2024 US Open preview: Women’s singles
LAST year’s US Open threw up plenty of surprises for the women’s singles, with American young gun Coco Gauff riding a wave of support to claim her first Grand Slam title in a come-from-behind victory. Can she go back-to-back or will another top star stand up and lift the trophy aloft? Top eight seeds Gauff […]
Seeds continue to tumble as Aussie hopes end
THE surprises keep coming in the women’s draw of the Australian Open, with the seeds continuing to fall. One of the seeds to fall yesterday was Beatriz Haddad Maia, with the 10th-ranked Brazilian falling in straight sets to qualifier Maria Timofeeva 79 – 67, 6 – 3. The Russian served more aces and less double […]
Germany scrapes into final after Aussie nail-biter
GERMANY survived the best United Cup match of the tournament, and possibly in its history, making it through to the 2024 final by just two points in a super tiebreak doubles match. The overall 2-1 result easily could have been 3-0 Australia’s way, in an incredible tense night of action at Ken Rosewall Arena. In […]
Germany gears up for Aussies after grinding Greece
GERMANY will prepare for an Aussie assault today in Sydney when the European nation locks horns with the home nation in the semi-finals of the 2024 United Cup. The Germans got past Greece in the semi-finals to book their place in the final four thanks to some outstanding tennis from top ATP player, Alexander Zverev. […]
Demon defeats Djoker as Aussies reach semis
WITHOUT a doubt the biggest win of his career, Alex de Minaur took down the best player in the world in Novak Djokovic with a sublime straight sets performance to send Australia into the 2024 United Cup semi-finals. On a day where all four results were 3-0 whitewashes – largely due to teams putting in […]
Doubles Dutch allows Norway into final eight
A STUNNING last gasp hurrah from Dutch dup Wesley Koolhof and Demi Schuurs has sensationally allowed Norway a place in the quarter finals after a thrilling finish to Group F. In what was the closest group in Sydney, Croatia had taken the tie with two singles wins – after a shock loss to Norway the […]
Demon delight sends Aussies into quarters
AUSTRALIA has sensationally reached the quarter finals of the 2024 United Cup after another typical Alex de Minaur display in the green and gold, taking down top 10 talent, Taylor Fritz and potentially eliminating reigning champions the United States from the tournament. The United States face a nervous wait through today, with Group E’s clash […]
North Americans survive United Cup thrillers
IT was far from easy, but both Canada and the United States won in third set super tiebreak circumstances during yesterday’s United Cup. Gaining greater resistance than perhaps they thought – and Canada not utilising top singles player Felix Auger-Aliassime – the pair overcame Chile and Great Britain respectively. With Canada coming up against the […]
Brits bring best in win over Aussies
GREAT Britain has moved a step closer to the knockout stages of the 2024 United Cup, having defeated Australia 2-1 in Perth overnight. After a hard-fought men’s singles match, Cameron Norrie just snuck home against Australian Alex de Minaur in a third set tiebreaker, before top ranked British woman Katie Boulter took care of her […]
2024 United Cup preview: Group C
UNITED Cup hosts Australia will have its work cut out for itself, drawing an incredibly tough group at the 2024 event. The Aussies will have to face reigning champions United States, as well as the dangerous Great Britain in a clash of tennis heavyweights of the past eras. Taking place in Perth, Australia will kick […]
