Australian tennis
Boulter cruises into Canberra International semis
At the time Katie Boulter and Heather Watson took to the court and the Canberra Tennis Centre there was a distant rumbling of car engines that were taking part in the Summernats street cruise. Boulter has also been crusing through the field at the W60 ITF event which is part of the Canberra International. In…
Read MoreGaston kicks his way to defeat
France’s Hugo Gaston has lost his round two match at the P2 Advisory Canberra International. It didn’t come without drama. The world no. 108 who back in late November won the Roanne ATP Challenger event, wasn’t happy with some of the line calls. As he was changing ends he took out his frustration by leaping…
Read MoreTop seed Fucsovics advances at the Canberra International
The top seed Marton Fucsovics has defeated Italy’s Francesco Maestrelli (Q) to advance to the second round at the P2 Advisory Canberra International. The tournament is an ATP 100 Challenger event. Fuscovics, a past finalist comfortabl won the match 6-2, 6-3. Yesterday the second seed Jan-Lennard Struff won is opening match. Struff is also a…
Read MoreWomen’s top seeds lose in the opening round at the Canberra Tennis International
Top seed Kateryna Baindl from Ukraine has lost her opening round match at the ITF W60 Canberra International tennis. In what was a good day for the Brits it was Heather Watson that defeated Baindl 6-4, 6-1. Baindl is ranked at no. 99. On the same court Lesia Tsurenko took out the second seed Anna…
Read MoreKubler rallies from 0-5 in comeback win at the United Cup
After losing both top-ranked players due to injury the Australian team has slumped to a 3-2 loss against Great Britain. Embed from Getty Images World no. 22 Nick Kyrgios caused drama when pulling out of the event at the last minute due to an ankly injury. World no. 24 Alex de Minaur was then slotted…
Read MoreATP Challenger tennis returns to Canberra
After a three year absence the Canberra International returns to the Canberra Tennis Centre. The men’s tournament is an ATP Challenger 100, the women play an ITF 60 event. In 2020 the smoke from bushfires saw the event moved to Bendigo, then in 2021 the event wasn’t held due to COVID and in 2022 it…
Read MoreThe year in review for the Aussies
2022 was a memorable year for Australian tennis. Ash Barty stood out winning the Australian Open and then surprising the tennis world with her early retirement. Embed from Getty Images On the doubles court we saw two pairings claim Grand Slam titles. There was also title success on the singles court. In team events we…
Read MoreUnited Cup set to launch the 2023 season of tennis
The new format of two men’s singles matches and two women’s singles matches along with a mixed doubles match is set to start the 2023 season. The inaugural United Cup brings together 18-country teams featuring some of the best players from the ATP and WTA tours. The tournament will be hosted by Brisbane, Perth and…
Read MoreSanders 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…
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