Grand Slams
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 MoreKhachenov keeps his cool to deny Kyrgios
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has again played an epic five-set match against Karen Khachenov at a grand slam. The last time they met was at 2020 Australian Open when Kyrgios defeated his opponent in five sets, four of them decided in a tie-breaker. The match lasted four hours and 26 minutes. Embed from Getty Images This…
Read MoreKyrgios blazes his way into the US Open quarterfinals taking out the defending champion
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has shown that he is a worthy top-ten player. If not for the points not being awarded from Wimbledon, Kyrgios would be at world no. 7 in the live rankings. Embed from Getty Images Kyrgios showed his recent form is no fluke as he again defeated world no. 1 and the defending…
Read MoreTomljanovic pulls down the curtain on Serena’s career
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has played one of the matches of her career to deny one of the all-time greats a fairytale end to her decorated career. Serena Williams had announced that she will transition away from tennis after the US Open. New York fans were hoping Serena would go out a winner, but it was…
Read MoreTomljanovic to have a shot at history
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has the opportunity to bring an end to one of the greatest careers in women’s tennis. The top-ranked Australian set up a third-round clash against the world no. 605. This is not your normal 605th ranked player in the world, it is Serena. Embed from Getty Images Tomljanovic fought off an unranked…
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