Grand Slams
Kyrgios triumphs over Kokkinakis to kick off his US Open campaign
In the worst first round imaginable for Nick Kyrgios, he has seen off his good friend Thanasi Kokkinakis to advance to the second round of the US Open. Embed from Getty Images The players have known each other from juniors and had not met at the senior level until now. “When we both saw the…
Read MoreUS Open preview for the Aussies
The US Open tennis is starting today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. There will be 10 Australian men and three Australian women lining up in singles action. The draw was cruel to two pairings. Good mates, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are drawn to play each other in the opening round.…
Read MoreDjokovic closes in on Nadal for all-time Grand Slam singles wins as he denies Kyrgios first Grand Slam singles title
Novak Djokovic has defeated Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to claim his fourth straight Wimbledon title and his seventh in total. Embed from Getty Images The win also takes him to 21 Grand Slam singles titles, just one behind Rafael Nadal. Kyrgios showed no sign of nerves as he took the opening set. Momentum…
Read MoreKyrgios into maiden grand slam singles final after Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
The highly anticipated semifinal match between Canberra’s Nick Kyrgios and 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, Rafael Nadal won’t go ahead after Nadal announced his withdrawal from the tournament. Despite being troubled by a stomach injury in his quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz, and coming through that match, Nadal made the tough decision to withdraw. “I…
Read MoreKyrgios reaches first Grand Slam singles semifinal
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has let his racquet do the talking as he advanced to his first-ever semifinal, and he has done it on the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. In a controlled match, it was Kyrgios that defeated Chile’s world no. 43 Christian Garin in straight sets. It didn’t look like that might happen after Garin…
Read MoreKyrgios and Tomljanovic into Wimbledon quarterfinals
Once they were Australian tennis’ golden couple when Ajla Tomljanovic and Nick Kyrgios were dating. That romance ended long ago. Also long ago we saw Kyrgios burst onto the scene at Wimbledon en route to a quarterfinal appearance. That was 2014 when the then world no. 144 defeated world no. 1 at the time, Rafael…
Read MoreGolden day for the Aussies at Wimbledon
Day six at Wimbledon saw four Australians in action across the Ladies and Gentlemen’s singles round three draws. At that stage of the tournament, it is rare to see them all come out as winners, but that is what happened. First, it was Ajla Tomljanovic that came back from 2-6 in the first set against…
Read MoreA cruel end for Zverev against Nadal at the French Open
Germany’s world no. 3 was in an epic battle with world no. 5 and 13-time Roland Garros champion Rafa Nadal when things went horribly wrong. Embed from Getty Images Late in the second set big German was running to his right when his foot got caught on the red clay and he badly twisted his…
Read MoreKubler the lone Aussie male into round two at Roland Garros
Going into the men’s singles round one at the French Open the Australian contingent consisted of six automatic qualifiers, a wild card, and a qualifier. After round one was played across the opening three days it was the qualifier, Jason Kubler that stood alone as a winner. The draw treated Kubler kindly with the world…
Read MoreDaria Saville and Chris O’Connell were awarded French Open wildcards
Just ahead of qualifying at Roland Garros, it has been announced that Daria Saville and Chris O’Connell have been awarded main draw wildcards into the French Open singles tournament. This is a reciprocal arrangement. Main draw action gets underway in Paris on Sunday 22 May. Saville (nee Gavrilova) is on the comeback trail from plantar…
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