Australia's world no. 76 Alexei Popyrin has defeated Italy's world no. 18 Jannik Sinner in their second round match at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid. Popyrin took the match in straight sets … [Read More...]
Latest Men’s Tennis Posts
Wins for Millman, Popyrin and de Minaur in Madrid
It was a good day for the men's contingent in Madrid with John Millman earning his first top-20 victory since early 2020. Alexei Popyrin defeated last week's runner-up in Munich and Alex de Minaur … [Read More...]
Sinner not a winner in Miami title fight, Pole stands tall
Italy's Jannick Sinner the no. 21 seed faced Poland's Hubert Hurkacz the 26th seed for the Miami Masters 1000 title. It would be the first title at that level for the winner. Embed from Getty … [Read More...]
Sinner and Hurkacz to meet in the Miami Open final
Either Poland's Hubert Hurkacz or Italy's Jannik Sinner will walk away with their first ATP Master 1000 title on Sunday US time. Both have advanced to their maiden final at the 1000 level after … [Read More...]
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Latest WTA or ITF Women’s Posts
Barty advances past Kvitova to setup rematch with Badosa in the Madrid semifinals
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty faced world no. 12 Petra Kvitova for a place in the semifinals at the Madrid Open. Barty raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set before Kvitova finally held serve. … [Read More...]
Barty comes through battle of French Open champions in Madrid
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty has overcome 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek in a round 3 clash at the Madrid Open. It was the first time they had faced each other. Barty was the 2019 French … [Read More...]
Muchova ousts Osaka in Madrid
Czech Republics Karolina Muchova broke Aussie hearts at the Australian Open when she defeated world no. 1 Ash Barty in the quarterfinals. Muchova has now taken out world no. 2 Naomi Osaka from the … [Read More...]
Barty adds to her red clay win streak
Australia's Ash Barty has moved to 13 straight wins on red clay as she defeated Tamara Zidansek to setup a round three clash with the 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek. Zidansek had an early … [Read More...]
Tomljanovic out of Madrid Open in round 1
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic got off to a perfect start in her match against Elena Rybakina and was ahead 2-0, but after that she won just two more games to tumble out 6-4, 6-0. Rybakina broke back … [Read More...]
Another comeback win for Barty as she defeats Sabalenka in the Stuttgart final
Ash Barty faced no. 5 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the final for the WTA 500 in Stuttgart. Both players would hold serve to see the opening set at 2-2. In the fifth game Sabalenka served two double … [Read More...]
Barty aiming for double party in Stuttgart
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty is into the finals for the singles and doubles in Stuttgart at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, this came on her 25th birthday. Embed from Getty Images Barty first of … [Read More...]
Barty comes from behind to defeat Pliskova in Stuttgart
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty has had to come back from a set down and a break down in the third set to overcome Czech Karolina Pliskova in a quarterfinal match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in … [Read More...]
Sharma claims maiden title against the odds
Canberra - 3 November: Apis Canberra International singles semifinal - Astra Sharma in her match against Olivia Rogowska. (Photo by Rob Keating - http://robiciatennis.com) #ApisCBRIntl … [Read More...]
Sharma advances to her second career WTA final
Australia's Astra Sharma has reached her second WTA level final after a 7-6(5), 6-1 victory against Colombia's María Camila Osorio Serrano in the WTA 250 in Charleston. In 2019 Sharma lost the … [Read More...]
Sharma fights back against Brengle in Charleston
Australia's Astra Sharma has come back well after her amazing "stolen game" incident in Bogota. Canberra - 2 November, 2018: Australia's Astra Sharma against Apis Canberra International 2016 … [Read More...]
Sharma robbed of a game in Bogota
Canberra - 3 November: Apis Canberra International singles semifinal - Astra Sharma (Photo by Rob Keating - http://robiciatennis.com) #ApisCBRIntl #protour Australia's Astra Sharma has seen a … [Read More...]
Barty advances to the Miami Open final after defeating Svitolina
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty got off to the best possible start against Ukraine's world no. 5 Elina Svitolina. Embed from Getty Images The no. 1 seed broke in the first game of their … [Read More...]
Barty to stay no. 1
Australia's Ash Barty is guaranteed to remain world no. 1 following Maria Sakkari's defeat of Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals. The Greek player winning 6-0, 6-4. Embed from Getty ImagesSHENZHEN, … [Read More...]
Barty overcoms Sabalenka to keep title defence alive
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty faced world no. 8 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus in a quarterfinal at the Miami WTA 1000. Embed from Getty Images The Australian needs to reach the final to hold … [Read More...]
