Archive for January 2026
Top seeds advance at the Workday Canberra International
Playing under the scorching Australian sun, both top seeds have advanced in the men’s and women’s singles at the Workday Canberra International WTA 125 and Challenger 125 events. First it was Simona Waltert of Switzerland that fought off a challenge from Czechia’s Darja Vidmanova. World no. 88 Waltert had to come back from a set…
Read MoreMcCabe cashes in wildcard
Australia’s James McCabe has taken advantage of his wildcard at the Workday Canberra International. The world no. 188 defeating Mark Lajal of Estonia, the world no. 149. McCabe took the match 7-6(3), 7-6(8). The Estonian was serving for the first set at 5-3 but found himself at 0-40. A forehand hit wide conceded the game…
Read MoreWomen’s top seed advances at the Workday Canberra International
Austria’s Simona Waltert has been made to fight hard to advance to round two at the Workday Canberra International. She faced Czechia’s Dominika Salkova, the world no. 146. Waltert came from a set down to win 6-7(2), 7-6(0), 6-2 in two hours and 46 minutes. The Austrian said she was happy to get the win…
Read MoreTomljanovic leads the way in Brisbane
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has made the most of her wildcard in Brisbane after defeating Esla Jacquemont of France. The former world no. 32 took the match 6-1, 6-3 to setup a second round against the no. 11 seed Karolina Muchova from Czechia. Tomljanovic in the past spent time in Brisbane doing training blocks. “I love…
Read MoreBolt and Polmans put on a good show in qualifying round one
An all-Australian match involving good mates and doubles partners saw a good crowd at centre court for the Workday Canberra International round one of qualifying. Marc Polmans got the better of Alex Bolt, winning 7-6(4), 7-5. World no. 396 Polmans needed a wildcard just to play in the qualifying event. Bolt at no. 171 was…
Read MoreBrisbane International kicks off today
Singles and doubles action starts today at the Brisbane International. Ajla Tomljanovic is first up on court no. 1 against France’s Elsa Jacqeumot, the world no. 55. Tomljanovic needed a wildcard take her spot in the main draw and she will be looking to make the most of that to improve from no. 80. World…
Read MoreAustralia off to a winning start at United Cup
Storm Hunter has substituted for Maya Joint and helped Australia to a win over Norway. Hunter defeated Norway’s Malene Helgo 6-2, 7-6(3) to give Australia a 1-0 lead. Alex de Minaur lost to Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3 which sent the tie into a live mixed doubles rubber. Norway jumped out to an early lead as…
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