Newport Beach Challenger: Round 1/2 review – Americans progress on home soil
AFTER an entertaining few days, the Round of 16 in both the WTA and ATP Newport Beach Challenger events have been decided after the remaining Round of 64 and Round of 32 matches were completed. Women’s: Round of 32: American, Coco Vandeweghe progressed through to the next stage of the Newport Beach Challenger with a […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 10 review – Muguruza and Halep secure spot in semi-finals
THE semi-finalists for the Australian Open have been confirmed with Australian Ash Barty and American, Sofia Kenin already confirming their spot Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza secured their place after hard fought wins in the qualifying finals. Both players defeated their opponents in straight sets making for an exciting finals berth. FOR MORE TENNIS CONTENT […]
Newport Beach Challenger: Round 1 review – Glatch thrashes Bouchard in huge win
DAY 1 of the Newport Beach Challenger brought plenty of interest with a host of tight clashes in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. It is fair to say that it was dominated by Americans with 15 players from the United States making it through to the next stage. One the biggest upsets of the […]
Australian Open: Player focus – Alex Bolt vs. Dominic Thiem
AUSTRALIAN fan-favourite Alex Bolt put it all on the line in his Round 2 match against fifth seed Dominic Thiem on Day 4 of the Australian Open. We put the spotlight on each player on the court to see what made them tick. Alex Bolt (AUS) By: Sophie Taylor Australian wildcard and left-hander Alex Bolt […]
Kyrgios marches on to next round of Australian Open
THE two-hour and 13-minute match saw local hope Nick Kyrgios run out victorious in straight sets downing Italian opponent Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-6 7-6. It was hard to deny that the Aussie was the clear favourite with the crowd – erupting every time he won a point – but the Italian youngster, was not alone […]
Wawrinka survives Dzumhur scare to progress through to next stage
THE three-hour clash between Damir Dzumhur and Stan Wawrinka lived up to the hype with the two evenly matched throughout. It was a see-sawing affair with the dominance chopping and changing, but in the end Wawrinka reigned supreme 5-7 7-6 4-6 4-6. It was a gruelling first set with Dzumhur pushing Wawrinka to his limits […]
Vekic knocks former number one Sharapova out of the Australian Open
IT was a game of big hitting and loud grunting with both players leaving nothing to chance and putting everything out on the court. The crowd support for Maria Sharapova was high with plenty of fans spurring her on, but Donna Vekic seemed to have the upper hand when it came to the game play, […]
Karolina Pliskova prevails in tight tussle
THE first match at Rod Laver kicked off with Kristina Mladenovic and Karolina Pliskova going head-to-head, with the world number two maintaining her undefeated year so far with a 6-1 7-5 win. Pliskova started with the serve and quickly rubbed salt into wounds with the Czech winning the first game in two minutes to ultimately […]
Australian Open player focus: Karolina Pliskova
THE world number two, Karolina Pliskova did not muck around in her Round 1 match, quickly asserting herself on French competitor Kristina Mladenovic and making her mark on the Australian Open. The first set was clinical by Pliskova who controlled it from the get-go despite a few hiccups on the serve in the third game, […]
Match of the Day: Marton Fucsovics knocks out Canadian young gun
HUNGARIAN, Marton Fucsovics delivered the upset of the round on Day 1 of the Australian Open knocking out 13th seed Denis Shapovalov in a three-hour thriller 3-6 7-6 1-6 6-7. It was arguably the match of the day with the two players going toe-to-toe in the second and fourth set not willing to give an […]
ASB Classic Day 7: Williams and Wozniacki continue hot form
DAY 7 of the ASB Classic saw only three matches take place, seeing yet another American make it through to the next round and some tight battles. Serena Williams got Day 7 off to a rocking start with a solid win against fellow American, Christina McHale. McHale got off on the right foot with a […]
Brisbane International: Day 4 – Barty knocked out in first singles match
BRISBANE International Day 4 was filled with plenty of highs and lows, with the biggest news seeing world number one Ash Barty knocked out of the tournament. Barty was on the back foot early, with American opponent Jennifer Brady far too good on the day with a great serve making for a great win – […]
