Australian Open: Quarter Finals Day 10 preview – Grand Slam winners to face off in huge day of quarter finals action
A NEW Australian Open winner is set to be crowned in the women’s with a couple of other Grand Slam winners to take to the courts against a few players who have surprised plenty at Melbourne Park this year. In the men’s, we see a massive quarter final clash between the world’s best clay courters, […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 8 review – Grand Slam winners cruise through to face bolters
A COUPLE of Grand Slam winners are through to the quarter finals in the bottom half of the draw to face seeds who have outdone expectations and will receive a handy rankings post at the end of the week. With the hopes of a nation on her shoulders, 28th seed Anett Kontaveit is only one […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 6 review – Draw ripped off open as Svitolina, Bencic win combined four games
IF Day 5 seemed like carnage on the women’s draw, then Day 6 was the follow-up, with a three top six seeds out in straight sets, and two of them winning a combined four games. Sixth seed, Belinda Bencic was blown away by 28th seed, Anett Kontaveit who continued her dazzling Open form to move […]
Top 5 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 6
A COUPLE of power hitters and a rivalry that stretches into the double digits headline a huge Day 6 on the Australian Open calendar. PICK OF THE DAY: [19] John Isner (USA) v. [15] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) With plenty of closely seeded matchups on Day 6, ultimately the most intriguing match is between similarly seeded […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 4 review – Seeds predominantly advance in more predictable day
ALL the top 10 seeds in the women’s side of the draw moved through to the third round of action, with some potential fourth round matchups between past and potential future Grand Slam winners still a chance. Swiss star, Belinda Bencic strolled into the third round with a straight sets win over Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. […]
Top 5 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 4
TOMORROW’S Australian Open schedule features some ripping contests, including a couple of top 10 seeds who face tough opponents, and a rivalry that renews after three years. PICK OF THE DAY: [6] Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) Our Pick of the Day for Day 4 is between a couple of 22-year-olds who are […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 2 review – Sabalenka, Anisimova out as experience wins tight ones
A COUPLE of massive upsets to completed Round 1 of the Australian Open women’s draw, with four seeds bundled out of contention, including a couple of future stars. Sixth seed Belinda Bencic overturned recent form against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova around in a straight sets win, 6-3 7-5. Bencic and Schmiedlova both hit 25 winners, but […]
Hobart International: Semi-finals – Rybakina and Shuai advance to final
KAZAKHSTAN up-and-comer Elena Rybakina has made her second consecutive WTA Tour final after a three-set win over Great Britain’s Heather Watson today. The 20-year-old third seed made her way through to the Hobart International final, backing up the effort from her Shenzhen Open achievement where she made it through to the decider before going down […]
Hobart International: Day 4 – Shocks all round as Mertens bows out and Rybakina survives heart-stopper
AN unbelievable round of action has seen fireworks across the Hobart International with two shock results and a couple of epic clashes as the semi-finalists were decided. The first shock of the day was the announcement the night before that number two seed, Garbine Muguruza was withdrawing from the tournament due to illness and the […]
Hobart International: Day 3 – Mertens firms towards another title as top four seeds advance
WORLD number 17, Belgian Elise Mertens is firming towards a third Hobart International title, and continuing her remarkably strong record to start each season. Mertens won in Hobart in 2017 and 2018, then opted for the Sydney International last year, but managed to claim a title in Doha mid-February where she beat three top five […]