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- Barty advances to the fourth round in Miami
- Barty fights back from 2-5 in the third and saves a match point in Miami
- Tomljanovic and Sanders storm into the second round in Miami
- Astra Sharma’s five match run comes to an end in Mexico
- Barty claims Yarra Valley Classic title
- Barty to face Muguruza in first final of 2021
- Aussie summer of tennis is go
- Tennis is suspended through to July 31 but is that being overly ambitious
- ATP and WTA announce an extension of the COVID-19 suspension
- Sharapova can’t shoulder the load and calls time on her tennis career
- Aussie Tennis – Year in Review
- France claim the Fed Cup title
- Ash Barty wins the WTA Finals to cap off an amazing year but one prize still remains
- Barty fights back to book WTA finals berth
- Barty gets the better of Kvitova again to advance to the WTA finals semis
- Bertens subs in for Osaka and beats Barty for the first time
- Australia receives Fed Cup boost
- Tomljanovic into Round 2 of the China Open
- Kenin ends Stosur’s dream run in Guangzhou
- Barty loses chance to return to no. 1
Latest Australian Open News
Osaka claims her second Australian Open title
Naomi Osaka has become just the second woman to win four from four Grand Slam finals that she has contested. Embed from Getty Images Osaka added to her 2019 Australian Open and her 2018 and … [Read More...]
Comeback queen Muchova sends Barty packing
World no. 27 from the Czech Republic has staged another comeback, this time defeating world no. 1 Ash Barty 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Barty looked to be cruising to back-to-back Australian Open semifinals … [Read More...]
Serena too tough for Simona
In a quarterfinal match between world no. 2 Simona Halep and the world no. 11 Serena Williams we saw Serena at the top of her game. Serena who is chasing a slice of history as she looks to equal … [Read More...]
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Results for Australians playing this week at ATP or WTA events. Updated Thursday, May 6 - 2:02 am AEST.
Madrid ATP 1000
Alex de Minaur d Jaime Munar (ESP) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. R2 d Lloyd Harris (RSA) 6-2, 3-0 ret. lower back. R3 v (3) Dominic Thiem (AUT).
John Millman d (12) Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-3. R2 lost to Dan Evans (GBR) 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-3.
(Q) Alexei Popyrin d Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-3, 7-6(4). R2 d (14) Jannik Sinner (ITA) 7-6(5), 6-2. R3 v (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Madrid WTA 1000
(1) Ash Barty d Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-2, 6-1. R2 d (Q) Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Rd 3 d (14) Iga Swiatek (POL) 7-5, 6-4. QF d (9) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. SF v Paula Badosa (ESP)
(Q) Ajla Tomljanovic lost to Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 6-4, 6-0.
BMW Open Munich ATP 250
(8) John Millman d Alexei Popyrin 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-5. Rd2 d Guido Pella (ARG) 4-6, 2-0 retired. QF lost to (2) Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-3, 6-4.
Millennium Estoril ATP 250
Jordan Thompson lost to (Q) Nuno Borges (POR) 7-6(5), 6-3.
Lacoste X Novak Djokovic Vertical Stripe Men's Polo Shirt
Current ATP or WTA tournaments in play this week. Australians competing are listed under results.
Starting 3 May
WTA 125 L'Open 35 De Saint-Malo
Starting 2 May
ATP 1000 Mutua Madrid Open
Starting 29 April
WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open
Starting 26 April
ATP 500 BMW Open Munich, ATP 250 Millennium Estoril Open
Starting 19 April
ATP 500 Barcelona, ATP 250 Belgrade
WTA 500 Stuttgart, WTA 250 Istanbul
Starting 11 April
ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters
WTA 250 Charleston
Starting 5 April, 2021
ATP 250 Marbella, Spain, ATP 250 Cagliari, Italy
WTA 500 Charleston, USA, WTA 250 Bogota, Colombia
Starting 22 March, 2021
ATP
ATP Masters Miami
WTA
WTA 1000 Miami
Starting 14 March, 2021
ATP
ATP 500 -Dubai, ATP 500 Acapulco
WTA
WTA 500 St. Petersburg, WTA 250 - Monterrey,
Starting 7 March, 2021
ATP
ATP250 -Doha, ATP250 Marseille, ATP250 Santiago
WTA
WTA1000 - Dubai, WTA250 Guadalajara
Starting 1 March, 2021
ATP
ATP500 -Rotterdam, ATP250 Buenos Aires
WTA
WTA500 - Doha
Starting 22 February, 2021
WTA
WTA 500 - Adelaide
ATP
ATP 250 - Singapore, Montpellier, Cordoba
ASICS Women's Gel-Resolution 7 Tennis Shoe
Latest Australian Open Posts
Osaka claims her second Australian Open title
Naomi Osaka has become just the second woman to win four from four Grand Slam finals that she has contested. Embed from Getty Images Osaka added to her 2019 Australian Open and her 2018 and … [Read More...]
Comeback queen Muchova sends Barty packing
World no. 27 from the Czech Republic has staged another comeback, this time defeating world no. 1 Ash Barty 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Barty looked to be cruising to back-to-back Australian Open semifinals … [Read More...]
Serena too tough for Simona
In a quarterfinal match between world no. 2 Simona Halep and the world no. 11 Serena Williams we saw Serena at the top of her game. Serena who is chasing a slice of history as she looks to equal … [Read More...]
