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 […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As Serena Williams unveiled her latest tennis attire from Nike, an asymmetrical unitard on the opening day of the 2021 Australian Open in Melbourne, her “catsuit” look lit up social media and everyone […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There was no shortage of women’s storylines on opening day of the 2021 Australian Open at Melbourne Park Monday. You want star power? How about Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and Simona Halep headlining […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, February 8, 2021 Eight-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic began his title defence on Rod Laver Arena on Monday evening with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 win over France’s Jeremy Chardy. The World No. 1 sent down nine aces […]
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