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de Minaur goes 0-3 at ATP Finals
Australia’s Alex de Minaur’s run has come to an end at the ATP Cup finals in Turin. Embed from Getty Images The no. 7 seed lost to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner in the opening round of the Ilie Nastase Group 6-3, 6-4. Sinner is now 8-0 against the Australian. In his must win match…
Read MoreGadecki falls short at first title shot in Guadalajara
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki has gone close to claiming her first title and becoming the first Australian female to win a WTA title since Ash Barty in January 2022, when the 22-year-old Australian lost a hard fought final against Poland’s Magdalena Frech. Embed from Getty Images The match was won 7-6(5), 6-4 by the Polish world…
Read MoreGadecki charges into top-100 and reaches first WTA final
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki has continued her good run at the Guadalajara Open and has reached the final after defeating Colombia’s Camila Osoria 6-2, 6-3. Gadecki, as a result of reaching the WTA 500 final will now sit at around no. 88 on the rankings when they are updated on Monday. That sees her as the…
Read MoreRecord effort in qualifying at US Open
Six Australians are through to the US Open main draw after making their way through qualifying. This is a record at the Open. The woman blazed the way with five of the six qualifiers in the women’s draw. Arina Rodionova, Maya Joint, Kimberly Birrell, Priscilla Hon, Destanee Aiava and Li Tu all qualified in New…
Read MorePopyrin completes an amazing run to claim a Masters 1000 title
Alexei Popyrin from Australia has competed a remarkable run of matches to claim his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title, becoming the first Australian to do so in 21 years. Embed from Getty Images Popyrin also stayed perfect in finals, and is now three from three. Speaking of threes, he saved three match points in his…
Read MoreWimbledon wrap for the Aussies
The 2024 Wimbledon tournament has now been played and it was a good result for Alex de Minaur in the Gentlemen’s singles and for Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the Gentlemen’s doubles. All three would be a bit disappointed and how the tournament ended for them. de Minaur unfortunately was forced to withdraw from…
Read MoreGadecki grabs final qualifying spot to achieve lifelong dream
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki was the last woman to earn a coveted main-draw spot at Wimbledon following a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over France’s Elsa Jacquemot. The match was played in difficult conditions with a strong winds. Last year Gadecki would feel the disappointment of reaching this stage to only lose at the final hurdle. This…
Read MoreFrom alternate to qualifier for Bolt
Australia’s Alex Bolt was not even a starter in qualifying until 10 minutes before he was called to a round one match as an alternate. “I found out at 10.50 for an 11 o’clock start,” explained world No.234 Bolt, who was promoted into the draw as an alternate following a late withdrawal from 11th seed…
Read MoreAlex and Katie do it again, double trouble!
Back in March, Alex de Minaur won the Acapulco title on Saturday before his girlfriend won the San Diego title the next day to claim titles in the same week. Embed from Getty Images The couple has done that again, but both won on the same day this time around. de Minaur outclassed Sebastian Korda…
Read Morede Minaur charges into French Open quarterfinals after overcoming Medvedev
Australia’s Alex de Minaur has defeated Daniil Medvedev to advance to his first French Open quarterfinal. Embed from Getty Images In doing so de Minaur becomes the first Australian male to reach that stage of the tournament since 2004. Lleyton Hewitt was the last to get that far. Medvedev was on top early after getting…
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