Hi everyone, my name is Mitch (@carnesy56 on Twitter) and this is part two of my post from the 2016 Australian Open. For part one covering the first week of the tournament, click here. WEEK 2 As the tournament progresses, the crowds naturally thin out and Melbourne Park becomes an attraction for a greater number of…
Hi everyone, my name is Mitch (@carnesy56 on Twitter) and I wanted to take this opportunity to record some of the experiences I had at the 2016 Australian Open as a staff member and as a patron. I have now worked at four separate Australian Opens, starting from 2012 (I missed 2014) and have really…
I am going to keep this brief, for now at least, because I really am struggling to process what just happened. Australian Open 2016 Final… Angelique Kerber d. Serena Williams, 6-4 3-6 6-4 Angelique Kerber is a Grand Slam champion… Has it sunk in for you yet?! Angelique Kerber needed to play the match of…
While Serena Williams will be contending her 26th Grand Slam singles final on Saturday in Melbourne, her opponent, Angelique Kerber, will be playing her very first. It all could have been so different… in her very first match of the tournament, Kerber was on the brink of defeat, staring down a match point against…
The 2016 women’s Australian Open final is all set and will take place on Saturday evening in Melbourne between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber. This will be the final ‘Set Points’ of the tournament… I’ve really enjoyed producing this new feature and hopefully you have enjoyed it too! I am planning to keep it up it…
The second of the Australian Open semi-finals will produce a first time Grand Slam finalist with the number 7 seed, Angelique Kerber going up against Johanna Konta. While she was the higher seed, Kerber went into her quarter-final match against Victoria Azarenka as the underdog with a 0-6 head-to-head deficit and a recent loss in…
I’ve been waiting for that shock to wake up to in the morning and it finally came… while Angelique Kerber was the higher seed, most were expecting Victoria Azarenka to build on her 6-0 head-to-head lead. Kerber produced a superb display to win in straight sets. It will be a battle of the K’s in the…
The first of the 2016 Australian Open women’s semi-finals will be contested between the number one seed, Serena Williams and the number four seed, Agnieszka Radwanska. While there have been many surprises, mostly in the fourth quarter, the top half has gone with seeding. Radwanska advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to a straightforward 6-1 6-3 victory…
In what was a rather predictable day of tennis, all four quarter-finals on Tuesday were decided in straight sets. While there have been some super storylines over the past week and a bit, it’s hard to circle out many memorable matches. Hopefully the last few days will fix that. Anyway, here are some highlights from day…
Even before play began, the fourth quarter of the women’s draw always looked wide open… that opening turned into a gaping wide chasm on day 2 when the two highest seeds, Simona Halep and Venus Williams both exited in the first round. Never was it imagined that the two players to oust Simona and Venus would keep their…
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