Day 5 of the 2017 Australian Open began with some rain and a trio of three setters. In only the third extra-time finish in the women’s draw so far, the number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova served out the win over Jelena Jankovic at the third time of asking, 6-4 5-7 9-7 in three hours and 36…
In the most anticipated match of the 2017 Australian Open so far, the number 9 and 17 seeds, Johanna Konta and Caroline Wozniacki will collide in a blockbuster third rounder on Saturday. Konta was dealt a dicey draw in Melbourne but has handled her first two rounds impeccably. In the first round she overturned a…
Day 4 of the 2017 Australian Open saw the third quarter of the draw receive a big shake-up with the loss of three seeds including the number three player in the world, Agnieszka Radwanska. Step forward, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni who claimed yet another high-profile scalp with a dominant 6-3 6-2 victory, winning the last six games…
In one of just two all-seeded match-ups from the top half of the draw, the number 11 seed, Elina Svitolina will play the number 24 seed, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round of the 2017 Australian Open. Svitolina and Pavlyuchenkova have both yet to drop a set this week in Melbourne. Svitolina defeated the qualifier,…
While day 3 of the 2017 Australian Open saw four seeds go out, none of them were huge surprises. The highest seed to fall on Wednesday was the number 10 seed, Carla Suárez Navarro. The Spaniard had been struggling with a shoulder injury and ultimately that was an issue for her today as Sorana Cirstea…
Bring all the popcorn in the world… the number 31 seed, Yulia Putintseva will play Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday. Putintseva had a challenging opener on Tuesday, saving ten (!) set points to beat Lara Arruabarrena, 7-6(7) 7-6(10). Putintseva saved six set points in the first set and…
The most anticipated match on day 2 of the 2017 Australian Open featured the number two seed, Serena Williams up against Belinda Bencic. While Serena laboured in her first tournament of the year in Auckland, it didn’t come as a surprise to see her produce a vastly improved performance in her first match in Melbourne,…
Second round action will commence at the 2017 Australian Open on Wednesday with the number 20 seed and 2016 quarter-finalist, Zhang Shuai taking on the Shenzhen finalist, Alison Riske. Nicely nestled in a favourable section of the draw, the winner of this match will fancy their chances of reaching the second week. Both Zhang and Riske won…
Day 1 of the 2017 Australian Open is in the books and as has become the norm of the first day of the AO down under, there were some surprising, head-scratching results, even for the WTA! I set my alarm for 4am but managed to wake naturally at 3.30am… what can I say, my body clock…
Two weeks down in Australia and the two most important to go as we arrive on the eve of the first Slam of 2017. The Australian Open will kick off on Monday in Melbourne in what promises to be a fascinating Slam for the women. The Australian Open is always the trickiest for me to…
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