Men’s Singles

Bernard Tomic lost to Taylor Fritz USA 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the tournament
John Millman lost to Alexander Zverev (5) GER 7-6(4), 6-3, 2-6, 5-7(5), 6-3
Matthew Ebden lost to Gregoire Barrere (W) FRA 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1
Jordan Thompson d Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (LL) ESP 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3). R2 d Ivo Karlovic CRO 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3. R2 lost to Juan-Martin Del Potro (8) ARG 6-4, 6-4, 6-0
Alexei Popyrin (W) d Ugo Humbert FRA 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(10), 6-3. R2 lost to Laslo Djere (31) SRB 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-4
Alex de Minaur (21) d Bradley Klahn USA 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. R2 lost to Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 6-3, 6-1, 6-1

Women’s Singles

Priscilla Hon d Timea Babos (LL) Hun 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. R2 lost to Madison Keys (14) USA 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
Ashleigh Barty (8) d Jessica Pegula USA 6-3, 6-3. R2 d Danielle Collins USA 7-5, 6-1. R3 d Andrea Petkovic GER 6-3, 6-1. R4 d Sofia Kenin USA 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. QF d Madison Keys (14) USA 6-3, 7-5. SF d Amanda Anisimova USA 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3. Final d Marketa Vondrousova CZE 6-1, 6-3
Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Simona Halep (3) ROM 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Daria Gavrilova lost to Aleksandra Krunic SRB 6-3, 2-2 Ret
Sam Stosur d Barbora Strycova CZE 6-2, 7-6(3). R2 lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova RUS 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Astra Sharma lost to Shelby Rogers USA 6-3, 6-3

ATP Tour

Geneva ATP 250

Matt Ebden (7) lost to Nicolas Jarry CHI 6-2, 7-6(4)
Jordan Thompson lost to Denis Kudla USA 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

Lyon ATP 250

Bernard Tomic lost to Steven Diez (Q) CAN 6-4, 4-1 ret.
John Millman d Pablo Andujar ESP 6-1, 6-3. R2 lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 7-6(3), 7-5

WTA Tour

Strasbourg International 

Astra Sharma (Q) d Zhang Shuai CHN 6-4, 6-1. R2 lost to Monica Puig PUR 6-3, 6-2
Daria Gavrilova d Diana Marcinkevica (LL) LAT 7-5, 7-5. R2 d Amandine Hesse (W) FRA 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. QF lost to Chloe Paquet FRA 6-3, 7-6(1)
Sam Stosur d Jessica Pegula USA 6-3, 6-1. R2 lost to Diana Yastremska (6) UKR 6-0, 6-2

Nürnberg International 

Ajla Tomljanovic (3) d Sabine Lisicki (W) GER 6-2, 7-5. R2 lost to Tamara Zidansek SLO 6-3, 6-4

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Philipp Kohlschreiber makes it a 0-3 day for Aussies in Indian Wells as he eliminates Nick Kyrgios

March 10, 2019 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

Yesterday was a perfect day for the Australian contingent in Indian Wells with four wins from four matches. Today was the opposite with zero wins from three matches with losses for Alex de Minaur, Ajla Tomljanovic and Nick Kyrgios.

In 2016 Kyrgios won the Tokyo ATP 500 event and then backed up at the Shanghai Masters losing in round two. History has repeated itself with Kyrgios having a marvellous week in Acapulco, winning the title and now losing in round two at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event.

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Photo: Nick Kyrgios of Australia congratulates Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany after their match during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 09, 2019 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

It was world no. 39 that defeated Kyrgios 6-4, 6-4 with a break in each set.

Kyrgios held four break points in the fourth game of the first set but was unable to convert after a nice backhand winner from his opponent, and then an unforced error.

At 30-40 Kohlschreiber hit a forehand winner to get to deuce. Kyrgios then forced an error from the German as he played a drop shot that Kohlschreiber netted. On the fourth break opportunity, Kohlschreiber found the outside of the line, forcing an error from Kyrgios.

After close to seven minutes Kohlschreiber finally was able to hold serve.

In the seventh game, Kyrgios started with an unforced error to fall 0-15 behind. The players exchange points to see scores level at 30-30 before Kohlschreiber hit a backhand slice that clipped the net and landed in for a winner. Kyrgios then hit a shot that landed twice on the net before landing out to hand the German a break.

With a break in hand, Kohlschreiber was able to close out the set.

In the second set during the fifth game, Kyrgios was up 40-15 when he attempted a drop shot that ended up in the net. On the next point Kyrgios pushed a backhand long to make it deuce. Next came a shot into the net for Ad to Kohlschreiber. A double fault and suddenly the game was gone.

That break was again the key game for the set. Kyrgios was unable to earn a break point in the next few games and he was out of the tournament after a brilliant week in Acapulco just a week ago.

In an earlier match, Alex de Minaur cruised through the first set against American qualifier Marcos Giron who is ranked at no. 217. Things went downhill from there with Giron winning 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Ajla Tomljanovic lost to world no. 9 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Later in the day Jordan Thompson lost his match to make it a 0-4 day in Indian Wells.

Filed Under: Tennis

Australian tennis results 25 February – 3 March 2019

March 4, 2019 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

The highlight of the year so far was seeing Nick Kyrgios finally put it all together and win the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco. He defeated Andreas Seppi, Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, John Isner and finally Alexander Zverev to claim the title.

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Kyrgios was playing with a new and improved attitude. It was amazing to witness.

Below are results involving Australians from the past week.

