Andy Murray, Bernard Tomic and Marin Cilic eliminated their second round challengers at Australian Open 2013. A routine job for a two-time Australian Open finalist Murray in the second round against Portugal player Joao Sousa who was given absolutely no chances by his eminent opponent. The third seed Scotsman obtained [...]
Seeded players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic moved into the third round of Australian Open 2013 without losing a set. Although their clash was competitive enough, a Melbourne finalist from 2008 Tsonga has proved to be too high a hurdle for his challenger Go Soeda. While the Japanese squandered his [...]
Five time Australian Open champion and this year’s third seed Serena Williams, took to the Rod Laver Arena in the second match on Thursday, to play the little known Spaniard, six foot tall, 19 year old Garbine Muguruza, a qualifier who is ranked at number 112. Serena blanked Edina Gallovits-Hall [...]
In the first match on Rod Laver Arena on a scorching hot Day 4 of the Australian Open on Thursday morning, top seed Victoria Azarenka took on the Greek veteran Eleni Daniilidou who is 94 in the WTA’s rankings. This match was the second between the two, with Daniilidou winning [...]
Can you hear that? There is a particular noise that major tennis tournaments make, a mix of grunts and shoe squeaks, cheers and whistles, bustle and punditry. This year in Melbourne, though, there’s something missing. It’s a sound we’ve grown so accustomed to, that perhaps we’ve taken it for granted. [...]
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 [...]
Everyone knows the Cinderella fairytale. A girl, deprived of her rightful position in the family, with the help of her fairy godmother, defies all the odds to escape from her situation and attend the ball, where she meets her prince. Entirely unexpected and against all the odds. The story of [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
The first match on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday was between Agnieszka Radwanska, the 4th seed and the unseeeded Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu. In an uncharacteristic start, Radwanska served two double faults in her first game which went to three advantages to the Romanian, who broke to go 1-0 up. Thereafter [...]
Maria Sharapova, the 2nd seed in this year’s Australian Open, served up her second consecutive double bagel in her second round match against a hapless Misaki Doi of Japan, ranked at 92. The Japanese player had had a good win over the experienced Daniela Hantuchova in the first round. This [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
