Archive for category: Australian Open
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Australian Open Day 4: Five Matches To Watch
Laura Robson vs Petra Kvitova Rod Laver Arena (First Meeting) Scheduled for the night session on Rod Laver Arena, this tie has the potential for brilliance should both players bring their best tennis. The lefties are capable brilliant shot making at times but are also more than capable of making ugly [...] -
Australian Open Roundup: Ferrer, Baghdatis and Tipsarevic progress
Seeds David Ferrer, Marcos Baghdatis and Janko Tipsarevic made it through the third round of the Australian Open but all will have been hoping to have moved on with a lot less work than was needed to beat their respective opponents. Tipsarevic needed five sets to defeat Lukas Lacko despite holding a 2-0 [...] -
Djokovic beats Harrison to reach Australian Open 3rd round
Defending champion Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the 2013 Australian Open in Melbourne after overpowering American Ryan Harrison in straight sets 6-1 6-2 6-3. World no.1 Djokovic took control of the match from the very beginning, winning the first 12 points to race to a 3-0 lead. [...] -
Berdych and Wawrinka reach third round at Australian Open
Tomas Berdych won a three setter in Melbourne, whilst Stan Wawrinka and Sam Querrey proceeded to the third round of Australian Open due to their opponents’ injuries. Fifth-seeded Czech Berdych was untroubled today as he hurried to wrap the second round match in three sets. He broke his French opponent [...] -
Almagro, Nishikori and Janowicz into 3rd round in Melbourne
10th seeded Nicolas Almagro stormed into the third round of this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne after overcoming countryman Daniel-Gimeno Taver 6-4 6-1 6-2. The Spaniard dropped his serve only once in the entire match, breaking his opponent six times on his way to victory in one hour and 41 [...] -
Australian Open Day 3: Five Matches To Watch
Samantha Stosur vs Jie Zheng Rod Laver Arena (Head To Head Stosur 3-2) Stosur has always found it tough in Australia, having lost in the first round of four of her last six tournaments in her home country. Despite being a US Open winner and consistently around the top 10, [...] -
Federer beats Paire to advance to 2nd round of Australian Open
Roger Federer beat Frenchman Benoit Paire to start his Australian Open 2013 campaign, winning in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-1. The Swiss maestro managed to save all three break points he faced in the match, winning 84% of the points after the first serve. On the other hand, he took [...] -
Murray and Tsonga ease into 2nd round of Australian Open
Andy Murray made his way into the second round of the 2013 Australian Open as he overcame Robin Haase of Netherlands in three easy sets 6-3 6-1 6-3. After taking a quick 5-1 lead in the first set, the 2012 US Open champion Murray lost his focus for a bit [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Hewitt in first round of Australian Open
No.8 seed Janko Tipsarevic played an amazing tennis to beat home crowd favorite Lleyton Hewitt and with a 7-6 (4) 7-5 6-3, he advanced into the second round of the Australian Open 2013. After a very tight first set that went Tipsarevic’s way, Hewitt managed to break the Serb twice [...] -
Ferrer and Berdych advance at Australian Open
David Ferrer, the no.4 seed here in Melbourne, advanced to the second round after dismissing Belgian Olivier Rochus in straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-2 in one hour and 50 minutes. The Spaniard seems to be on form at the start of the season, having won the Auckland tournament last week. [...] -
Djokovic beats Mathieu and begins Australian Open title defense
Defending champion and top seed Novak Djokovic booked a place in the second round of the Australian Open 2013 after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu of France in straight sets 6-2 6-4 7-5. In a match that lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes, the Serb managed to break his opponent four times [...] -
Australian Open 2013 Women’s Draw Preview and Analysis
The draw for the first Grand Slam of 2013 has been made, and the big news is that Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams have been drawn in the same half. That means that, although there will be no repeat of their epic US Open final, there could still be a [...] -
Australian Open 2013 Men’s Draw Released
The Australian Open 2013 Men’s Draw has been released this morning Melbourne time (please see the full draw below). Bottom half of the draw: Roger Federer finds himself in the toughest quarter of the draw, not only could he potentially face former world no.3 Nikolay Davydenko in round two, the [...]
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