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2023 Australian Open ICYMI: Day 2

WEATHER at both ends of the spectrum gave players a taste of the ‘four seasons in one day’ for Melbourne, with scorching heat, followed by rain forced delays and suspended contests. Here is a quick look at what did go down on day two. THE GOOD: Epic tennis. There were some absolute thrillers on both […]

Chinese teen makes history at Aus Open

CHINESE teenager Shang Juncheng made history on day one at the Australian Open by becoming the first male from his nation to reach the second round of the Grand Slam in the Open era. Previously no Chinese male had ever won a first round match at the event, but the 17-year-old managed to achieve the […]

2023 Australian Open ICYMI: Day 1

IT was a massive opening day at Melbourne Park, with plenty of storylines coming from the 2023 Australian Open. We take a look at the good, bad and ugly, as well as some of the matches that stood out for fans as the first Grand Slam of the year got underway. THE GOOD: Chinese teenager […]

2023 Australian Open preview: Women’s Singles

MONDAY marks the start of Australia’s most prestigious tennis tournament, with the Australian Open kicking off at Melbourne Park. The first round contains 128 players – including 32 qualifiers – 64 of whom will take to the courts on the opening day. We take a look at the Australian Open women’s singles field, and how […]

Rafa completes epic comeback, wins record 21st Slam

EVEN when he was two sets to love down, Rafael Nadal never lost his fighting spirit. Despite serving for the second set in his Australian Open final against world number two Daniil Medvedev and failing to do so, the Spanish star just found a way to win. In one of the greatest comebacks in history, […]

Barty makes history and wins Aus Open

ASH Barty is the pride of an entire continent tonight, as she won the 2022 Australian Open to become the first Australian to win the tournament in more than 40 years. She is the first Australian since Chris O’Neil in 1978 to win their home Grand Slam, and defeated American Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6. At […]

Medvedev to face Rafa in Aus Open final

A BLOCKBUSTER showdown is locked in for the 2022 Australian Open final. The King of Clay Rafael Nadal is gunning for the outright record Grand Slam title, breaking away from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. But first he has to overcome the red-hot Daniil Medvedev who broke through for his first major at the last […]

Barty Party rolls on, last guest Danielle Collins

ASH Barty is the pride of a nation this morning, after she won through to her maiden Australian Open final last night by defeating Madison Keys in last night’s semi-final. She will face Danielle Collins in the final, after the American beat Iga Swiatek in the other semi-final. Ash Barty (AUS) vs Madison Keys (USA) […]

2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 10

JUST four players remain in contention for each of the respective men’s and women’s 2022 Australian Open crowns. After a hectic day that almost featured a couple of upsets, the status quo was upheld and the semi-finalists were confirmed. In the men’s competition, Stefanos Tsitsipas overpowered Italian young gun Jannik Sinner in straight sets, 6-3 […]

2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 9

IT is getting to the pointy end of the 2022 Australian Open, with just the four singles matches per day yesterday and today. In our day nine scoreboard, the first of the semi-finalists were determined, with an unseeded woman remaining alive, though having the biggest task in tennis at the moment, whilst both the higher […]

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