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 [...]
Number 3 seed Serena Williams, is clearly the player to beat for the title at this year’s Aussie Open, but there may be a twist in the tail, as she fell awkwardly and injured her ankle in her match against Edina Gallovits-Hall of Romania, who is ranked at 110. At [...]
Vika Azarenka, world number 1 and top seed, came out for the second game on the Rod Laver Arena, to play Monica Niculescu of Romania, ranked at 49. Niculescu is difficult to play when she is on form, because of her very unconventional style, with incredible spins and good hands [...]
In a match between two Grand Slam winners, Czech 6th seed Petra Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011, took on the unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone, who won the French Open in 2010, on the Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday. In a very topsy turvy match, Kvitova took the first set [...]
Maria Sharapova opened her Australian Open campaign in fine fettle with no signs of her collarbone injury, steamrollering past a hapless Olga Putchcova, her Russian countrywoman, 6-0 6-0, in a match that lasted just fifty five minutes on the Rod Laver Arena. This is the third time in her career [...]
After winning her first two tournaments of the 2013 season, Agnieszka Radwanska is a force to be reckoned with at this year’s Australian Open. The Pole, seeded 4th, walked out onto the Margaret Court Arena with a confident air to take on Bojana Bobusic, ranked a lowly 307 and one [...]
Sam Stosur, the 9th seed, came on to the Rod Laver Arena to face off against a player who had beaten her in their last match – Kai-Chen Chang of Taiwan, who is ranked at 86. She also lost in the first round of the Australian Open in 2012 and [...]
Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis. “The tournament is great, I really love it here, the only problem is he (Ferrer) is always coming back,” Philipp Kohlschreiber after losing in the Auckland finals. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Russian Elena Vesnina won the Moorilla Hobart International on Saturday, when she defeated Mona Barthel of Germany to lift the trophy for her first ever WTA title. Vesnina has qualified for six finals in her career since 2009, but had never won one. This victory over the tournament’s number 9 [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Bernard Tomic’s father John arrested over assault of Tomic’s hitting partner Australian Bernard Tomic claimed his first ATP title as he defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in the Sydney International 2013 final, prevailing in three sets 6-3 6-7 (2) 6-3. He also became the first Australian player [...]
Top seed David Ferrer matched Roy Emerson’s record after capturing his 4th crown at the Heineken Open in Auckland. Ferrer needed two sets to defeat German Philipp Kohlschreiber, prevailing 7-6 (5) 6-1. Kohlschreiber, who won this tournament in 2008, got off to a better start in the final, taking the [...]
