Australian Open: Men’s Day 9 review – Federer survives seven match points to face Djokovic in semis
THEY call him the Swiss Master for a reason, but if his win over John Millman from 8-4 down in the super tiebreak was not enough for people to believe in him, then saving seven match points in the quarter finals to come back and win was simply out of this world. FOR MORE TENNIS […]
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 […]
Top 5 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 5
THERE are plenty of tantalising matchups for the first day of the third round at Melbourne Park, and Draft Central has picked out five possible clashes that are not to be missed. PICK OF THE DAY: Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [9] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Our Pick of the Day for Day 5 by far […]
Federer heads into 21st consecutive Round of 32 with win over Serbian
WORLD number three Roger Federer continued his superb streak of the Australian Open, doing away with Serbian, Filip Krajinovic, 6-1 4-6 6-1 in just over an hour and a half of play. Federer turned up the heat on Krajinovic, using every ounce of his experience to stay in control of the Serbian who went to […]
Australian Open: Day 2 review (Day 1 completed) – Fognini produces comeback as Jabeur sends Konta packing
WITH rain causing a major delay on Day 1, we have split the remainder of the Round 1 Australian Open review into two parts. First we look at the games that did not take place or were suspended from Day 1 that were completed on Day 2, with a further two articles – one men’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
