[ad_1] Australia’s Arina Rodionova upset 6th-seeded Yaun Yue of China, 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3, in 2 hours and 52 minutes in the 1st-round at the WTA 250 Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Tuesday. Yuan held triple set point in the first set tiebreak before Rodionova won 5 straight points to charge back, level the score,…
[ad_1] As the dust settles on the Australian Open, the WTA Tour continues with tournaments in Austria and Thailand this week, and British interest lies in Linz where Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage are competing in the main draw of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. I’m really happy with my performance. My game…
[ad_1] Both Kate Boulter and Emma Raducanu won their 1st-round matches at the Australian Open in straight sets, keeping alive a prospect of the two meeting in round 3. I think the time away made me very hungry. I’m just happy to be healthy again and pain-free. Emma Raducanu Boulter, the current British No 1,…
[ad_1] The semi-final lineup from the top half of the draw is complete, and we will see Novak Djokovic take on Jannik Sinner after the pair progressed from their quarter-final matches on Tuesday. Djokovic was playing the day session for the second consecutive match, although he didn’t get on the court until later in the…
[ad_1] The quarter-final lineup for the top half of the draw is set and will see Novak Djokovic face off against Taylor Fritz, while Jannik Sinner will take on X after the quartet progressed from Sunday’s 4th round matches in Melbourne. First to cement his spot was Novak Djokovic, who was playing in the midday…
[ad_1] Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Ten-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(2). Needing two hours and 28 minutes to advance, Djokovic will next face Adrian Mannarino for a place in the quarterfinals. Djokovic is unsurprisingly the favourite to win…
[ad_1] Thursday’s night session matches eclipsed the earlier dramas of Day 5 at the Australian Open, and saw the departure of World No 3 and last year’s finalist, Elena Rybakina, after a thrilling encounter with Anna Blinkova, while Elina Svitolina led a band of 3 Ukrainians into round 3, and two-times former champion Victoria Azarenka…
[ad_1] Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Former finalist Daniil Medvedev reached the second round of this year’s Australian Open on Monday, defeating Terence Atmane 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0. Medvedev will next face Emil Ruusuvuori for a place in round three. Elsewhere, No. 7 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, No. 9 seed Hubert Hurkacz, No. 10 seed Alex de Minaur,…
[ad_1] Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Ten-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic was made to work during his opening round at this year’s event, defeating 18-year-old Dino Prizmic 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 in four hours and one minute. The legendary Serb, who hit 11 aces during the contest, will next face either Alexei Popyrin or Marc Polmans…
[ad_1] Top seed Elena Rybakina met her match on Thursday and was sent packing by Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Jessica Pegula came through her 2nd 3-setter in a row to get past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Ostapenko saw off Marta Kostyuk, and Daria Kasatkina advanced to the semi-finals without striking a ball after Laura Siegemund pulled out…
