Serena and Venus open with a win Serena Williams beginning her 20th campaign at Melbourne Park and Venus Williams beginning her 21st have both opened up with a win on the opening day of the 2021 Australian Open. Serena faced Laura Siegemund in round one and didn't take too long to begin her domination winning... Continue Reading →
When news broke on the 14th of January that Andy Murray had tested positive for Covid-19 it did look extremely unlikely that he would be heading to Melbourne to kick off his 2021 season. The Brit has put soo much work over the last few months since he last played in October of last year... Continue Reading →
2019 ended on a bit of a slump for Novak Djokovic. Following Wimbledon he won in Japan and Paris but had some issues in Cincinnati & Shanghai sandwiched between a retirement to Wawrinka in the fourth round at the US Open. His season ended surprisingly going out in the round robin of the World Tour... Continue Reading →
In the off season Garbine Muguruza wanted a “challenge outside of tennis” so she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. In an on court interview she said only do if you are strong “up here”. She spent her time off in Africa but has spent the last couple of years in the wilderness of women’s tennis. She almost... Continue Reading →
History was on the line. Novak Djokovic was aiming for an eighth Australian Open title, Dominic Thiem the leader of the chasing pack was hoping to loosen the grip the top three have on the majors. Novak Djokovic started like a man on a mission. He found that early break of serve and very quickly... Continue Reading →
A title win at the Australian Open is an excellent way to begin the year. Two weeks of tennis down in Melbourne where the weather has varied came down to two players. Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin would battle for the title. Sofia Kenin was looking for her first Grand Slam title where as a... Continue Reading →
For some time now we've been speculating about a new Grand Slam champion, when will it happen? Dominic Thiem has come the closest having been runner up in back to back Roland Garros finals. Daniil Medvedev added his name to the hat with a very good run to the US Open final adding his name... Continue Reading →
Dominic Thiem is safely through to his third Grand Slam final but his first in Australia. In the battle of the first time semi-finalist in Melbourne between two very good friends it was the more experienced Austrian who progressed to a first final in Melbourne on Sunday. It was an interesting match, the nerves were... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic once again is through to an Australian Open final. Never has the Serb lost a semi-final in Melbourne (7/7) nor has he lost a final in Melbourne (7/7). Before the match it had become a bit of a circus regarding Roger Federer's fitness. He was spotted practicing at Melbourne Park, he did have... Continue Reading →
Temperatures in Melbourne had not been this hot for some time. Women's semi-finals day brought out the sun and with that the tension increased as the first set progressed. World number one Ash Barty was up against Sofia Kenin in what proved to be quite a tense affair out there. Nothing really happened during the... Continue Reading →