Barty cruises into her third straight Australian Open quarterfinal
Australia's Ash Barty has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open for the third straight year after a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of USA's world no. 57 Shelby Rogers. … [Read More...]
Osaka sees off two match points before bookin a showdown with Hsieh
2019 Australian Open champion and the 2020 US Open champion Naomi Osaka has survived two match points when serving at 3-5 against the 2020 Australian Open runner-up Garbine Muguruza. In each set … [Read More...]
Barty stands alone after Fognini beats de Minaur
Ash Barty is the lone Australian remaining in a singles draw at the Australian Open. Barty defeated Russia's top ranked player Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-4. Embed from Getty Images de … [Read More...]
Djokovic roars back for win after a slip against Fritz
Novak Djokovic looked to be cruising to another win at the Australian Open as he chases a ninth title at Melbourne Park. That all seemed to come unstuck when he slipped on the Melbourne logo at the … [Read More...]
Thiem tames Kyrgios serve to advance
Australia's Nick Kyrgios had the joint jumping in John Cain Arena on day 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJQANPKYJHM Dominic Thiem vs Nick Kyrgios Match Highlights (3R) | Australian Open … [Read More...]
Kokkinakis falls short after five set marathon against Tsitsipas
Australia's world no. 267 Thanasi Kokkinakis showed against the world no. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas that he deserves to be on the big stage. Embed from Getty Images The Australian had won his … [Read More...]
Ash overcomes Dash in all-Australian matchup
Australia's world no. 1 Ash Barty is looking to end a 43 year home drought. That how long it is since an Australian woman won the Australian Open. Barty recorded a 6-1 7-6(7) victory against … [Read More...]
Halep escapes challenge from Tomljanovic
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic has let slip a 5-2 lead in the third set in a round two match against world no. 2 Simona Halep. Melbourne - 3 February 2021: Simona Halep (ROM) Halep came out and … [Read More...]
Kyrgios fights off two match points enroute to epic win
Australia's Nick Kyrgios has delighted the crowd at John Cain Arena with a fighting five set win against France's Ugo Humbert. Melbourne - 3 February 2021: Nick Kyrgios (AUS) France's world no. … [Read More...]
Day 2 wrap for the Aussies
It was another great day for the Australian players at the Australian Open. Seven players advanced to round 2. That makes it 12 across the opening two days, the most since the early 90s. Match of … [Read More...]
Day 1 wrap for the Aussies
Melbourne - 3 February 2021: Nick Kyrgios (AUS) against Harry Bourchier in round two at the Murray River Open Nine Australians went into day one singles action, we saw five collect a win. John … [Read More...]
Australian Open 2021 – Australian women’s preview
It is hard seeing anyone other than Ash Barty reaching the second week out of the Australian female contingent. (1) Ash Barty 1 v Danka Kovinic (MNE) 77It is hard to … [Read More...]
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- Australian Open 2021 – Australian men’s preview
- Australian Open crowd limits announced
- 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
- Purcell and Saville first Aussie duo into the Australian Open doubles final since 1998
- 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
Wimbledon News and Results
Wimbledon cancelled for 2020 due to coronavirus
For the first time since World War Two there will not be a tournament held for The Championships. Below is the text from an email that was distributed by the All England Tennis Club to announce … [Read More...]
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...]
French Open posts
Nadal crushes Djokovic to equal Federer with 20 Grand Slam singles titles
Rafael Nadal has collected an amazing 13th Roland-Garros title. That along with one Australian Open title, two Wimbledon titles and four US Open titles sees him sit alongside Roger Federer for the … [Read More...]
Swiatek becomes first Pole to win a singles grand slam
Unseeded Polish teen Iga Swiatek has come from nowhere to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. Embed from Getty Images She faced the 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin from the USA. This win … [Read More...]
Australian lucky losers and protected ranking player advance
Melbourne, Australia - 20 January 2020 - Australia's Marc Polmans celebrates winning his round one match against Mikhail Kukushkin. from Kazakhstan Photo by Rob Keating Australia's Astra Sharma and … [Read More...]
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
Sydney, Australia - 11 January 2019: Ashleigh Barty hitting during the Sydney International singles semifinal match against Kiki Bertens on Ken Rosewall Arena at Sydney Olympic Park. (Photo by Rob … [Read More...]
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
Before a ball was served in the first round at the French Open the draw allowed for at least one Australian to reach the second round. That was before Nick Kyrgios withdrew to save his elbow from the … [Read More...]
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
For the first time since 2005 the women's defending champion has been bundled out in the first round. Back then it was Russia's Anastasia Myskina who became the first female champion to go out in the … [Read More...]
Nick Kyrgios Decides to Withdraw from the French Open Due to Elbow Concern
The highly anticipated all-Australian round one French Open match between Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic is no more. This comes after Kyrgios announced via Twitter that he has withdrawn from the … [Read More...]
French Open Preview and Round One Predictions for the Australian Players
After Bernard Tomic navigated his way through qualifying at the French Open, we now see 12 Australians taking part in the singles main draw. In order of ranking, the players are Nick Kyrgios (23), … [Read More...]
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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