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 […]
Australian Open: Day 2 review (Day 1 completed) – Fognini produces comeback as Jabeur sends Konta packing
WITH rain causing a major delay on Day 1, we have split the remainder of the Round 1 Australian Open review into two parts. First we look at the games that did not take place or were suspended from Day 1 that were completed on Day 2, with a further two articles – one men’s […]
Top 5 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 3
A COUPLE of thrillers between the past generation and the next generation of stars takes place on Day 3, with some must-watch matches already forming in the second round. PICK OF THE DAY:[6] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) The pick of Day 3 is between a Rising Greek prodigy fresh off an ATP […]
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, […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 1 review – Top seeds breeze through as Shapovalov dumped, Fognini in trouble
IT was a huge Day 1 of the Australian Open with most matches played until the rain hit which suspended six and forced 11 to be moved to today before starting. In the results that did occur, most of the favourites advanced with just two seeds dropping out on the men’s side as 13th seed […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 1 review – Barty fights as others breeze through to next round
IT was a huge opening day of the Australian Open with some simply outstanding individual performances. Plenty of seeds moved through to Round 2, while some matches were delayed due to adverse weather conditions. We recap all the matches that went down on Monday. World number one, Ash Barty has advanced to the second round […]
Top 10 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 2
WITH Day 1 almost done and dusted, we take a look at our top 10 must-watch matches from Day 2 of the Australian Open tomorrow. PICK OF THE DAY: [2] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) Our must-watch match of Day 2 features the world number two, Karolina Pliskova. It might seem a bit […]
