WASHINGTON, January 21, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) What a first week it’s been for the 2018 Australian Open down under. Roger Federer has coasted through his first three matches – all under the night skies on Rod Laver Arena – […]
MELBOURNE, January 20, 2018 Two former Top 5 players headlined Saturday evening’s Australian Open action on Hisense Arena, with No. 19 seed Tomas Berdych defeating the tournament’s No. 12 Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Berdych, who fell to […]
MELBOURNE, January 20, 2018 No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem defated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 in the third match on Margaret Court Arena to become just the second Austrian man to reach the round of 16 at the Australian […]
MELBOURNE, January 19, 2018 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nick Kyrgios contested in the first night match on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. As the only local player left in the Australian Open main draw from the nine who started, home favourite […]
MELBOURNE, January 19, 2018 Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine ended the prodigious run for 15-year-old compatriot Marta Kostyuk in the third round of the Australian Open, winning 6-2, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The No. 4 seed struck 11 […]
MELBOURNE, January 18, 2018 For the first time in a decade, Stan Wawrinka will not feature in the third round at the Australian Open after his comeback from knee surgery ends with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 loss to US-American Tennys […]
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Fans of both Caroline Wozniacki and Elise Mertens – not to mention the players themselves – are breathing a big sigh of relief after each staged major comebacks to win their respective second-round […]
MELBOURNE, January 17, 2018 Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov headlined Wednesday’s night session on Rod Laver Arena. He took on US-American qualifier Mackenzie McDonald, who recorded his first Tour-level match-win in the first round here. Dimitrov survived a huge test to earn […]
MELBOURNE, January 17, 2018 Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a 17th Grand Slam title after a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 second round round victory against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Wednesday. The World No. 1 from Spain capitalized on three […]
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Of the many thrilling first-round upsets that dotted the first two days of the 2018 Australian Open, one that garnered a lot of attention – including mine – was unseeded Andrea Petkovic‘s defeat of […]
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