US Open
Record effort in qualifying at US Open
Six Australians are through to the US Open main draw after making their way through qualifying. This is a record at the Open. The woman blazed the way with five of the six qualifiers in the women’s draw. Arina Rodionova, Maya Joint, Kimberly Birrell, Priscilla Hon, Destanee Aiava and Li Tu all qualified in New…
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…
Read MoreKyrgios 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.…
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