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 […]
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 […]
Barty Party continues with straight sets victory
ASH Barty wasted no time in her second round clash of the Australian Open, dominating the first set against Slovenian Polona Hercog to continue her strong form. The Barty cheer squad was out and about, with plenty to cheer about for the Aussie fan favourite who won in straight sets, 6-1 6-4. Barty was on […]
Australian Open: Day 2 review (Day 1 completed) – Fognini produces comeback as Jabeur sends Konta packing
WITH rain causing a major delay on Day 1, we have split the remainder of the Round 1 Australian Open review into two parts. First we look at the games that did not take place or were suspended from Day 1 that were completed on Day 2, with a further two articles – one men’s […]
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 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 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 […]
WTA Adelaide International: Final – Barty saves her best for last in first home soil title
ASH Barty has achieved a first today – taking out a singles title in her home country. After coming close on a number of occasions including runners-up in Sydney the last two years, she went one better against up-and-coming Ukrainian talent, Dayana Yastremska 6-2 7-5 in just under 90 minutes. FOR MORE ATP TOUR AND […]
Hobart International: Final – Rybakina claims Hobart title in straight sets win
RISING Kazakhstan talent, Elena Rybakina has won her second WTA Tour title with a straight sets win in the Hobart International final today. Rybakina downed fourth seed Zhang Shuai 7-6 6-3 in 93 minutes of action. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a ripping summer with a final appearance at Shenzhen and now the Hobart title. FOR […]
WTA Adelaide International: Semi-finals – Barty books finals spot against teenage sensation
UKRAINIAN teenage sensation, Dayana Yastremska has booked a spot in the Adelaide International final, downing sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka for the right to play the world’s best player in the decider. Yastremska won 6-4 7-6 over Sabalenka and now has to face Australia’s Ash Barty who just got past giant-killer Danielle Collins who has had […]