Local hopes dwindle, US seeds progress
ONLY three local hopefuls remain in the Australian Open women’s draw after four faced first round exits on day three of the tournament. Meanwhile, it was a strong day for United States seeds as Emma Navarro [8] and Madison Keys [19] beat compatriots to advance to the second round. >> SCROLL to see all the […]
Rublev rolled by sensational Slam debutant
NINTH seed Andrey Rublev has been bundled out of the Australian Open after a first round defeat to teen wildcard Joao Fonseca. The 18-year-old blasted 51 winners en route a stunning 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 upset, holding his nerve in a pair of tiebreakers and converting two of 10 break opportunities. >> SCROLL to see all […]
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 […]
Mixed emotions as AO hopes find out path to glory
THE FIRST Grand Slam of 2025 is mere days away, and now everyone competing in the main draw knows who they are playing after the draw was conducted in Melbourne yesterday. In the women’s draw, some of the top five seeds got an easier draw than others. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka has got Sloane Stephens […]
Upsets galore as seeds unsewn in Adelaide
IT WAS not a good day for the WTA seeds at the Adelaide International, with only one winning their quarter final match. One seed that fell was Daria Kasatkina, with the third seed proving no match for Madison Keys. The American blasted 11 aces to dispose of Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 in less than an hour. […]
Seeds succeed at expense of Aussies in Adelaide
YESTERDAY’S Quarter Final action at the Adelaide International was a good day for the ATP favourites, but as such was not a good day for both of the Aussie hopefuls still left in the tournament. Rinky Hijikata’s impressive run at the tournament came to an end at the hands of Tommy Paul, with the top […]
