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: Women’s Day 7 review – Jabeur’s run continues as Barty prepares to party with Kvitova
A GRAND Slam bolter and a couple of Grand Slam winners all booked spots in the quarter finals as the first half of the draw was down to just four competitors remaining in the Australian Open for 2020. Two days after topping a 23-time Grand Slam winner in Serena Williams, China’s Wang Qiang suffered the […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 5 review – Three former winners out as draw opens up
THREE former Australian Open winners are out of the women’s draw on a day that wrecked absolute havoc on the top seeds in the competition. While world number one, Ash Barty strolled through to the Round of 16 in her best performance yet, her 6-3 6-2 win over Elena Rybakina showed just how much the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hobart International: Day 1 – Kuzmova wins thriller as Aussies bow out
VIKTORIA Kuzmova has survived an epic match to down China’s Lin Zhu in the opening round of the Hobart International yesterday. In a match that lasted almost three hours, the 21-year-old Slovakian came from a set down to advance through to the second round with a 5-7 6-2 7-6 victory. It was a powerful statement […]
Shenzhen Open – Day 3: Belarus continues strong form
IT was another big day of interesting clashes and hard fought battles with Day 3 of the Shenzhen International once again living up to the hype. Some of the usuals moved through to the next stage with Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka making light work of her opponent while the clash between the two Americans provided plenty […]
