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Kokkinakis marches on in hometown thriller against Cilic to reach his second ATP final
Adelaide’s own Thanasi Kokkinakis faced world no. 29 and the 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic for a spot in the Adelaide International ATP 250 final. Embed from Getty Images After a few lean years, Cilic won two ATP titles in 2021 to take his tally to 20. Kokkinakis was playing to reach just his…
Read MoreAsh smokes Rybakina in Adelaide
Australia’s world no. 1 Ash Barty has comprehensively defeated Kazakstan’s Elena Rybakina the no. 7 seed to claim her second Adelaide title in three years and her 14th career title. The match was looking in the balance at 3-3 and Rybakina held several breakpoints. She failed to convert before Barty went on a run of…
Read MoreBarty firms as Australian Open favourite after a convincing defeat of Swiatek
Australia’s Ash Barty will once again go into the Australian Open as world no. 1. The pressure will be immense. The Australian will be looking to do what no Aussie has done for a long period of time. She will be desperately wanting to claim the title and become the first homegrown champion of the…
Read MorePriscilla Hon was awarded the last singles wildcard
Australia’s world no. 263 Priscilla Hon has been given a singles wildcard for the upcoming Australian Open. She missed the 2021 tournament through injury and in 2020 she had John Cain Arena rocking on her way to a round one victory over Ukraine’s Katryna Baindl (Kozlova). After the announcement “I feel really thankful,” said Hon,…
Read MoreThere’s no place like home for Kokkinakis
Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis has fought hard in front of his hometown fans in Adelaide to defeat Mikael Ymer of Sweden. Embed from Getty Images The 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-4 victory takes Kokkinakis into an ATP semifinal for just the second time in his career. The world no. 171 was awarded a wildcard to take part in…
Read MoreBarty books a semifinal berth in Adelaide
Barty too good for Kenin 17 Aces to two for Barty 97% first serve points won by Barty (31/32) Barty advances to the semifinals Two years ago when the world had not been disrupted by COVID, it was Ash Barty that won the Adelaide International. Not long after Barty had advanced to the semifinals at…
Read MoreDefending ATP Cup champions too good for locals
Russia, the defending ATP Cup champions have crushed the hopes of host country Australia in their second tie at the tournament. James Duckworth looked to be on track to claim the first set again Roman Sufiullin when up a break, and then again when out 4-1 in the tiebreak, however, his opponent held his nerve…
Read MoreHon claims big scalp in Adelaide
Australia’s Priscilla Hon has claimed the biggest win of her career after defeating world no. 17 Petra Kvitova in the opening round at the WTA Adelaide 500 tournament. Two years ago Kvitova was on the cusp of claiming the no. 1 rank in tennis. A loss to Naomi Osaka at the 2019 Australian Open saw…
Read MoreATP Cup Australia v Italy
Australia faced Italy in their opening ties at the ATP Cup in Sydney. Jannik Sinner faced Max Purcell after James Duckworth pulled out of the opening rubber due to hip soreness. Sinner comfortably accounted for Purcell with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. The two top-ranked players for their countries then faced each other in the second…
Read MoreComeback queen Muchova sends Barty packing
World no. 27 from the Czech Republic has staged another comeback, this time defeating world no. 1 Ash Barty 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Barty looked to be cruising to back-to-back Australian Open semifinals after taking the first set and getting a break of serve in the opening game of the second set. After Muchova held to…
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