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Australian Results — US Open 2026, Day 3
Day 3 at the US Open was a tale of rain and redemption. Two Australians advanced to round two, with wildcard Dane Sweeny producing a near-flawless performance against Corentin Moutet and qualifier Tristan Schoolkate grinding through four sets to take out fellow qualifier Nishesh Basavareddy. And the rain intervened to keep Australia’s biggest names alive…
Read MoreAustralian Results — US Open 2026, Day 2
A genuinely strong day for Australian tennis at Flushing Meadows. Two men made it through, with Alexei Popyrin and James Duckworth advancing to round two. The women’s draw delivered its best US Open result in years, with Maya Joint and Kimberly Birrell both winning three-set matches. Men’s Singles Women’s Singles A genuinely strong day for…
Read MoreAussies on Day 1 at the 2026 US Open
A tough opening day for the Australians at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, 30 August — just one win from six matches involving Aussies, with two more left hanging when play was suspended. The lone winner Straight-sets exits Suspended overnight The scoreboard Australians finished Day 1 at 1–3 with two suspended, Taylah Preston the only one…
Read MorePolmans red hot doubles form continues with ATP 250 title no. 3 in 2026
Australia’s Marc Polmans started his doubles year in the Canberra International where he partnered Alex Bolt. The pairing lost a tight second round match against Britain’s Joshua Paris and Marcus Willis. That was in an ATP Challenger 150 event. Back then you would not have imagined what was to come for the 29-year-old. He would…
Read MoreNick Kyrgios tastes singles success in tennis comeback
Canberra’s Nick Kyrgios has shown he still has what it takes to win on the ATP tour. After having not played a singles match on the ATP tour since Brisbane at the start of the year he took down world no. 36 Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-4. Kyrgios was dominant on serve and didn’t face a…
Read MoreKyrgios set to return at Stuttgart
Canberra’s Nick Kyrgios is to return to the ATP Tour when he faces France’s Corentin Moutet in the ATP 250 tournament in Stuttgart. Kyrgios is a wildcard in the tournament. The 2022 Wimbledon runnerup last played in the Brisbane tournament ahead of the 2026 Australian Open. Over recent years Kyrgios has battled to overcome various…
Read MoreAussies take out women’s no. 5 seed and men’s no. 6 seed in a day of Roland Garros upsets
Australia’s Adam Walton has taken out world no. 8 Daniil Medvedev in a roller coaster of a match. Walton took the match 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 after coming back from 2-4 down in the fifth set. For Medvedev it is yet another round one loss at Roland Garros, he has now lost seven times…
Read MoreKokkinakis is back and it is a 5 setter again
Thanasi Kokkinakis is back playing Grand Slam matches, and it wouldn’t feel right if he won or lost in anything but 5 sets. In his last match in a grand slam, Kokkinakis lost an epic 5-set match to Jack Draper at the Australian Open in 2025. At the 2024 US Open he won in four,…
Read MoreDuckworth first Aussie to advance at the French Open
Australia’s James Duckworth has moved to the second round at Roland Garros. This comes after his Canadian opponent retired from the match with the score at 6-3, 4-1. Duckworth had gone into the round one match was some form on the board after winning a Challenger event in Mexico last month. Diallo, despite the higher…
Read MoreGreat Britain ambushes Australia in Billie Jean King Cup opening day
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…
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