Shocks galore as Noskova steamrolls Badosa
IT WAS chaos for seeded players everywhere in Abu Dhabi, with the Round of 16 seeing four higher ranked chances bow out and another on the ropes before turning it around. The most comprehensive wins of those upsets went to young Czech Linda Noskova who stormed pst second seed and world number 10 Paula Badosa […]
2025 ATP/WTA Tour Week 6 preview
TENNIS is truly ramping up post-Australian Open with four tournaments played across the ATP and WTA Tours this week. Both Tours have 500 events to headline Week 6, while also having a smaller 250 event in Cluj Napoca on the WTA Tour. We preview that event, as well as those 500s in Abu Dhabi, Rotterdam […]
Expectations falter as one top seed wins but one does not
IN A year where many thought it would be the top two seeds making it through to the Women’s Singles Final at the Australian Open, that is certainly not what has happened as Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys were the ones to emerge victorious out of the Semi Finals. In the earlier of yesterday’s semi […]
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 […]
Almost all seeds pass first test on AO Opener
THERE were not too many surprise results on the opening day of action at the 2025 Australian Open, but just like tradition not all seeds survived the first set of action. The biggest seed to fall on the opening day of action was Linda Noskova, with the 29th seed unable to get past Dane […]
America’s day on The Drive as American women shine
IT WAS a pretty good day to be an American at the Adelaide International yesterday, as all four American women that took to the court emerged victorious. The biggest of those wins went to young star Ashlyn Krueger, who upset fifth seed Paula Badosa in three sets 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. It was a match full […]
Jones jolts status quo with debut main draw win
RISING young Aussie star Emerson Jones has won one of the biggest matches of her career to date, defeating world number 37 Wang Xinyu in straight sets at the Adelaide International. In her main draw debut, Jones powered past the Chinese star 6-4, 6-0 in a stellar display. She was 2-3 down in the first […]
Armenian upset: Avanesyan battles past Badosa in Brisbane
ALMOST 12 months after knocking off Top 10 talent Maria Sakkari at Melbourne Park aligned to Russia, now-Armenian aligned Elina Avanesyan produced an equally eye-catching performance with a three-set victory over former world number three and fourth seed, Paula Badosa to reach the third round of the Brisbane International. A capable player with powerful ground […]
