Australian tennis
Gadecki reaches the final again at the ACT Clay Court International #2
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki has back up from last week’s final effort in the ACT Clay Court International #1 to reach the final to be played tomorrow. Rain has delayed the second semifinal between Australia’s Petra Hule and China’s Wang Ya Fan. Priscilla Hon got the better of Gadecki last week to claim her first title…
Read MoreChampion one week, out in the first round the next for Hon
Australia’s Priscilla Hon won the ACT Claycourt International #1 title last week and then faced Maddison Inglis in round one of the #2 edition. Hon had defeated the no. 1 seed Olivia Gadecki in three sets, a match played in oppresive conditions, to claim the 60k title. In much cooler weather it was Inglis that…
Read MorePolmans stays perfect on Canberra clay after claiming third title
Marc Polmans has added a third title won on the Canberra clay. In 2017 the world no. 270 won back-to-back clay court titles defeating Blake Mott in week one and then Maverick Banes the following week. After winning the ACT Claycourt International #1 in Canberra Polmans is now 15-0 on the Canberra Tennis Centre clay.…
Read MorePriscilla Hon claims ACT Clay Court International #1 title
In an All-Australian final Priscilla Hon has come from a set down to defeat the top seed and world no. 144 Olivia Gadecki in the ITF 60k event. The pair had last met in early February on the hard courts in Burnie when Gadecki won comfortably 6-2, 6-2 in a quarterfinal. The match at the…
Read MoreGadecki advances while Fourlis is out in the first round
Top seed Olivia Gadecki advanced to the quarterfinals at the ACT Claycourt International. The world no. 144 defeated world no. 517 Yang Ya Yi from Chinese Taipei. The first set was close, however Gadecki ran away with the match in the second set to claim a 7-5, 6-0 victory. Gadecki broke five times to her…
Read MoreInglis advances after a marathon match against Parnaby
In an all-Australian match Maddison Inglis has dug deep to defeat Alana Parnaby after a three hour and fifty eight minute marathon in round one at the ACT Claycourt International #1 at the Canberra Tennis Centre. Back in 2019 at the same venue it was Inglis that tasted defeat after another marathon match, that time…
Read MoreTop seeds advance at the men’s Canberra Clay Court International
Dane Sweeny, the top seed had a tough battle to overcome Japan’s Daisuke Sumizawa 7-6(4), 6-4 in his opening round match in Canberra. The second seed Marc Polmans had an easier time against Australian wildcard Tomislav Edward Papac. Polmans winning the match 6-2, 6-2. The tournament is a 25k ITF event which last year saw…
Read MoreRed Hot Purcell leaps into the top-100 after his third straight ATP Challenger title
Australia’s Max Purcell has claimed his third-straight ATP Challenger title in India to crack the top-100 in the rankings. After starting the year at no. 220, Purcell has made massive moves over the past three weeks. First he claimed the title in Chennai, next it was Bengaluru and now Purcell has added the Pune title…
Read Morede 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…
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