MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After Stefanos Tsitsipas completed his four-hour and 32-minute heroic victory against Aussie favorite Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the Australian Open Thursday, the Rod Laver Arena crowd showed their appreciation for […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Kaia Kanepi is a veteran tour pro from Tallinn, Estonia, who nobody wants to face early in a Grand Slam draw. Just ask defending Australian Open champion and current World No. 4 Sofia […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, February 11, 2021 Rafael Nadal continued his perfect record against qualifiers at the Australian Open following a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over US-American Michael Mmoh to reach the third round in Melbourne. The World No. 2 has now won […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Mercurial Nick Kyrgios not only saved two match points during his second-round Australian Open battle against 29th seed Ugo Humbert, which he won 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, Wednesday night. He battled […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Hsieh Su-Wei is known for beating top players in Grand Slam settings on big stages. Previously, she’s beaten Garbiñe Muguruza at the Australian Open and Simon Halep at Wimbledon. On Wednesday in the […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, February 10, 2021 Last year’s Australian Open finalists, Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem, both recorded comfortable first round victories on Monday, and both continued that form into their second round matches on Wednesday. Djokovic fought past US-American Frances Tiafoe […]
MELBOURNE, February 10, 2021 (AO Press Release) The magnificent Australian Open trophies – the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup and Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup – have visited more than 20 Victorian towns as part of an initiative to promote the state to Australia and the […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Mayar Sherif arrived at her second Grand Slam main draw and first on a hard court at the Australian Open under less than easy conditions. After all, the Egyptian-born Sherif endured 14 days […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tuesday’s second day of the Australian Open was a busy one for the women’s singles draw with 18 seeds in action, including the return of Aussie favorite and World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, February 9, 2021 The bottom half of the Australian Open men’s draw was in action on Tuesday led by World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who opened his campaign for a record 21st Grand Slam singles title when he took […]
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