Australian tennis
Defending ATP Cup champions too good for locals
Russia, the defending ATP Cup champions have crushed the hopes of host country Australia in their second tie at the tournament. James Duckworth looked to be on track to claim the first set again Roman Sufiullin when up a break, and then again when out 4-1 in the tiebreak, however, his opponent held his nerve…
Read MoreHon claims big scalp in Adelaide
Australia’s Priscilla Hon has claimed the biggest win of her career after defeating world no. 17 Petra Kvitova in the opening round at the WTA Adelaide 500 tournament. Two years ago Kvitova was on the cusp of claiming the no. 1 rank in tennis. A loss to Naomi Osaka at the 2019 Australian Open saw…
Read MoreATP Cup Australia v Italy
Australia faced Italy in their opening ties at the ATP Cup in Sydney. Jannik Sinner faced Max Purcell after James Duckworth pulled out of the opening rubber due to hip soreness. Sinner comfortably accounted for Purcell with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. The two top-ranked players for their countries then faced each other in the second…
Read MorePolmans wins the Zhangjiagang $54K ATP Challenger Title
March 25, 2019 by Rob Keating Australia’s Marc Polmans has claimed the Zhangjiagang $54k ATP Challenger title after defeating Italy’s world no. 189 and the no. 6 seed Lorenzo Giustino. Polmans took the match 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4). Canberra – 30 October 2018: Men’s round one singles match – Australia’s Marc Polmans on centre court in his match against…
Read MoreSydney International Tennis Stars Cruise the Harbour
January 6, 2019 by Alicia Keating Seven of the star players from the women’s field of the Sydney International, including Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova, Petra Kvitova, Sloane Stephens, Samantha Stosur and Ajla Tomljanovic, enjoyed a cruise of the Sydney Harbour on board the luxurious super yacht, ‘Corroboree’. Despite the cold drizzly weather and grey skies,…
Read MoreJames Duckworth emotional after claiming a 2019 Australian Open wildcard
New South Wales’ James Duckworth took on South Australia’s Luke Saville in the Australian Open wildcard playoff final. Duckworth got the first break of serve at 1-0 to jump to a 2-0 lead. Duckworth held that advantage and then was able to serve out the set to win 6-3. Saville turned things around in the…
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