Australian tennis
Kyrgios claims second Washington DC title
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has claimed another title in Washington to go with his title won in 2019. Kyrgios didn’t drop serve all tournament in a display that will have others worried about facing him at the US Open. Kyrgios has been a model of consistency in 2022 having reached the semifinals in five of six…
Read MoreAustralians dominate in Atlanta
Australian players have won the singles and doubles titles in Atlanta. First Alex de Minaur won the singles title for the second time in Atlanta when he defeated USA’s Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-3. In the doubles, it was an all-Australian final with the Australian Open champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis getting the title after…
Read MoreThe rise of Kubler continues
Australia’s Jason Kubler is into his first ATP tour semifinal after defeating fellow Australian James Duckworth. This is on the back of Kubler’s first top-ten victory when he defeated world no. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the previous round. At 29-years-old it is a long time coming for the former world no. 1 junior. Kubler has…
Read MoreKubler and Thompson claim ATP Challenger titles
Australian players Jason Kubler and Jordan Thompson have won Challenger titles overnight. First, it was Thompson that defeated USA’s world no. 81 Denis Kudla 7-5, 6-3 to win the Subiton CH125 tournament on grass. It was the 8th Challenger title for the 28-year-old. Kudla got the first break of serve to lead 2-1 and he…
Read MoreKubler and Thompson into finals in Surbiton and Little Rock
Australians have reached ATP Challenger level finals on different sides of the Atlantic. Jordan Thompson is into the CH125 Surbiton grass-court final where he will face USA’s world no. 81 Denis Kudla. Jason Kubler has reached the final of the CH100 Little Rock tournament on hard courts, he faces Taiwan’s Wu Tung-Lin the world no.…
Read MorePopyrin finds form in Bordeaux and claims ATP Challenger title
Australian tennis player Alexei Popyrin has turned around a recent form slump to claim the Challenger title in Bordeaux. Popyrin won his first match of the year in Melbourne back in early January before suffering six straight losses, including five straight round one losses. The 22-year-old started the year ranked at no. 61 only to…
Read MoreJang Su Jeong claims Canberra clay court title
South Korea’s world no. 179 and the no. 2 seed for the ACT Clay Court International #2 has come from a set down to defeat Japan’s Yuki Naito. The opening set saw both players having trouble holding serve with six breaks of serve. The set would eventually be decided in a tie breaker with Naito…
Read MoreMoyuka Uchijima claims the ACT Clay Court International #1 title in Canberra
Japan’s world no. 282 Moyuka Uchijima has easily defeated Australia’s world no. 202 Olivia Gadecki to win her first ITF W60 title. The Japanese player won the match 6-2, 6-2 in 1 hour and 17 minutes. In the semi finals Gadecki recovered from losing the first set 6-0 to win in three sets. There was…
Read MoreGadecki again defeats Birrell to move into the ACT Clay Court International final
Olivia Gadecki and Kimberly Birrell faced each other for the third time in four tournaments, this time at the semi final stage at the ACT Clay Court International #1 in Canberra. Back a few tournaments ago Gadecki defeated Birrell in three sets at the W25 in Canberra on hard courts. They met again at the…
Read MoreBirrell and Gadecki set an all-Australian semifinal at the ACT Clay Court International #1
An Australian will be in the final of the ACT Clay Court International after Olivia Gadecki and Kimberly Birrell booked a semifinal berth where they will face each other. They took different paths to claim quarterfinal victories. First Gadecki quickly wrapped up her match 6-3, 6-1 against Korea’s Han Na-Lae. Birrell instead slogged out a…
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