Workday Canberra International 2026

Chinese Taipei’s Joanna Garland has handled the very windy conditions in Canberra to get the better of Polina Kudermetova, and claim her first WTA125 level title. Both players had to frequently redo their ball tosses in perhaps the windiest final at the Canberra International. I was photographing the match and it was even difficult to…

Russia’s Maria Kozyreva and Belorussian Iryna Shymanovich have taken out a thrilling doubles final at the Workday Canberra International. The final score was 6-7(9), 7-5, (10-8). In doing so they have denied former world no. 2 singles player Vera Zvonareva a title at the age of 41. Zvonareva was a last minute partner to Japan’s…

Ukraine’s Daria Snigur has defeated the no. 1 seed Simona Waltert. Snigur taking the match 6-2, 6-4. The world no. 149 was too good for the world no. 88 who had come off a gruelling two hour and 50 minute win against Darja Vidmanova. Snigur had an easier time in her round two match, which…

Australia’s James McCabe has taken advantage of his wildcard at the Workday Canberra International. The world no. 188 defeating Mark Lajal of Estonia, the world no. 149. McCabe took the match 7-6(3), 7-6(8). The Estonian was serving for the first set at 5-3 but found himself at 0-40. A forehand hit wide conceded the game…

Austria’s Simona Waltert has been made to fight hard to advance to round two at the Workday Canberra International. She faced Czechia’s Dominika Salkova, the world no. 146. Waltert came from a set down to win 6-7(2), 7-6(0), 6-2 in two hours and 46 minutes. The Austrian said she was happy to get the win…