Australian Open

Swiss Stars Earn Third Round Spot At Australian Open

MELBOURNE, January 18, 2017 Roger Federer has booked his place in the third round of the Australian Open with a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 win over US-American youngster Noah Rubin. “He’s a great fighter … he’s aggressive on the ball and I […]

Tennis Australia GIG – Introducing The Baseline

MELBOURNE, January 18, 2017 Australian Open presenter and journalist Nick McCarvel will be joined each day of the tournament by Tennis Australia Game Insight Group expert Dr Machar Reid to analyse the stories behind the numbers. In the first episode […]

Time-Out Für Annika Beck

Blog – Tobias Huber Es ist ruhig geworden um Annika Beck in den vergangenen Monaten. Gerade einmal ein Journalist saß bei der Pressekonferenz nach ihrer Auftaktniederlage in Melbourne gegen Ashleigh Barty. Dabei war sie vor einem Jahr noch ins Achtelfinale […]

Djokovic Opens Australian Open Title Quest

MELBOURNE, January 17, 2017 Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened his title bid at the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 win over hard-hitting Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. The 29-year-old from Serbia impressed with some brilliant defence skills under the floodlight […]

Gefühlswelten Der Deutschen Tennis Asse In Melbourne

Blog – Tobias Huber Tommy Haas hat noch einen großen Traum. “Ich möchte, dass meine jetzt sechs Jahre alte Tochter bewusst miterlebt, wie ihr Vater Tennis spielt”, sagte er nach seiner Aufgabe in der ersten Runde der Australian Open. Die […]

Nadal In Commanding Display To Reach Australian Open Second Round

MELBOURNE, January 17, 2017 Rafael Nadal opened his Australian Open campaign with a convincing 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over German veteran Florian Mayer on Tuesday afternoon in the third match on Rod Laver Arena. It was a vintage Nadal performance, where […]

Federer And Wawrinka Fight Into Second Round In Melbourne

MELBOURNE, January 16, 2017 Roger Federer made a winning return to the courts, celebrating a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 first round victory at the Australian Open against Austrian veteran Jürgen Melzer. The 35-year-old appeared in his first competitive match in […]

Kerber Auf Kurs

Blog – Tobias Huber   Während ganz Deutschland friert, kamen die deutschen Damen am ersten Tag der Australian Open mächtig ins Schwitzen. Bei 32 Grad im Schatten und gefühlten 45 Grad in der Sonne machte es besonders Deutschlands Tennis-Queen Angie Kerber […]

Who Is The Hardest Working Or The Fastest Player In Tennis?

MELBOURNE, January 16, 2017 Tennis Australia’s elite team of data, analytics and sport science experts have been crunching the numbers and the results may surprise you. The Tennis Australia Game Insight Group or GIG is headed up by leading sports […]

De Minaur Celebrates Grand Slam Dream Debut

MELBOURNE, January 16, 2017 Australian youngster Alex de Minaur was one of the stories of the first day at the 2017 Australian Open in Melbourne. The 17-year-old from Sydney celebrated a successful Grand Slam debut, winning his opening match 5-7, […]