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Polmans wins the Zhangjiagang $54K ATP Challenger Title
March 25, 2019 by Rob Keating Australia’s Marc Polmans has claimed the Zhangjiagang $54k ATP Challenger title after defeating Italy’s world no. 189 and the no. 6 seed Lorenzo Giustino. Polmans took the match 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4). Canberra – 30 October 2018: Men’s round one singles match – Australia’s Marc Polmans on centre court in his match against…
Read MoreSydney International Tennis Stars Cruise the Harbour
January 6, 2019 by Alicia Keating Seven of the star players from the women’s field of the Sydney International, including Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova, Petra Kvitova, Sloane Stephens, Samantha Stosur and Ajla Tomljanovic, enjoyed a cruise of the Sydney Harbour on board the luxurious super yacht, ‘Corroboree’. Despite the cold drizzly weather and grey skies,…
Read MoreKerber stays perfect in Hopman Cup singles
Angelique Kerber of Germany beat France’s Alizé Cornet at the Hopman Cup in Western Australia’s capital of Perth on Wednesday. The win maintains her perfect record in singles matches at the Hopman Cup. Kerber broke the Cornet serve and then consolidated to lead 3-1 in the opening first set. At 4-2, Kerber hit her first…
Read MoreJames Duckworth emotional after claiming a 2019 Australian Open wildcard
New South Wales’ James Duckworth took on South Australia’s Luke Saville in the Australian Open wildcard playoff final. Duckworth got the first break of serve at 1-0 to jump to a 2-0 lead. Duckworth held that advantage and then was able to serve out the set to win 6-3. Saville turned things around in the…
Read MoreNadal Stays Perfect in Roland Garros Finals and Claims Title Number 11
Rafael Nadal first won the French Open in 2005. He has reached the final 11 times, and each and every time he has walked away as the champion. Embed from Getty Images In 2018 he marched through the seven rounds dropping just one set. That came in the quarterfinals against Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman. Rafa at…
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