Italy’s Andreas Seppi set Rod Laver Arena alight when he came back from two sets down to defeat the home favourite and 14th seed, Nick Kyrgios 1-6 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 10-8. In a match that lasted just over 3 hours, … Continue reading
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Australian Open Singles title continues to elude Sam Stosur
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The 2011 US Open Grand Slam champion and homegirl, Samantha Stosur has yet again failed in the Singles draw at the Australian Open Tennis tournament in Melbourne. Stosur, a former Mixed Doubles title winner here in 2005 and Ladies Doubles … Continue reading
No sweat as Pliskova storms into the second round
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Despite it being a scorcher at Melbourne Park today, the Ladies 5th seed, Karolina Pliskova, needed just 60 minutes to storm past the unseeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain, 6-2 6-0 on the Rod Laver Arena this morning. The Czech … Continue reading
Murray and Federer off to a good start
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World No. 1, Andy Murray got his campaign off to a good start yesterday with a 7-5 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine. Murray, the 5-time finalist in Melbourne will be hoping to take it one step … Continue reading
Halep, the big upset on Day 1
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Did Pat Cash jinx the 4th seeded, Simona Halep from Romania? The former two-time Australian Open finalist and Wimbledon champion had Halep on his list of four possible first round upsets, so if you’re a betting person, then the unseeded Shelby Rogers … Continue reading
Kerber is feeling the pressure on top!
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With the Australian Open getting underway today, World No. 1 and the defending Ladies champion, Angelique Kerber from Germany, is quickly learning that things are not so easy at the top, as she needed three sets to defeat Lesia Tsurenko … Continue reading
Second Hopman Cup title for France, as Federer steals the show
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The French team of Richard Gasquet and Kristina Mladenovic rounded off a fun-filled, action packed week of Hopman Cup proceedings at the Perth Arena in Australia yesterday, after defeating Jack Sock and Coco Vandeweghe of America. Gasquet and Sock got the … Continue reading
Djokovic too strong for Murray in Doha
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The battle for the top spot in Men’s tennis just heated up again with the former World No. 1 and current No. 2 player, Novak Djokovic, getting some revenge over current World No. 1, Andy Murray, after defending his title … Continue reading
Pliskova blasts Cornet away for Brisbane title
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World No. 6, Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, needed just 76 minutes, including seven aces to clinch the Brisbane Open Tennis title with a comprehensive 6-0 6-3 win over Alize Cornet of France, on the Pat Rafter Arena yesterday. … Continue reading
Siniakova too good for Riske in Shenzhen final
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In another surprising upset, unseeded Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, continued her good run this week, when she defeated the eighth seeded American, Alison Riske 6-3 6-4, to capture the Shenzhen Open title in China yesterday. The 20 year … Continue reading