Australian tennis
Ash 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…
Read MoreDefending 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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