Archive for January 2023
Australian Open day 1 preview for the Aussies
The first Grand Slam of the year starts today in Melbourne. There are six Australians in action on the opening day. Wild card Olivia Gadecki, the world no. 199 is first up on court no. 8 against qualifier Polina Kudermetova, the world no. . Gadecki is mentored by current Australian Open champion, Ash Barty, while…
Read MoreJust two Aussies from 28 reach the main draw
On Monday this week there were 15 men and 13 women from Australia with ambitions of reaching the main draw at the Australian Open. After three tough rounds only Aleksander Vukic and Max Purcell survived the event. Tristan Schoolkate was alive going into the final day but he lost to former world no. 29 Jan-Lennard…
Read MorePurcell, Schoolkate and Vukic aiming for the big dance
Max Purcell the world no. 204 is first up against Italy’s (22) Matteo Arnaldi the world no. 134. Arnaldi fought off a match point in his round 2 match against Australia’s Alex Bolt. Purcell a two-time doubles finalist at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon doubles champion with Matt Ebden is looking to qualify for…
Read MoreAussie women fail to advance at AO2023 qualifying
Five Australian women took to the courts at Melbourne Park for round two of qualifying, none would advance. Destanee Aiava came the closest to moving onto the final round but she lost a tight match to Arianne Hartono from the Netherlands, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6). The remaining four matches were one-sided affairs with Astra Sharma, Ellen…
Read MorePolmans, Tu and Schoolkate advance to Q2 along with Hon, Perez and Sharma
Three of seven Australian men advanced to round 2 of qualifying for the Australian Open. Three from six advanced in the women’s event. Li Tu got his first ever qualifying win after defeating the 25th seed Jozef Kovalik 6-2, 6-2. It was on his third attempt and losing in the opening round at the Australian…
Read MoreA good start for the Aussies at the Australian Open qualifying
13 women and 15 men are competing in the Australian Open qualifying tournament. On day one we saw Aleksander Vukic, Max Purcell, Dane Sweeny, Adam Walton and Alex Bolt get wins in the men’s event. In the women’s event there were wins for Destanee Aiava and Zoe Hives. In the losers column it was only…
Read MoreKokkinakis survives all-Aussie battle in Adelaide
Australians Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alexei Popyrin have battled in an all-Aussie, all-Wildcard match in a night session in Adelaide. Embed from Getty Images Kokkinakis is the defending champion after his fairytale run last year. Popyrin had come off a good win over Felix Auger Aliassime last week. Popyrin looked missing in action in the first…
Read MoreAustralian Open qualifying kicks off today
The hopes and dreams of many tennis players start and end today, at least in terms of Grand Slam glory. The Grand Slams are of course the tournaments that all professional players are aiming to play. Qualifying starts today for men and women in singles. The qualifying field is split into two halves with the…
Read MoreFucsovics goes one better at the Canberra International
Just under five years ago Marton Fucsovics, then the world no. 85 lost the final of the Canberra International against Andreas Seppi. After winning his semifinal match in 2023 at the same tournament the 30-year-old said he was hungry for the title this time around. After his finals appearance in 2018, Fucsovics went to the…
Read MoreBoulter wins P2 Advisory Canberra International
In an all British battle, Katie Boulter has come from a set down to defeat Jodie Burrage in the Canberra International final. Boulter winning the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in front of a sizeable crowd at the Canberra Tennis Centre. Burrage broke twice in the opening set, with Boulter having one break in the opening…
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