Australian Open
Australian men’s review after round one day one action
The sun blazed down on Melbourne Park, setting the stage for an exhilarating first day of the Australian Open tennis. Fans swarmed the courts, buzzing with excitement, each hoping to witness the next great chapter in this storied tournament. While the atmosphere was electric, not all our homegrown heroes had the fairy tale start they…
Read More15 down to four as Aussie women seek main draw action
At the start of the week 15 Australian women hopefuls took to the courts at Melbourne Park with the dream of qualifying for the Australian Open main draw. Now just four remain in with a chance. Australia’s highest ranked female player, Kimberly Birrell fought her way past fellow Australian Priscilla Hon. Birrell ranked at no.…
Read MoreBlake Ellis goes alone into round 3 of the AO qualifiers
After 11 Australian men started the Australian Open qualifying a few day ago, it is just Blake Ellis that still remains with a chance to reach the main draw. Dane Sweeny was the only other Aussie to reach round two and he was bundled out in straight sets. Losing to (17) Jaime Faria (POR) 6-2,…
Read MoreAussie women make a decent start in the Australian Open qualifying
Eight from 14 Australian women have advanced to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open. Of the players that lost Jaimee Fourlis and Petra Hule had their chances to advance. Fourlis going down to Spain’s (5) Sara Sorribes Tormo in a marathon. The final score was 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4 after three hours and…
Read MoreSinner fights back to give Medvedev an unwanted record
Italy’s Jannik Sinner has fought back from two sets down to claim his first Grand Slam singles title. Embed from Getty Images In doing so his opponent Daniil Medvedev became the first person to lose two grand slam finals after being two sets to nil ahead. Medvedev played at a high level for the first…
Read MoreSabalenka cruises to her second Australian Open title
Back in 2012 and 2013 Victoria Azarenka won back-to-back Australian Open titles. Embed from Getty Images 2023-24 has seen her countrywoman repeat the achievement. Aryna Sabalenka defeating China’s Zheng Qingwen 6-3, 6-2. Azarenka was the last to win 2 straight titles. Like back in 2013 it was a Chinese player that took on the defending…
Read MoreEbden and Bopanna claim AO doubles title
Australia’ Matt Ebden has won his first Australian Open doubles title alongside India’s Rohan Bopanna. Embed from Getty Images The pair defeated Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(0), 7-5. Going into the tiebreaker both teams had won the exact same number of points. It was then all Bopanna and Ebden. The second set was…
Read MoreAn all-Australian mixed doubles final?
Jaimee Fourlis and Andrew Harris showed their defeat of no. 1 mixed double seeds Storm Hunter and Matthew Ebden was no fluke. Embed from Getty Images The Australian pairing has backed up that win with another win over a seeded pairing. This time they defeated no. 5 seeds Laura Siegemund and Sandar Gille 7-5, 7-5.…
Read MoreMixed doubles top seeds bounced by wildcards
Australia’s world no. 1 women’s doubles player Storm Hunter teamed up with Australia’s world no. 4 men’s doubles player Matthew Ebden to play in the Australian Open mixed doubles tournament. They went in as the no. 1 seeds and had recently had time together during the United Cup, this all pointed to a successful campaign…
Read MoreRublev ends Aussie hopes at the Open
In what turned out to be an epic 5-set match, Andrey Rublev fought his hardest to oust Australia’s Alex de Minaur. Embed from Getty Images The final score was 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0. The world no. 5 was severely hampered by what appeared to be cramps in the fifth set but his superp ball…
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