In a strange twist of fate, Petra Kvitova opened up her 2016 Australian Open campaign in the first round against the same player that had knocked her out at this stage back in 2014. In her first completed match of the year, Kvitova avenged that defeat to Luksika Kumkhum, progressing into the second round with…
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,…
Hey Everyone. I’m Morgan and this is quick guest post just to highlight my day at the Australian Open on Monday. It’s always a pleasure to read James’ blog so I’d like to give back with a write-up of my experiences from today. My journey to the Australian Open was a little clunky – I…
A Wuhan rematch awaits in the first round for Venus Williams and Johanna Konta; the pair played out a fantastic third round match in China last year with Venus saving a match point to win, 6-4 3-6 7-5. The American player went on to win the title and have a wonderful end to the year, also…
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…
A quick shout-out to some fantasy games for the Australian Open including Racket Rally, TFF Dream Team, Tiger Mobiles Tennis Challenge and Tennis Draw Challenge. I’m a bit late but hopefully you will have some time to register if any of them float your boat! Details on how to join all the games are provided…
This is Tom (@TennisZealot on Twitter) finishing off my experiences at the 2016 Sydney International after recapping the first three days HERE. Wednesday, January 13: Play commenced at 2pm local time in, yet again, sweltering conditions. The sun at its zenith, I, along with a decent crowd, braved the full sunshine of court nine and mid…
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…
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…
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…
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