Danilovic dances into second week after monster scalp
THE WOMENS seeds continue to fall at the 2025 Australian Open, with Jessica Pegula the latest big name to be bundled out after losing to Serb Olga Danilovic last night. Danilovic, who had previously never made it past the second round at Melbourne Park, won the first set tiebreak and then blitzed Pegula in the […]
Raducanu’s roadblock comes to an end
THE SECOND round has been somewhat of a roadblock at the Australian Open for Emma Raducanu, having never managed to get past it any time she has been at Melbourne Park. That changed yesterday after the Brit defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5 to progress to this year’s third round. “Fourth time lucky,” Raducanu wrote on […]
Seeds continue to be uprooted at Aus Open
AS IS becoming somewhat of a tradition at the Australian Open, the women’s draw is continuing to prove that seeding is nothing more than just a number. One of the biggest casualties of this from yesterday’s action was fifth seed and 2024 runner-up Qinwen Zheng, who fell to Laura Siegemund in straight sets. In a […]
Djokovic delivers after slow start to get up and running
WITH NEW coach Andy Murray watching on the sidelines, Novak Djokovic secured a first up win at the 2025 Australian Open after defeating a fast-starting Nishesh Basavareddy in four sets on Monday night. Djokovic had a scare to start the match, dropping the opening set to the American wildcard, before steadying to book his spot […]
Swiss star sees positive return to Grand Slam action
FORMER world number four Belinda Bencic has made a winning return to Grand Slam tennis, toppling 16th seed Jelena Ostapenko in yesterday’s first round action. On her return from maternity leave, it may have taken Bencic six match points but she ultimately prevailed in straight sets 6-3 7-6. In a match littered with double faults […]
Casper avoids Ruud awakening in first round
FORMER world number two Casper Ruud almost became the first victim of an upset in the men’s singles at the Australian Open, but delivered when it mattered most to defeat Jaume Munar on the first day of the tournament on Sunday. On a day that was riddled with rain delays and cancelled matches, the clash […]
Almost all seeds pass first test on AO Opener
THERE were not too many surprise results on the opening day of action at the 2025 Australian Open, but just like tradition not all seeds survived the first set of action. The biggest seed to fall on the opening day of action was Linda Noskova, with the 29th seed unable to get past Dane […]
Lower seeds reach greater heights in Adelaide
THERE was a common theme across both singles finals at the Adelaide International, with both winners being the player seeded lower out of the two combatants. In the women’s final, Madison Keys overcame an injury scare and good friend Jessica Pegula to win 6-3 4-6 6-1 and claim her ninth career singles title. Keys took […]
Canadian disposes of one neighbour, has to face another in decider
FIFTH seed Felix Auger-Aliassime has won through to the Adelaide International Final after upsetting top seed Tommy Paul in their semi final yesterday. In a match that lasted almost two hours and 45 minutes, the Canadian ultimately prevailed 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. “It was a battle. It was about physical effort, mental effort, because it was […]
Adelaidean All American Affair set for title decider
IT WILL be an all American affair at the Adelaide International Women’s Final, after Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula emerged victorious from their respective semi finals. In the first semi final, Keys and Liudmila Samsonova were at one set all and then Keys was three games to nil up in the final set before Samsonova […]
