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 […]
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 […]
Top 10 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 1
DESPITE being Round 1 of a long tournament, there is still much intrigue into a number of Australian Open matches, with plenty of upsets potentially brewing on Day 1 which starts tomorrow. PICK OF THE DAY: Venus Williams (USA) vs. Coco Gauff (USA) Our pick for Day 1 has to be the battle of the […]
Australian Open men’s preview: Number eight no worries for Novak?
THE question on everyone’s lips is can Novak Djokovic win an eighth title at Melbourne Park? It seems like regardless of what happens over the next two weeks history will be made. If Federer wins, he moves one more Grand Slam clear of his rivals, and levels Djokovic on seven Australian Open titles. If Nadal […]
Australian Open women’s preview: Can Serena achieve the equal most Grand Slams?
IN a comprehensive preview of the first Grand Slam of 2020, we take a look at 16 of the possible winners of this year’s Australian Open. We weigh up their Grand Slam form, recent form and past record and see who might come out on top at the end of the the two-week tournament. FOR […]
Australian Open: Qualifying Round 3 – Final draws done as qualifying concludes
THE last remaining qualifiers earned spots in the 2020 Australian Open main draw with some big wins the final day of qualifying competition. For some, it will mean just a 48-hour rest until they begin again in the field of 128, while for others it is the end of the road after narrowly missing out […]
