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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 […]

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, […]

Kerber To Miss First Round Fed Cup Tie With Germany In Hawaii

MELBOURNE, January 15, 2017 Defending Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber announced Saturday that she is going to skip Germany’s upcoming first round Fed Cup tie against the United States, which will be played from 11 to 12 February, the weekend […]

Kids Tennis Day Attracts More Than 17,500 To Melbourne Park

MELBOURNE, January 15, 2017 A record 17,537 people have attended Kids Tennis Day at Melbourne Park on Saturday. The annual event aims to drive tennis participation and encourage kids and their families to pick up a racquet and play. More […]

Raonic And Bouchard To Represent Canada At The Australian Open

MELBOURNE, January 14, 2017 The draws have been made for the 2017 edition of the Australian Open with Canadians Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC) and Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) earning direct entry into the main draw for the first Grand Slam […]

Goffin And Wickmayer Wait Out Rain to Win Kooyong Classic Finals

MELBOURNE, January 13, 2017 Despite an afternoon of rain and wind organisers were thankful that all players involved on the final day of the 2017 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic were patient throughout long delays. The men’s final between world number […]

Djokovic Opens Australian Open Title Defence Against Verdasco

MELBOURNE, January 13, 2017 This is the 105th edition of the Australian Championships, which began in 1905, as well as being the 49th Australian Open and the 196th Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era. Melbourne Park hosts the tournament […]

Tsonga Betters Young Coric At Kooyong Classic

MELBOURNE, January 12, 2017 It was a more enjoyable day at the 2017 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic for Australian teenager Destanee Aiava improves, who played much better in her second match of the tournament. The 19-year-old played some very powerful shots […]

The Seeds Are Set For Australian Open

MELBOURNE, January 12, 2017 The seeds have been set for Australian Open 2017. Heading up the men’s seeds is new world No.1 Andy Murray, with defending Australian Open champion and fellow world No.1 Angelique Kerber the top seed in the […]