Australian Open
Australian Open day 1 preview for the Aussies
The first Grand Slam of the year starts today in Melbourne. There are six Australians in action on the opening day. Wild card Olivia Gadecki, the world no. 199 is first up on court no. 8 against qualifier Polina Kudermetova, the world no. . Gadecki is mentored by current Australian Open champion, Ash Barty, while…
Read MorePurcell, Schoolkate and Vukic aiming for the big dance
Max Purcell the world no. 204 is first up against Italy’s (22) Matteo Arnaldi the world no. 134. Arnaldi fought off a match point in his round 2 match against Australia’s Alex Bolt. Purcell a two-time doubles finalist at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon doubles champion with Matt Ebden is looking to qualify for…
Read MoreAussie women fail to advance at AO2023 qualifying
Five Australian women took to the courts at Melbourne Park for round two of qualifying, none would advance. Destanee Aiava came the closest to moving onto the final round but she lost a tight match to Arianne Hartono from the Netherlands, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6). The remaining four matches were one-sided affairs with Astra Sharma, Ellen…
Read MorePolmans, Tu and Schoolkate advance to Q2 along with Hon, Perez and Sharma
Three of seven Australian men advanced to round 2 of qualifying for the Australian Open. Three from six advanced in the women’s event. Li Tu got his first ever qualifying win after defeating the 25th seed Jozef Kovalik 6-2, 6-2. It was on his third attempt and losing in the opening round at the Australian…
Read MoreA good start for the Aussies at the Australian Open qualifying
13 women and 15 men are competing in the Australian Open qualifying tournament. On day one we saw Aleksander Vukic, Max Purcell, Dane Sweeny, Adam Walton and Alex Bolt get wins in the men’s event. In the women’s event there were wins for Destanee Aiava and Zoe Hives. In the losers column it was only…
Read MoreAustralian Open qualifying kicks off today
The hopes and dreams of many tennis players start and end today, at least in terms of Grand Slam glory. The Grand Slams are of course the tournaments that all professional players are aiming to play. Qualifying starts today for men and women in singles. The qualifying field is split into two halves with the…
Read MoreRafa climbs to the top of the Grand Slam titles summit after epic come from behind victory at the Australian Open
Rafa Nadal now stands alone at 21 Grand Slam singles titles after his epic victory against Russia’s world no. 2 Daniil Medvedev. Embed from Getty Images The match lasted 5 hours and 24 minutes with both players fighting against fatigue. It was Medvedev that became the only player in the tournament to come from two…
Read MoreSpecial K’s round out a special night for Aussie tennis as they claim their maiden Grand Slam title
After the wonderful win for Ash Barty in the women’s final, we knew that an Australian pair would also hoist the men’s doubles trophy. The final was contested by Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios taking on Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell. Embed from Getty Images Purcell had reached the 2020 final with Luke Saville, losing…
Read MoreBarty ends the 44-year Australian Open singles drought
Australia’s world no. 1 Ash Barty has consolidated her hold on the top spot in women’s tennis after completing a dominant Australian Open campaign. Embed from Getty Images The Queenslander didn’t drop a set throughout the fortnight as she claimed her maiden Australian Open title after defeating USA’s Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6(2). After an even…
Read MoreAustralian players at the Australian Open
Women’s singles, first round(1) Ash Barty (AUS) v (Q) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [8] Paula Badosa (ESP)Astra Sharma (AUS) v Clara Tauson (DEN)(WC) Storm Sanders (AUS) v [2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)(WC) Maddison Inglis (AUS) v [23] Leylah Fernandez (CAN)(WC) Priscilla Hon (AUS) v [31] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)(WC) Daria Saville (AUS) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)(WC) Sam Stosur (AUS) v (WC) Robin Anderson…
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