Covering Australian Tennis

The Billie Jean King Cup kicked off with an electrifying atmosphere as Great Britain faced off against Australia in a highly anticipated tie at John Cain Arena in Melbourne. Britain came into the tie without their top-ranked players who elected not to make the long journey to Australia, or were injured. Embed from Getty Images…

Canberra’s own Ashleigh Simes has made headlines recently, transitioning from a memorable moment at the Australian Open 1pt Slam to achieving a significant milestone in her tennis career with a WTA ranking. Her journey is a testament to resilience, hard work, and the spirit of competition that defines the world of tennis. A Humble Beginning…

After a run of huge wins Talia Gibson was up against the Australian Open champion and world no. 2 Elena Rybakina in the fourth round at the WTA 1000 in Miami. Gibson dropped serve in the opening game but then looked more steady in the third game when she held serve. Games went with serve…

Australia’s Talia Gibson keeps racking up the Sunshine Swing wins. After winning six matches (two qualifiers and four main draw) in Indian Wells, Gibson has backed that up with another five wins (two qualifiers and three main draw) in Miami. In the third round Gibson dominated Iva Jovic and took the match 6-2, 6-2. Embed…

Australia’s Talia Gibson just keeps on winning. This time the fast rising 21-year-old has defeated former world no. 1 and four time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Gibson after her stunning run in reaching the quarterfinals in Indian Wells has back that up with reaching the main draw in Miami, and is into the third…

Canberra’s Ash Simes was humbled by Australian television personality Andy Lee during the AO 1 point slam back in January. Lee got the better of Simes to advance. After several years of college tennis in the USA, Simes is now trying to break into the professional ranks. A few weeks ago the Canberran played and…

Australia’s Talia Gibson has again shown great form to reach the main draw in Miami. Gibson came up against world no. 41 Sara Bejlek in the opening round after having reached the quarterfinals at Indian Wells after again having to qualify. Bejlek recently won the WTA 500 title in Abu Dhabi before having to withdraw…

Czech world no. 14 Linda Noskova has ended the run of Australia’s Talia Gibson. Gibson had reached the quarterfinals at Indian Wells as a qualifier and was playing in her 7th match in Tennis Paradise this tournament. It was also the first WTA 1000 tournament for the world no. 112, a tournament where Gibson had…

Australia’s Talia Gibson faced the toughest test of her career when she took on world no. 7 Jasmine Paolini in the fourth round at Indian Wells. A string of errors saw Gibson broken in the fourth game to see the Italian take an early 3-1 lead. In the very next Gibson jumped out to a…

Australia’s Rinky Hijikata has jumped back into the top-100 on the live rankings after taking out the world no. 10 Alexander Bublik in round 3. Earlier in the day, Australia’s top ranked player lost to a former Indian Wells champion, Cameron Norrie. Alex de Minaur losing to the world no. 29 6-4, 6-4. Hijikata got…