Set Points: Australian Open 2016, Day 1

I was hoping to do a comprehensive summary feature for every day at the Australian Open but i’ve realised this is just going to be too much for me to cover… so instead of Match Points, here’s Set Points! In a snappier feature, this will be ten things that resonated with me, be it, a great match, an interview,…

Women’s Australian Open, First Round Previews for Tuesday: Garcia v Strycova, Bacsinszky v Siniakova

The bottom half of the women’s draw will kick off on Tuesday with the likes of Simona Halep, Venus Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Angelique Kerber all opening their Australian Open campaigns. This post covers two matches from the third quarter of the draw. 1. Caroline Garcia v Barbora Strycova (AO, R1) One of the stand-out matches…

Women’s Australian Open, First Round Previews for Day 1: Mladenovic v Cibulkova, Vinci v Paszek

The first day of the 2016 Australian Open will cover the top half of the women’s draw with the likes of Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Belinda Bencic all in action. A first round preview of Serena’s first round match against Camila Giorgi can be found HERE. This post…

Women’s Australian Open, First Round Previews for Day 1: Schmiedlova v Kasatkina, Bencic v Riske

The top half of the women’s draw will kick off off proceedings on Monday with the likes of Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova all in action. A first round preview for the match at the very top of the draw featuring Serena Williams and Camila Giorgi can be found HERE. This post covers…

Women’s Australian Open, First Round Preview: Serena Williams v Camila Giorgi

Serena Williams opens her Australian Open title defence against the world number 35, Camila Giorgi. In terms of rankings, it is the toughest possible match that Serena could have faced with Giorgi the first player to miss out on a seeding. Furthermore, Giorgi’s ultra-agressive and fast-paced game will put Serena’s level under the microscope right from…