MELBOURNE, January 19, 2018 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nick Kyrgios contested in the first night match on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. As the only local player left in the Australian Open main draw from the nine who started, home favourite […]
MELBOURNE, January 19, 2018 Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine ended the prodigious run for 15-year-old compatriot Marta Kostyuk in the third round of the Australian Open, winning 6-2, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The No. 4 seed struck 11 […]
AO Press Release, January 19, 2018 The cool change has arrived at Melbourne Park with the current temperature (at 5:38pm) at Melbourne Park sitting at 28.2 degrees with a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) reading of 26.7. The expected top temperature in Melbourne today was 42 […]
MELBOURNE, January 18, 2018 For the first time in a decade, Stan Wawrinka will not feature in the third round at the Australian Open after his comeback from knee surgery ends with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 loss to US-American Tennys […]
MELBOURNE, January 18, 2018 Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils for the 15th time in as many meeting between the two in Thursday’s second round of the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena with temperatures rising into the high 30s Celsius. […]
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Fans of both Caroline Wozniacki and Elise Mertens – not to mention the players themselves – are breathing a big sigh of relief after each staged major comebacks to win their respective second-round […]
MELBOURNE, January 17, 2018 Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov headlined Wednesday’s night session on Rod Laver Arena. He took on US-American qualifier Mackenzie McDonald, who recorded his first Tour-level match-win in the first round here. Dimitrov survived a huge test to earn […]
MELBOURNE, January 17, 2018 Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a 17th Grand Slam title after a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 second round round victory against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Wednesday. The World No. 1 from Spain capitalized on three […]
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Of the many thrilling first-round upsets that dotted the first two days of the 2018 Australian Open, one that garnered a lot of attention – including mine – was unseeded Andrea Petkovic‘s defeat of […]
TA Press Release, January 16, 2018 Tennis Australia and Tennis SA unveiled plans for South Australia’s first all-weather arena at Memorial Drive. The redeveloped centre court is the jewel in the masterplan to transform Adelaide’s sporting precinct. Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is excited by […]