ATP Tour

Acapulco 500

Nick Kyrgios d Andreas Seppi ITA 6-3, 7-5. R2 d Rafael Nadal (1) ESP 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(6). QF d Stan Wawrinka SUI 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4. SF d John Isner (3) USA 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(7). F d Alexander Zverev (2) GER 6-3, 6-4
John Millman d Marcel Granollers (Q) ESP 6-3, 6-4. R2 d Peter Gojowczyk GER 6-0, 6-2. QF lost to John Isner (3) USA 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 7-6(4)
Jordan Thompson lost to Frances Tiafoe USA 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Alex de Minaur d Nicolas Jarry CHI 7-6(5), 7-6(2). R2 d Feliciano Lopez ESP walkover. QF lost to Alexander Zverev (2) GER 6-4, 6-4
Alexei Popyrin (Q) lost to Alexander Zverev (2) GER 6-3, 6-3

Dubai 500

Matthew Ebden lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) GRE 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Sao Paulo 250

No Australians competing

WTA

Acapulco – International

Daria Gavrilova lost to Mihaela Buzarnescu (4) ROM 6-4, 6-2

Indian Wells $125K

Priscilla Hon lost to Nicole Gibbs USA 6-0, 6-4

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Australian Tennis Results 18-24 February 2019

February 25, 2019 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

James Duckworth won the $54k ATP Challenger title in Bangkok and saw his ranking jump from no. 210 to no. 169.

Photo of Australian tennis player James Duckworth at the Apis Canberra International. Photo by Rob Keating

Canberra – 30 October: Australia’s James Duckworth against Marc Polmans in the second set of their round one match. Duckworth won the Bangkok $54k ATP Challenger this week (Photo by Rob Keating – http://robiciatennis.com)

Delray Beach 250

Nick Kyrgios d John Millman (5) 6-4, 6-7(1), 7-6(3). R2 lost to Radu Albot MDA 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Bernard Tomic lost to Andreas Seppi (6) ITA 6-4, 7-5
Jordan Thompson d Marcel Granollers ESP 7-5, 6-1. R2 lost to Andreas Seppi (6) ITA 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

WTA

Dubai – Premier 5

Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Zheng Sensai CHN 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

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Djokovic win fourth Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award

February 19, 2019 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

A year ago you would not have imagined Novak Djokovic would be in the running for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award, but after his dramatic form reversal in the middle of last year, the Serbian has been awarded that title for the fourth time. He previously won in 2012, 2015 and 2016.

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Photo: Laureus World Sportsman of The Year 2019 winner Novak Djokovic signs the wall during the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards on February 18, 2019 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for Laureus)

Other nominees this year included American basketball star LeBron James, Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge and French football player Kylian Mbappe.

“A Laureus Award is what every athlete wants to win, and this one is a huge honour for me. Being among so many sporting greats here tonight… gives this award a special meaning for me,” said Djokovic. “Last year was an incredible season for me. Returning from injury to win Wimbledon and the US Open is something I’ll remember forever.”

After struggling in the early part of 2018 after a six-month injury layoff, he came roaring back starting in Rome where he reached the semifinals at the Masters’ event. He then famously won Wimbledon and the US Open to go along with Masters event titles in Cincinnati and Shanghai, those wins saw him collect at least one of every Masters title.

His amazing second-half surge saw Djokovic go from no. 14 in the world at the time of the Australian Open to no. 1 by November 2018.

At the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000, Nelson Mandela’s declared that “Sport has the power to change the world”. Since that moment, thanks to the support of its partners, Academy Members and Ambassadors, Laureus Sport for Good now supports over 150 projects in more than 40 countries, helping to change young lives for the better. Each year, one example of this work is recognised, through the prestigious Laureus Sport for Good Award.

Gymnast Simone Biles won the Sportswoman of the Year award. After her record-breaking performance at the gymnastics world championships, in which she won four gold, one silver and one bronze medal, Simone Biles was crowned Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year. Biles, who also won the Sportswoman Award in 2017, made history last year by becoming the first woman to win four all-around world championships. At just 21, she now has a record 14 career world titles.

Read more about all of the winners.

 

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Australian Tennis Results 11-17 February 2019

February 18, 2019 by Rob Keating Leave a Comment

ATP Tour

Rotterdam – Netherlands

Matthew Ebden lost to Fernando Verdasco ESP 7-5, 6-4

New York Open

Jordan Thompson d Noah Rubin USA 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-1. R2 d Christopher Eubanks (Q) USA 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. QF lost to John Isner (1) USA 6-4, 6-1
Bernard Tomic d Lukas Lacko SVK 6-4, 6-2.  R2 lost to John Isner (1) USA 7-6(7), 6-4
John Millman R1 bye. R2 lost to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4
Alexei Popyrin (LL) lost to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP 7-6(6), 6-3

Buenos Aires – Argentina

No Australians

Bangkok Challenger $54K

Marc Polmans (6) R1 bye. R2 lost to Janko Tipsarevic (W) SRB 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
James Duckworth d Ivan Nedelko RUS 6-3, 7-5. R2 d Zhang Ze (11) CHN 7-5, 6-3. R3 d Janko Tipsarevic (W) SRB 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. QF d JC Aragone USA 7-6(3), 7-5. SF lost to Henri Laaksonen (3) SUI 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4.
Max Purcell R1 d Kevin King USA 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 . R2 d Corentin Moutet (4) FRA 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. R3 lost to Dudi Sela ISR 6-2, 6-2.
Bradley Mousley lost to Pol Wattanakul (WC) THA 6-2,3-6, 6-2.

WTA Tour

Qatar Total Open

Ajla Tomljanovic (Q) lost to Julia Goerges (9) GER 6-2, 6-2
Sam Stosur (LL) lost to Karolina Muchova 6-4, 6-2

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