Big names fall as some Aus Open campaigns barely get off ground
DAY 2 at the 2024 Australian Open saw a big day for the seeds in the women’s draw, with a number of them falling at the first hurdle. The biggest of the seeds to fall was Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova, with the number 7 seed and reigning Wimbledon champion falling to Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska in […]
No Djoke: Qualifier forces Novak near miss
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic survived a scare on day one of the 2024 Australian Open, beginning his quest for a record 25th Grand Slam on shaky ground. The 11-time champion was pushed to four sets by 18-year-old Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic, who was making his Grand Slam debut. In what felt like the birth […]
Sabalenka merciless in first round belting
REIGNING Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka was made to wait for her first round walk onto Rod Laver Arena, but wasted no time in belting qualifier Ella Seidel 6-0, 6-1. It was a merciless display from the world number two, who took just 53 minutes to run through her opponent. >> SCROLL for all the […]
Ostapenko announces Aus Open intentions
LATVIAN contender Jelena Ostapenko has announced herself as a genuine Australian Open threat after taking out the Adelaide International title yesterday. The tournament’s sixth seed claimed her seventh tour trophy and will return to the top 10 rankings for the first time since 2018. Ostapenko needed only an hour and 15 minutes to defeat world […]
Lehecka, Tabilo take out first tour titles
JIRI Lehecka and Alejandro Tabilo claimed their maiden ATP Tour titles yesterday, taking out the Adelaide International and ASB Classic respectively. The latter, a qualifier in Auckland, jumped 33 spots up the rankings to earn a top 50 berth. Tabilo downed Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-2, 7-5, blasting 37 winners and sending down 10 aces en […]
Lehecka, Draper fight for first title in Adelaide
THE 2024 Adelaide International final will feature two players fighting for their maiden ATP Tour title, after Jiri Lehecka and Jack Draper advanced through the semis. Both men are also playing in their second tour finals, with Briton Draper reaching his second consecutive decider. Czech seventh seed Lehecka took just 71 minutes to blitz the […]
Mertens dashes Saville’s Hobart hopes
AUSTRALIAN hopeful Daria Saville‘s run at the Hobart International has ended in the semi finals, after being bested by Elise Mertens over three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Having been pushed to a third set, Mertens broke in the 11th game of the decider and converted her serve to fell the home crowd favourite. Despite the […]
Draper dismantles top seed in Adelaide
BRITON Jack Draper has dominated top seed Tommy Paul to advance to the Adelaide International semi finals. The world number 38 needed just one hour and 20 minutes to dismantle his highly fancied opponent, fresh off a marathon victory over Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday. Draper impressed from the get-go, shooting out to a 4-0 lead […]
Top seed skittled in Adelaide, Saville hits Hobart semis
WORLD number three Elena Rybakina has been bundled out of the Adelaide International quarter finals, suffering her first loss of the 2024 season at the hands of Ekaterina Alexandrova. The first seed was skittled 6-3, 6-3, breaking a streak of six wins which included her title run at the Brisbane International. With power hitting at […]
Seeds shine in Adelaide, youth progresses across the ditch
IT was a good day for the top seeds at the Adelaide International yesterday, with six progressing as the tournament begins to heat up. Some had a harder time than others though, such as second seed Nicolas Jarry. After losing the first set in a tiebreaker to Italian Matteo Arnaldi, he hit back to win […]
Saville conquers Kenin as seeds fall in Hobart
ON a day that mostly went to plan for seeded players at the Adelaide International, it didn’t go to plan for all in Hobart with some big names falling. One of them was Sofia Kenin, with the tournament’s sixth seed going down in straight sets to Australian Daria Saville. After the first set went to […]
Adelaide and Auckland bring mixed bag for Aussie boys
IT was an ace day for the Australians in Adelaide, as multiple Aussies picked up wins. One of those was Jordan Thompson, who fresh off the back of his win against Rafael Nadal last week defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta. In just under an hour and a half, the Australian defeated the Argentinian 6-2 6-2. It […]
