Australian tennis
Muhammad completes the double-double in Canberra
Asia Muhammad from the USA has completed two weeks in Canberra where she has collected two singles titles and two doubles titles. Last week she defeated Priscilla Hon to claim the singles title at the ITF W25 event. The day before Muhammad teamed up with Arina Rodionova to claim the doubles title. Yesterday she again…
Read MoreMuhammad and Sweeny look to go back-to-back in Canberra
Asia Muhammad from the USA and Australia’s Dane Sweeny and looking to add to their titles won last week in Canberra after advancing to the finals of the second week of ITF 25 tournaments in Canberra. Muhammad advanced to the singles final after defeating Australia’s Priscilla Hon 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. She will meet her doubles…
Read MoreSingles quarterfinals day in Canberra at the ITF tennis tournament
On another perfect day for tennis in the nation’s capital of Canberra, it was quarterfinals day for the M25 and W25 singles tournament. The top seed in the men’s event Dayne Kelly had lost yesterday in round two when he faced New Zealand’s Rubin Statham. The final score was 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(5). The women’s top…
Read MoreCanberra ITF 25F and 25M tournament photos
Pro tennis on the ITF tour finally returned to Canberra last week. There had been a long absence due to smoke haze from the bushfires in 2019-20 and then COVID took hold. ATP Challenger level tournaments were twice shifted to Victoria and an ITF tournament was canceled just a day or two before the qualifying…
Read MoreKokkinakis on cloud nine in Adelaide after claiming his maiden ATP title
Hometown hero Thanasi Kokkinakis has played a magnificent match to claim his first ATP title on his home court. Embed from Getty Images The Australian said after the match that he had been going to Memorial Drive since he was around eight and he could not be happier to have won his first title on…
Read MoreKokkinakis marches on in hometown thriller against Cilic to reach his second ATP final
Adelaide’s own Thanasi Kokkinakis faced world no. 29 and the 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic for a spot in the Adelaide International ATP 250 final. Embed from Getty Images After a few lean years, Cilic won two ATP titles in 2021 to take his tally to 20. Kokkinakis was playing to reach just his…
Read MoreAsh smokes Rybakina in Adelaide
Australia’s world no. 1 Ash Barty has comprehensively defeated Kazakstan’s Elena Rybakina the no. 7 seed to claim her second Adelaide title in three years and her 14th career title. The match was looking in the balance at 3-3 and Rybakina held several breakpoints. She failed to convert before Barty went on a run of…
Read MoreBarty firms as Australian Open favourite after a convincing defeat of Swiatek
Australia’s Ash Barty will once again go into the Australian Open as world no. 1. The pressure will be immense. The Australian will be looking to do what no Aussie has done for a long period of time. She will be desperately wanting to claim the title and become the first homegrown champion of the…
Read MoreThere’s no place like home for Kokkinakis
Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis has fought hard in front of his hometown fans in Adelaide to defeat Mikael Ymer of Sweden. Embed from Getty Images The 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-4 victory takes Kokkinakis into an ATP semifinal for just the second time in his career. The world no. 171 was awarded a wildcard to take part in…
Read MoreBarty books a semifinal berth in Adelaide
Barty too good for Kenin 17 Aces to two for Barty 97% first serve points won by Barty (31/32) Barty advances to the semifinals Two years ago when the world had not been disrupted by COVID, it was Ash Barty that won the Adelaide International. Not long after Barty had advanced to the semifinals at…
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