Gauff ends unbeaten Pliskova run to reach Dubai quarters
YOUNG gun Coco Gauff overcame a frustrating moment with the chairperson and a set down against an in-form Karolina Pliskova to come from behind and win in three sets to advance to the quarter finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The third seed won 2-6 6-4 6-3 in an epic contest to bounce back from […]
Vekic stuns Sabalenka in Dubai shock
IT was the result few would have seen coming. Croatian Donna Vekic came from behind to upset world number two Aryna Sabalenka in three sets, 6-7 6-3 6-0 to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The win itself was an accomplishment, but the manner of which it was done […]
Osaka earns breakthrough milestone in Doha
FORMER world number one Naomi Osaka earned back-to-back victories on the WTA Tour for the first time in almost two years overnight, defeating another former top 15 player in Petra Martic, 6-3 7-6. The Japanese star missed all of 2023 after giving birth to her daughter Shai, but is now into the Round of 16 […]
Player Focus: Emerson Jones (Australia)
AUSTRALIAN young gun Emerson Jones captured the hearts of the green and gold fans at Melbourne Park as the 15-year-old made it to the junior Grand Slam final. Though she ultimately fell short of ultimate glory to the incredible Renata Jamrichova, her performance through the tournament was outstanding. In this piece, we take a look […]
Top Filipino Eala eases into career-high rank
THERE are only two WTA Tour players under 21 who are their country’s top ranked player inside the Top 100, and while losing Australian Open semi-finalist Coco Gauff is a name everyone is familiar with, far less people are aware of the other, Philippines’ Alexandra Eala. Playing world’s away, while world number three Gauff racked […]
Contrasting victories sees US Open Final rematch await
COCO Gauff is the first woman through to the Australian Open semi finals, after she ended the exciting run of Marta Kostyuk yesterday. In a hard fought match that lasted just over three hours, the American won the first set in a tiebreaker before Kostyuk fought back to win the second also in a tie […]
Script turns again as favourites make it through
UNLIKE much of the tournament so far, yesterday’s women’s singles action at the Australian Open went pretty much to script. The winner who had the trickiest outing was Barbora Krejcikova, who ultimately did end the impressive debut tournament of Mirra Andreeva. After the Russian took the first set, the Czech fought back control to take […]
Jabeur outclassed as big names continue to tumble
DAY four at the Australian Open continued to provide the shocks in the women’s draw, with a number of big names falling in the second round. One of those to fall was sixth seed Ons Jabeur, who was completely outclassed by Mirra Andreeva, with the Russian winning 6-0, 6-2. Double faults (Andreeva served the only […]
Big names fall as some Aus Open campaigns barely get off ground
DAY 2 at the 2024 Australian Open saw a big day for the seeds in the women’s draw, with a number of them falling at the first hurdle. The biggest of the seeds to fall was Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova, with the number 7 seed and reigning Wimbledon champion falling to Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska in […]
Rybakina sends ominous Aus Open message
REIGNING Australian Open runner-up Elena Rybakina produced a dominant performance over world number two, Aryna Sabalenka to secure the Brisbane International WTA 500 event yesterday. In a rematch of last year’s Australian Open final, it was the bridesmaid who toppled the bride, completely destroying the tournament favourite Sabalenka, 6-0 6-3. Rybakina won the first eight […]
