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de Minaur does it again
Australia’s Alex de Minaur has for the fifth straight year at least reached the fourth round of his home grand slam. It 2025 de Minaur took it up a level when he reached the quarterfinals for the first time after missing out the previous three years, unfortunately he came across a red hot Jannik Sinner…
Read MoreInglis fights on into third round and is the last Aussie female still standing
Australia’s Maddison Inglis has shown her fighting spirit to again win at the Australian Open and advance to the third round for the second time in her career. The previous occasion was at the 2022 Open. Next up is Naomi Osaka, a two-time Australian Open champion. Inglis has now won five matches, including three in…
Read MoreDay 4 – Australians struggle to advance
Talia Gibson will be thinking what might have been after not being able to convert one of three match points with Diana Shnaider serving at 4-5 in the second set. Gibson had played brilliantly to secure the first set and found herself with a chance to close out the match in straight sets. Gibson had…
Read MoreMaddison Inglis wins all-Australian battle and joins three other Aussies in round two
It was a day where the more fancied Australian competitors missed out on advancing to round 2 at the Australian Open. Australia’s top-ranked female Maya Joint lost to Tereza Valentova 6-4, 6-4. Joint is ranked at no. 31. Her opponent is at no. 54. In a night match world no. 43 Daria Kasatkina lost an…
Read MoreAussies power on at Australian Open on day two
Day 2 at the Australian Open has been a great day for the Aussies. Qualifier Storm Hunter got things going with a straight sets win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, taking the match 6-4, 6-4. Hunter had come from 0-3 down in the first set and she was facing a break point in game 4.…
Read MoreGibson highlights day 1 for the Aussies
Four Aussies took to the courts on day 1 of the Australian Open. Talia Gibson was the first player to claim a win at the 2026 edition. She raced to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Anna Blinkova. In 2025 Blinkova also opened with a 1-6 set, back then it was Daria Saville. Blinkova was able…
Read Morede Minaur gets lucky break
Australia’s world no. 6 Alex de Minuar was drawn to play Italy’s world no. 56 and former no. 6 Matteo Berrettini in the first round at the 2026 Australian Open. If you happened to be watching the Red Bull BassLine the other night you would have seen Berrettini out on court against Norway’s Nicolai Budkov…
Read MoreFour Aussies qualify including love match
Four Australian players have joined the main draw at the Australian Open after navigating three opponents at qualifying this week. It is the most to advance since back in 1992. Some of the players back then that qualified included Carl Limberger, Simon Youl, Brod Dyke and Pat Rafter. In 2026 it was Dane Sweeny, Storm…
Read MoreJordan Smith stuns the tennis world as he takes the million dollars and the AO 1 point slam title
Recently Get Set Tennis’ Nelson Parker was reviewing the ACT State Championships for the AO 1 point slam. In his video he said, “The question’s always been, can we win a match against a pro? Probably not, but can we win one point against a pro? Well, possibly and that’s what makes it so exciting.”…
Read MoreFrom spectator to AO 1 point slam competitor at the Australian Open
Canberra’s Wu Yanping had a remarkable week after attending the Canberra International to watch some friends compete in the AO 1 point slam qualifier. Two rounds were held on court 4 and the Canberra Tennis Centre. The next rounds were shifted to centre court inbetween the men’s semifinals for the Workday Canberra International. That’s where…
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