Kyrgios bowls Baez, next up Medvedev in Montreal
AUSTRALIAN Nick Kyrgios has set up a mouth-watering second round clash against world number one Daniil Medvedev at the National Bank Open in Montreal. The world number 37 – who is coming off a title at the Citi Open in Washington – is in red-hot form and disposed of Argentinian Sebastian Baez in one hour […]
Kyrgios king in Washington win
A “TRANSFORMED” Nick Kyrgios has continued his red-hot form in 2022, winning the Citi Open in Washington overnight. The Australian proved too good for Japanese giant-killer Yoshihito Nishioka, winning in straight sets, 6-4 6-3. The win marked Kyrgios’ 11th in 12 games, with the only defeat coming in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic. Kyrgios […]
Medvedev claims Los Cabos title as Rublev falls
IT was a mixed bag for the Russians across the ATP Tour, with world number one Daniil Medvedev claiming his 14th career title. In what was Medvedev’s first title since winning last year’s US Open, the top seed shook off an early challenge from Brit Cameron Norrie to win the last eight games of the […]
Upsets galore at Washington
IT was a huge day of upsets at Washington after rain interrupted play the day before, as the semi-finalists in both the women’s WTA 250 event and men’s ATP 500 event were decided. In the women’s both seeds were ousted in a couple of upsets, with second seed Emma Raducanu and fourth seed Victoria Azarenka […]
Saville upsets top seed Pegula in Washington
AUSTRALIAN Daria Saville has flown the flag for the nation across the tennis globe by defeating top seed Jessica Pegula in the WTA 250 event in Washington. Saville was one of only two Australians to win on the day – while a massive seven lost – and advanced through to the quarter finals of that […]
Naomi returns to win first match since April
FOUR-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has returned to the WTA Tour, producing a hard-fought three set win over promising Chinese teenager Qinwen Zheng. The former world number one has not played since her first round loss at Roland Garros, and has not won a match since the Madrid Open on April 30. In a […]
Djoker breaks Kyrgios curse to win 21st Slam
FORCED to wait five years for redemption since losing to Nick Kyrgios twice in straight sets back in 2017, Serbian world number three Novak Djokovic was able to deliver a Grand Slam return. One of the greatest ever claimed his 21st major to move to equal second on the all-time men’s winners, whilst equalling boyhood […]
Djokovic into yet another final as Kyrgios given a free pass
THE Gentlemen’s Singles finalists for Wimbledon 2022 have been decided, with Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios to face off in the decider. Kyrgios had a much easier time making the decider than his more fancied opponent, with semi final opponent Rafael Nadal pulling out before their match due to injury. That left Djokovic up against […]
Kyrgios contains Chilean, books first Slam semi
AUSTRALIAN firebrand Nick Kyrgios has reached his first Grand Slam semi-final after atoning for compatriot Alex de Minaur‘s loss to Cristian Garin, beating the Chilean in straight sets in the Wimbledon quarter finals. Kyrgios won 6-4 6-3 7-6 in two hours and 13 minutes to advance to the final four, setting up an enthralling clash […]
Not quite the Australia Day Aussie fans were hoping for at Wimbledon
THERE was an Australian feel to the singles action at Wimbledon overnight, as four Aussies were in action hoping to reach the quarter finals of their respective competitions. Unfortunately for Aussie fans it did not quite go to plan as only two Aussies made it through. One Aussie that did made it through was Ajla […]
