Australian Open: Women’s Day 7 review – Jabeur’s run continues as Barty prepares to party with Kvitova
A GRAND Slam bolter and a couple of Grand Slam winners all booked spots in the quarter finals as the first half of the draw was down to just four competitors remaining in the Australian Open for 2020. Two days after topping a 23-time Grand Slam winner in Serena Williams, China’s Wang Qiang suffered the […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 6 review – Draw ripped off open as Svitolina, Bencic win combined four games
IF Day 5 seemed like carnage on the women’s draw, then Day 6 was the follow-up, with a three top six seeds out in straight sets, and two of them winning a combined four games. Sixth seed, Belinda Bencic was blown away by 28th seed, Anett Kontaveit who continued her dazzling Open form to move […]
Australian Open player report: Coco Gauff (USA)
COCO Gauff produced one of the performances of the tournament by downing third seed and reigning Australian Open champion, Naomi Osaka. Gauff was sensational throughout the match, winning in straight sets 6-3 6-4, showcasing her ability to match it with Osaka through long baseline rallies, while still having areas to work on for the future. […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 5 review – Three former winners out as draw opens up
THREE former Australian Open winners are out of the women’s draw on a day that wrecked absolute havoc on the top seeds in the competition. While world number one, Ash Barty strolled through to the Round of 16 in her best performance yet, her 6-3 6-2 win over Elena Rybakina showed just how much the […]
Top 5 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 6
A COUPLE of power hitters and a rivalry that stretches into the double digits headline a huge Day 6 on the Australian Open calendar. PICK OF THE DAY: [19] John Isner (USA) v. [15] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) With plenty of closely seeded matchups on Day 6, ultimately the most intriguing match is between similarly seeded […]
Barty books fourth round spot with impressive win over hard-hitting Rybakina
AUSTRALIA’S Barty Party continued on Rod Laver Arena today when world number one, Ash Barty downed future star of the WTA Tour, Elena Rybakina. The 23-year-old defeated her 20-year-old opponent 6-2 6-3, breaking the Kazakhstani talent five times during the match. She hit 28 winners and only 16 unforced errors, and while her first two […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 4 review – Seeds predominantly advance in more predictable day
ALL the top 10 seeds in the women’s side of the draw moved through to the third round of action, with some potential fourth round matchups between past and potential future Grand Slam winners still a chance. Swiss star, Belinda Bencic strolled into the third round with a straight sets win over Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. […]
Top 5 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 5
THERE are plenty of tantalising matchups for the first day of the third round at Melbourne Park, and Draft Central has picked out five possible clashes that are not to be missed. PICK OF THE DAY: Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [9] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Our Pick of the Day for Day 5 by far […]
Vekic breaks seven-year drought to make Aus Open Round of 32
DAY 4 of the Australian Open saw Croatian 19th seed Donna Vekic take on Frenchwoman Alize Cornet at Melbourne Arena. A tight first set preceded a more dominant second set from Vekic, seeing her eventually run away victor, 6-4 6-2 in just over an hour and a half of play. Cornet got off to a […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 3 review – Goerges through to Round of 32 as big guns send message
BELGIAN, Julia Goerges is through to the Round of 32 after a commanding three-set win over 13th seed Croatian, Petra Martic. She joined a host of big names from the women’s draw in the third round, with the other half of Round 2 to be completed today, weather permitting. Goerges once again proved she can […]
