Australian tennis
Italy gets the better of Australia again at the Davis Cup
This time last year Australia and Italy were fighting it out for Davis Cup glory, with Italy claiming the spoils. In 2024 Australia again faced Italy, but in the semifinals. Thanasi Kokkinakis took on Matteo Berrettini in what turned into an epic match. Kokkinakis took the first set when it looked like the Italian had…
Read MoreEpic Kokkinakis win and doubles triumph sends Australia past the USA
Thanasi Kokkinakis has played a huge role in helping Australia advance to the semifinals of the Davis Cup. Embed from Getty Images The world no. 77 took on big serving American, Ben Shelton, the world no. 21. Kokkinakis blitzed Shelton in the opening set, only to see his opponent come back strong to win the…
Read MoreThompson and Purcell let match point slip
The all-Australian pairing of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson have seen a match point slip away against the all-German pairing of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during the ATP finals semifinal. Embed from Getty Images Purcell and Thompson were in superb form in the first set and at 2-0 in the second set looked to…
Read MoreKyrgios to blast back at Brisbane
Nick Kyrgios will make his long awaited return to tournament tennis when he plays at the Brisbane International starting on 29 December. Kyrgios has played just one tour-level match since a quarter-final loss at the 2022 US Open. At one stage the Australian was told his career was over due to a wrist injury. Successful…
Read MoreThompson and Purcell continue super season in Turin
The all-Australian pairing of Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have reached the semifinals at the ATP Finals, the first time since 1999 when Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde achieved that feat. Embed from Getty Images After winning their opening round robin match against no. 3 seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic , the Australians lost…
Read Morede Minaur goes 0-3 at ATP Finals
Australia’s Alex de Minaur’s run has come to an end at the ATP Cup finals in Turin. Embed from Getty Images The no. 7 seed lost to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner in the opening round of the Ilie Nastase Group 6-3, 6-4. Sinner is now 8-0 against the Australian. In his must win match…
Read MoreGadecki falls short at first title shot in Guadalajara
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki has gone close to claiming her first title and becoming the first Australian female to win a WTA title since Ash Barty in January 2022, when the 22-year-old Australian lost a hard fought final against Poland’s Magdalena Frech. Embed from Getty Images The match was won 7-6(5), 6-4 by the Polish world…
Read MoreGadecki charges into top-100 and reaches first WTA final
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki has continued her good run at the Guadalajara Open and has reached the final after defeating Colombia’s Camila Osoria 6-2, 6-3. Gadecki, as a result of reaching the WTA 500 final will now sit at around no. 88 on the rankings when they are updated on Monday. That sees her as the…
Read MoreRecord effort in qualifying at US Open
Six Australians are through to the US Open main draw after making their way through qualifying. This is a record at the Open. The woman blazed the way with five of the six qualifiers in the women’s draw. Arina Rodionova, Maya Joint, Kimberly Birrell, Priscilla Hon, Destanee Aiava and Li Tu all qualified in New…
Read MorePopyrin completes an amazing run to claim a Masters 1000 title
Alexei Popyrin from Australia has competed a remarkable run of matches to claim his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title, becoming the first Australian to do so in 21 years. Embed from Getty Images Popyrin also stayed perfect in finals, and is now three from three. Speaking of threes, he saved three match points in his…
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