Australian Open: Quarter Finals Day 9 preview – Four top 10 seeds on show
A STACKED day of quarter finals action at Rod Laver Arena sees four finals played out to determine which players will reach the final four of the Australian Open. The first up is the surprise quarter final between 14th seed Sofia Kenin and Ons Jabeur, with the winner to face off against the victor of […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 7 review – Red-hot Raonic to face biggest test of all
FORM is a massive indicator when it comes to success and the four players through to the quarter finals in the bottom half of the Australian Open Men’s draw certainly have that, as we look at the first four players through to the final eight. A red-hot Milos Raonic continued his perfect Australian Open campaign […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 5 review – Federer finds a way as Raonic posts big upset
IT was the day of epic matches, with a couple five-set thrillers that left fans on the edge of their seat with the very best action. After two successive five-set matches, Italian 12th seed Fabio Fognini had a more straightforward win in his Round 3 clash over 22nd seed, Guido Pella. The Italian won 7-6 […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 3 review – Sandgren and Paul lead American charge
TENNYS Sandgren and Tommy Paul are leading the American charge after downing top 20 players in Round 2 of the Australian Open yesterday. They were the major upsets on a day where there was plenty of action, with Australian John Millman, and Croatian Maric Cilic also booking a spot in the Round of 32 after […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 1 review – Top seeds breeze through as Shapovalov dumped, Fognini in trouble
IT was a huge Day 1 of the Australian Open with most matches played until the rain hit which suspended six and forced 11 to be moved to today before starting. In the results that did occur, most of the favourites advanced with just two seeds dropping out on the men’s side as 13th seed […]
Australian Open men’s preview: Number eight no worries for Novak?
THE question on everyone’s lips is can Novak Djokovic win an eighth title at Melbourne Park? It seems like regardless of what happens over the next two weeks history will be made. If Federer wins, he moves one more Grand Slam clear of his rivals, and levels Djokovic on seven Australian Open titles. If Nadal […]
ATP Adelaide International: Day 4 – Harris and Paul continue qualifying run
WHILE the Andrey Rublev and Daniel Evans match lived up to expectations, it was the run of two qualifiers in the top half of the Adelaide International that caught the eye of spectators this week. South African world number 99 Lloyd Harris bowled over fourth seed, Pablo Carreno Busta, while 90th ranked American qualifier Tommy […]
2020 Australian Open draw announced with huge first round clashes
A TANTALISING fourth round match between world number one Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios, and world number one Ash Barty meeting reigning title holder, Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals highlights a bumper Australian Open following the announcement of the 2020 draw tonight. The pair have shown no love lost between Kyrgios and Nadal, and they […]
ATP Cup: Final – Djokovic leads Serbia to title
WORLD number two Novak Djokovic has led Serbia to the inaugural ATP Cup, overcoming the heartbreak of a narrow Davis Cup elimination in November to lift the title against Spain last night. Djokovic showed his ability to stand up in clutch moments, not only winning his singles in straight sets against world number one Rafael […]
ATP Cup: Semi-finals – Top two clash to highlight ATP Cup final
THE world’s top two ATP Tour players will face off in the ATP Cup final tonight when Serbia takes on Spain at Ken Rosewall Arena. Both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had to overcome challenges from Daniil Medvedev‘s Russia and Alex de Minaur‘s Australia, but the two teams predicted to be there reached the final […]