Australian Open
de Minaur gets lucky break
Australia’s world no. 6 Alex de Minuar was drawn to play Italy’s world no. 56 and former no. 6 Matteo Berrettini in the first round at the 2026 Australian Open. If you happened to be watching the Red Bull BassLine the other night you would have seen Berrettini out on court against Norway’s Nicolai Budkov…
Read MoreFour Aussies qualify including love match
Four Australian players have joined the main draw at the Australian Open after navigating three opponents at qualifying this week. It is the most to advance since back in 1992. Some of the players back then that qualified included Carl Limberger, Simon Youl, Brod Dyke and Pat Rafter. In 2026 it was Dane Sweeny, Storm…
Read MoreJordan Smith stuns the tennis world as he takes the million dollars and the AO 1 point slam title
Recently Get Set Tennis’ Nelson Parker was reviewing the ACT State Championships for the AO 1 point slam. In his video he said, “The question’s always been, can we win a match against a pro? Probably not, but can we win one point against a pro? Well, possibly and that’s what makes it so exciting.”…
Read MoreFrom spectator to AO 1 point slam competitor at the Australian Open
Canberra’s Wu Yanping had a remarkable week after attending the Canberra International to watch some friends compete in the AO 1 point slam qualifier. Two rounds were held on court 4 and the Canberra Tennis Centre. The next rounds were shifted to centre court inbetween the men’s semifinals for the Workday Canberra International. That’s where…
Read Morede Minaur fights past Cerundolo to keep the dream alive
Australia’s Alex de Minaur was looking to reach the fourth round of his home Grand Slam when he took to the court against Argentina’s 31 seed Francisco Cerundolo. de Minaur had reached the fourth round on three previous occasions in Australia. Impressively, the Australian had also reached the quarterfinals at all of the other Grand…
Read MoreLuckiest Loser reaches fourth round
Germany’s Eva Lys was almost on her way home after losing her third round qualifying match to Australia’s Destanee Aiva. The German did however decide to hang around and register to be a lucky loser. Just when it looked like she wouldn’t been given another chance a last minute call came through to take the…
Read MoreVukic so close to a huge career best effort at a Grand Slam
Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic was the only Aussie player to take to the court in singles action on day 6. He would face Britain’s no. 15 seed Jack Draper. Draper had escaped a tough match against another Australian, Thanasi Kokkinakis, the Brit winning in five sets. Kokkinakis was serving for the match in the fourth set.…
Read MoreDay four Aussie review
Six Australians took to the courts in singles action at the Australian Open on day four. This was the first day of round two. Talia Gibson was humbled by the 11th seed Paula Badosa, losing 6-1, 6-0 in just 48 minutes. Jordan Thompson had a disappointing loss to Portugal’s Nuno Borges. The 27th seed losing…
Read Morede Minaur the only Aussie to advance on day 3
After a fantastic day two at the Australian Open it was not so good for the Australians on day three. This was the final day for round one action and it was only Alex de Minaur that advanced. Olivia Gadecki was humbled by Veronica Kudermetova, losing 6-1, 6-1. World no. 1 junior Emerson Jones was…
Read MoreAustralian Open day one review for Australian women
It was a slow start for the Australian women at the Australian Open. Just Daria Saville took to the courts. Saville, a wildcard, faced Anna Blinkova, best known for her defeat of Elena Rybakina in a record breaking tie breaker in the second round of the 2024 edition. Saville made a promising start as she…
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