Third time’s a charm as semis await Spaniard
IT IS the dawn of a new era for Paula Badosa, with the Spaniard finally winning through to her first ever Grand Slam semi-final after beating Coco Gauff at the Australian Open yesterday. It certainly was not an easy match with Gauff giving her all, but in almost an hour and 45 minutes Badosa ultimately […]
Sabalenka slaughters way to last eight
ARYNA Sabalenka just cannot stop winning at the Australian Open. The two-time defending champion has now won 18 matches in a row at Melbourne Park after thrashing Mirra Andreeva yesterday in straight sets. Sabalenka only took 62 minutes to dispose of Andreeva 6-1, 6-2, which was quicker than Sabalenka’s next opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova took to […]
Danilovic dances into second week after monster scalp
THE WOMENS seeds continue to fall at the 2025 Australian Open, with Jessica Pegula the latest big name to be bundled out after losing to Serb Olga Danilovic last night. Danilovic, who had previously never made it past the second round at Melbourne Park, won the first set tiebreak and then blitzed Pegula in the […]
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 […]
USA claims United Cup in sweep of Poland
TWO years after winning the inaugural United Cup, the United States are champions again, this time sentencing Poland to being the bridesmaid for a second successive year. Both Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz overcame their respective opponents Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz to lift the title. It was an unbelievable carnival from the number one […]
Top seeds US waltz into United Cup final
THE TOP two nations will face off in the 2025 United Cup final today after the United States defeated Czech Republic in the semi-final last night to join Poland in today’s decider. Winning both the singles after Czech Tomas Machac retired injured while up a set, the Americans were able to rest during the doubles […]
Aussies win but fall short of knockout stage
AUSTRALIA will not win the 2025 United Cup after falling agonisingly short of a wildcard at the event. The green and gold did manage to defeat Great Britain last night, but with the result being 2-1, the decision for the second placed wildcard turned to games won as a tiebreaker and therefore allowed Czech Republic […]
United States and Italy secure knockout places
TWO of the tournament favourites in the United States and Italy both locked in quarter finals spots with victories in their second 2025 United Cup group matches last night. Welcoming in the new year on a high, the United States overcame Croatia and Italy defeated France, both with sweeping 3-0 results. In the United States’ […]
USA beats border rival in United Cup
UNITED Cup tournament favourites the United States started off its campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over their neighbour to the north, Canada in Perth last night. A highly anticipated clash, Canada was coming off an opening round win over Croatia, and showed it could match it with the number one seeds across the course […]
2025 United Cup: Group A preview
A COUPLE of North American powerhouses along with a dangerous European nation highlight a stacked Group A of the United Cup that will take place in Perth either side of the new year. Ahead of the United Cup which kicks off on Friday, we will preview each of the six groups and take a look […]
