First round defeat for young Brit Jones
Young Brit Francesca Jones’ first Grand Slam appearance ended in defeat as the Australian Open qualifier lost out 6-4, 6-1 to American Shelby Rogers today. Jones recovered from
What back injury? Rafa eases into second round
Rafael Nadal showed no signs of a back injury as he beat Serbia’s Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round at the Australian
Popyrin shocks Goffin in upset of the day
Australia’s Alex Popyrin produced one of the upset of the day at the Australian Open, stunning 13th seed David Goffin 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6
The Russians are coming: Medvedev, Rublev through to round two
Daniil Medvedev cruised into the next round of the Australian Open after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil on the Margaret
No pressure as Gauff enjoys her tennis
Coco Gauff took less than an hour to dismantle Swiss Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-2 in Melboour today to book a second round showdown with world
Demon mauls Sandgren in straight sets
Top Aussie Alex de Minaur moved quickly into the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-5 6-1 6-1 rout of American Tennys Sandgren
Kanepi wins battle of the Baltic
Estonian Kaia Kanepi won the battle of the Baltic as she saw off Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-1. Kanepi broke her opponent’s serve twice in
Winning start for Watson after hard lockdown
Britain’s Heather Watson made a winning start at the Australian Open defeating Czech Kristyna Pliskova 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-3). The 28-year-old looked sharp after 14
Azarenka upset by Pegula and health questions
Victoria Azarenka was dumped from the Australian Open today, losing 7-5 6-4 to American Jessica Pegula in the first big upset of the tournament. With
Drama as ball kid collapses on court
There was drama on court at the Australian Open today when a ball kid collapsed. The incident occurred in the opening hour of a men’s