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de Minaur claims his first ATP 500 title
Australia’s Alex de Minaur looked a beaten man in his semifinal against Holger Rune after losing the first set, instead he fought back for a memorable win. The 24-year-old Australian played a carbon copy in the final. He lost 6-3 to USA’s Tommy Paul in the opening set before steadying to win the second 6-4.…
Read MoreBack-to-back ATP Challenger titles for Purcell sees him closing in on the top-100
Australia’s Max Purcell could crack the top 100 on the ATP rankings this week if he can win his third straight ATP Challenger title. The Wimbledon doubles champion has recently won the Challenger titles in Chennai and Bengaluru in India to take his ranking to no. 116. Another title in Pune would take him to…
Read MorePurcell and Kokkinakis claim ATP Challenger titles
Max Purcell has won the Chennai ATP CH100 after a tight battle against American Nicolas Moreno de Alboran in the Chennai Open final in India. The 24-year-old Australian saved two match points in their epic 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4 encounter. It is Purcell’s third career ATP Challenger singles title – and first since July 2021. Thanasi…
Read MoreRinky Hijikata claims second Challenger title
After his amazing Australian Open doubles title run with fellow Australian Jason Kubler it was back to the ATP Challenger circuit for Rinky Hijikata as he headed to Burnie in Tasmania. Kubler and Hijikata pocketed $695,000 between them after their Grand Slam glory and played in a stadium that would almost fit the entire population…
Read MoreHijikata and Kubler complete dream run and claim the Australian Open doubles title
Jason Kubler wasn’t sure if he would be playing doubles at this year’s Australian Open, but he is now thankful that Rinky Hijikata asked to play with the 29-year-old Queenslander. Embed from Getty Images The Australian duo have surprised themselves and the tennis world by claiming the men’s doubles title. They defeated Poland’s world no.…
Read MoreGadecki and Polmans win all-Australian clash to advance to the semifinals
Marc Polmans and Olivia Gadecki teamed up to defeat fellow Australians Jason Kubler and Maddison Inglis to claim a semifinal spot in the mixed doubles at the Australian Open. The first time pairing won convincingly 6-3, 6-2. The match started with the first three service games going to the deciding point before Inglis held comfortably.…
Read Morede Minaur humbled by Djokovic
Novak Djokovic showed he is on track to claim his tenth Australian Open title as he comprehensively defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur. Embed from Getty Images The world no. 5 proved that even with concern over his fitness he can lift when it matters. Djokovic provided a masterclass and made de Minaur look second rate.…
Read Morede Minaur cruises into the fourth round
Australia’s Alex de Minaur has matched his fourth round result from 2022 after easily defeating France’s Benjamin Bonzi. The world no. 24 winning the match 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-1. Embed from Getty Images The scoreline could have been more one-sided as the Australian had several breaks in the first set but allowed himself to get broken…
Read MoreHeartbreaking loss for Kokkinakis as Murray steals match in five epic sets
It wasn’t the longest match in Australian Open history, or the latest completion time, but it was one of the most dramatic matches, especially for a round two encounter. Embed from Getty Images Andy Murray has broken the heart of Aussie tennis fans by coming back from two sets down to claim a memorable victory…
Read MoreAussies fail to deliver in round two
Wildcards Olivia Gadecki, Rinky Hijikata, John Millman and Jason Kubler have all been bundled out in round two at the Australian Open. Also on this day some rain delayed matches from round one were completed with only Thanasi Kokkinakis tasting success. Embed from Getty Images The two qualifiers, Max Purcell and Aleksander Vukic both losing…
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