Medvedev to face Rafa in Aus Open final
A BLOCKBUSTER showdown is locked in for the 2022 Australian Open final. The King of Clay Rafael Nadal is gunning for the outright record Grand Slam title, breaking away from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. But first he has to overcome the red-hot Daniil Medvedev who broke through for his first major at the last […]
Barty Party rolls on, last guest Danielle Collins
ASH Barty is the pride of a nation this morning, after she won through to her maiden Australian Open final last night by defeating Madison Keys in last night’s semi-final. She will face Danielle Collins in the final, after the American beat Iga Swiatek in the other semi-final. Ash Barty (AUS) vs Madison Keys (USA) […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 10
JUST four players remain in contention for each of the respective men’s and women’s 2022 Australian Open crowns. After a hectic day that almost featured a couple of upsets, the status quo was upheld and the semi-finalists were confirmed. In the men’s competition, Stefanos Tsitsipas overpowered Italian young gun Jannik Sinner in straight sets, 6-3 […]
Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year
AUSTRALIAN tennis star Dylan Alcott was named the Australian of the Year for 2022 on Tuesday night. He is the first person with a visible disability to win the award in the its 62 year history. Although he is a very well known sportsperson, it is not the main reason he won the award. That […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 9
IT is getting to the pointy end of the 2022 Australian Open, with just the four singles matches per day yesterday and today. In our day nine scoreboard, the first of the semi-finalists were determined, with an unseeded woman remaining alive, though having the biggest task in tennis at the moment, whilst both the higher […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 8
ENTERING the second week of the 2022 Australian Open, the men’s and women’s had very different results on day eight. Whilst the men’s matches largely went to plan, there were three big upsets in the women’s, causing a real shake up in the bottom half of the draw. The men’s fourth round produced some outstanding […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 7
THE first week of Australian Open action came to a close yesterday, with four of the quarter finalists decided in both the men’s and women’s singles. The Round of 16 action threw up a few surprises, with the remaining eight matches to be completed today. In the men’s, the only major upset was 14th seed […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 6
THE Round of 32 was completed yesterday, with the last 16 in each of the men’s and women’s draws decided. The men’s draw saw just one unseeded player advance through – in an all-unseeded clash – but one big upset, hwilst the women’s had some tight contests. In the men’s draw, Marin Cilic saved the […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 5
IT was a huge day at the Australian Open, with the first of the third round matches completed. The men’s matches went largely to plan, but there was one massive upset in the women’s draw. For the men’s draw, two seeds fell at the expense of unseeded players. Frenchman Adrian Mannarino continued his remarkable run […]
Anisimova upsets reigning champ, now faces Barty
IT was meant to be the matchup of the tournament. The world number one Ash Barty up against the reigning Australian Open champion and the player largely regarded as the next best in the world, Naomi Osaka. The fourth round clash was just two nights away, with both Barty and Osaka needing to get over […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 4
IT was a day of upsets on the women’s side, and an Aussie wildcard led the charge on the men’s as the 2022 Australian Open Round of 64 was completed yesterday. In the men’s draw, Australian wildcard Chris O’Connell was the talking point of the day, stunning 13th seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets, 7-6 […]
Seeds tumble in draw-opening day
IT was absolute carnage at Melbourne Park today, with the women’s seeds falling left, right and centre. Starting the day there were three top six seeds in action. By early afternoon, two were eliminated, and a third was on the ropes – down a set and in serious trouble. Luckily world number two Belarusian Aryna […]
