2020 ATP Newport Beach Challenger preview: Can Fritz go the three peat?
IT is not often that one player has held a monopoly on the title of a Challenger event, but that is the scenario in which American, Taylor Fritz has done with Newport Beach. In only its third year in 2020, the ATP Challenger event will feature Fritz as the number one seed, having won both […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 7 review – Red-hot Raonic to face biggest test of all
FORM is a massive indicator when it comes to success and the four players through to the quarter finals in the bottom half of the Australian Open Men’s draw certainly have that, as we look at the first four players through to the final eight. A red-hot Milos Raonic continued his perfect Australian Open campaign […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 7 review – Jabeur’s run continues as Barty prepares to party with Kvitova
A GRAND Slam bolter and a couple of Grand Slam winners all booked spots in the quarter finals as the first half of the draw was down to just four competitors remaining in the Australian Open for 2020. Two days after topping a 23-time Grand Slam winner in Serena Williams, China’s Wang Qiang suffered the […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 6 review – Draw ripped off open as Svitolina, Bencic win combined four games
IF Day 5 seemed like carnage on the women’s draw, then Day 6 was the follow-up, with a three top six seeds out in straight sets, and two of them winning a combined four games. Sixth seed, Belinda Bencic was blown away by 28th seed, Anett Kontaveit who continued her dazzling Open form to move […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 6 review – Kyrgios wins in his longest match ever to book fourth round clash with Nadal
ANOTHER four-plus hour contest at Melbourne Park under lights, a retirement and some straight sets wins by tip seeds highlighted a big day of action on Day 6. Gael Monfils became the first player to make the third round of the men’s draw in the top half after a straight sets win over qualifier, Ernests […]
Australian Open player report: Coco Gauff (USA)
COCO Gauff produced one of the performances of the tournament by downing third seed and reigning Australian Open champion, Naomi Osaka. Gauff was sensational throughout the match, winning in straight sets 6-3 6-4, showcasing her ability to match it with Osaka through long baseline rallies, while still having areas to work on for the future. […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 5 review – Federer finds a way as Raonic posts big upset
IT was the day of epic matches, with a couple five-set thrillers that left fans on the edge of their seat with the very best action. After two successive five-set matches, Italian 12th seed Fabio Fognini had a more straightforward win in his Round 3 clash over 22nd seed, Guido Pella. The Italian won 7-6 […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 5 review – Three former winners out as draw opens up
THREE former Australian Open winners are out of the women’s draw on a day that wrecked absolute havoc on the top seeds in the competition. While world number one, Ash Barty strolled through to the Round of 16 in her best performance yet, her 6-3 6-2 win over Elena Rybakina showed just how much the […]
Qiang stuns seven-time champion in stunning Aus Open upset
WANG Qiang turned around a complete embarrassment just four months ago to cause the boilover of the tournament today, downing 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in three tight sets. The American champion defeated Qiang in 45 minutes four months ago, just winning one game for the entire match. It was a different story today […]
Barty books fourth round spot with impressive win over hard-hitting Rybakina
AUSTRALIA’S Barty Party continued on Rod Laver Arena today when world number one, Ash Barty downed future star of the WTA Tour, Elena Rybakina. The 23-year-old defeated her 20-year-old opponent 6-2 6-3, breaking the Kazakhstani talent five times during the match. She hit 28 winners and only 16 unforced errors, and while her first two […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 4 review – Seeds predominantly advance in more predictable day
ALL the top 10 seeds in the women’s side of the draw moved through to the third round of action, with some potential fourth round matchups between past and potential future Grand Slam winners still a chance. Swiss star, Belinda Bencic strolled into the third round with a straight sets win over Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 4 review – Gulbis and Verdasco remain alive in Aus Open
A COUPLE of top 10 picks and an Aussie up-and-comer are the only unseeded players remaining in the top half of the draw come Round 3 after only one seed fell in that half of the second round. It was business as usual in the top eighth of the men’s draw with all four seeds […]
