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Sanders helps Australia storm into Billie Jean King Cup final
Australia’s Storm Sanders has continued her good form at the BJK Cup. Embed from Getty Images World no. 237 defeated the world. no. 133 Heather Watson 6-4, 7-6(3) to give Australia a 1-0 lead going into the match between the highest-ranked players from each country. “I just go out and do my thing on the…
Read MoreO’Connell wins second ATP Challenger title for 2022
Australia’s Christopher O’Connell has won his second ATP Challenger title in 2022 to move well into the top 100. World no. 102 defeated Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 to claim the Ch80 title in Yokohoma. That goes with his CH80 title won in Split, Croatia back in April, and it is the fourth Challenger…
Read Morede Minaur claims first top-5 scalp in Paris
Australia’s Alex de Minaur has fought back from a break down in the third set to claim his first victory against a top-5 player. In round 2 in Paris, he defeated the world no. 4 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. Medvedev served two double faults in the final game, including a double on match point…
Read MoreKhachenov keeps his cool to deny Kyrgios
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has again played an epic five-set match against Karen Khachenov at a grand slam. The last time they met was at 2020 Australian Open when Kyrgios defeated his opponent in five sets, four of them decided in a tie-breaker. The match lasted four hours and 26 minutes. Embed from Getty Images This…
Read MoreKyrgios blazes his way into the US Open quarterfinals taking out the defending champion
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has shown that he is a worthy top-ten player. If not for the points not being awarded from Wimbledon, Kyrgios would be at world no. 7 in the live rankings. Embed from Getty Images Kyrgios showed his recent form is no fluke as he again defeated world no. 1 and the defending…
Read MoreTomljanovic pulls down the curtain on Serena’s career
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has played one of the matches of her career to deny one of the all-time greats a fairytale end to her decorated career. Serena Williams had announced that she will transition away from tennis after the US Open. New York fans were hoping Serena would go out a winner, but it was…
Read MoreTomljanovic to have a shot at history
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has the opportunity to bring an end to one of the greatest careers in women’s tennis. The top-ranked Australian set up a third-round clash against the world no. 605. This is not your normal 605th ranked player in the world, it is Serena. Embed from Getty Images Tomljanovic fought off an unranked…
Read MoreKyrgios triumphs over Kokkinakis to kick off his US Open campaign
In the worst first round imaginable for Nick Kyrgios, he has seen off his good friend Thanasi Kokkinakis to advance to the second round of the US Open. Embed from Getty Images The players have known each other from juniors and had not met at the senior level until now. “When we both saw the…
Read MoreUS Open preview for the Aussies
The US Open tennis is starting today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. There will be 10 Australian men and three Australian women lining up in singles action. The draw was cruel to two pairings. Good mates, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are drawn to play each other in the opening round.…
Read MoreTomljanovic into first WTA 1000 quarterfinal
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has backed up her win over world no. 4 Paula Badosa with a top-20 victory. This time she has defeated world No.20 Veronika Kudermetova 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Her opponent was in control across much of the first two sets…
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