Australia’s Fed Cup semi-final against Belarus will be decided in a winner-takes-all doubles encounter, with Samantha Stosur missing a chance to seal it in Sunday afternoon’s second singles rubber after Ashleigh Barty gave Australia a 2-1 lead earlier on Sunday. Barty’s comprehensive 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Aryna Sabalenka had edged the hosts ahead 2-1 in Read more about Doubles to decide Australia's Fed Cup tie with Belarus[…]
Evonne Goolagong Cawley was already a fan of Ashleigh Barty's game but watching her hit a slice backhand has convinced the tennis great she can lead Australia to their first Fed Cup title in 45 years. Goolagong Cawley was the spearhead when Australia last won the title in 1974 and she was in the crowd Read more about Barty draws high praise from Goolagong Cawley as she levels Cup semi[…]
So good for so long away from home, Samantha Stosur has been offered a chance to star in Australia after receiving a surprise Fed Cup semi-final singles call-up. The former world No.4 has won a US Open and made three semis and a final at the French Open but never gone beyond the fourth round Read more about Stosur to launch Fed Cup campaign against Belarus[…]
Ashleigh Barty has drawn Australia level with Belarus in their Fed Cup semi-final in Brisbane, producing some top-drawer tennis to beat close friend Victoria Azarenka. Queensland's world No. 9 beat the two-time Australian Open champion 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 to level the tie at 1-1 after Aryna Sabalenko pipped Samantha Stosur in a near three-hour contest 7-5, Read more about Barty squares Fed Cup semi for Australia[…]
Monaco: Reigning champion Rafael Nadal has produced a remarkable effort to defeat Guido Pella 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 and advance to the semi-finals at the Monte Carlo Masters. The roller-coaster match on Friday tested Nadal both mentally and physically, but his eventual victory after two hours and 20 minutes ensured his bid for an unprecedented 12th Read more about Nadal through after scare, Djokovic exits Monte Carlo[…]
Ordino, Andorra: Tennis whistleblower Marco Trungelliti, the man who famously beat Australian Bernard Tomic at the French Open after travelling 1000km in a rental car from Spain, should be feeling good about himself. The Argentine player exposed match-fixing crooks in tennis, helped the fight against the criminal gambling syndicates that are corroding his sport from Read more about The price of being a whistleblower for Argentine tennis player[…]
So good for so long away from home, Samantha Stosur has been offered a chance to star in Australia after receiving a surprise Fed Cup semi-final singles call-up. The former world No.4 has won a US Open and made three semis and a final at the French Open but never gone beyond the fourth round Read more about Stosur to launch Fed Cup campaign against Belarus[…]
An "excited" Astra Sharma has surged into the first WTA final of her career with a straight-sets victory over former champion Lara Arruabarrena on the red clay in Bogota. Sharma hit 32 winners and 10 aces against the Spaniard in an emphatic 7-5, 6-1 victory in just 66 minutes. "I'm so excited to be in Read more about Australian Sharma storms into first WTA final[…]
Monaco: Rafael Nadal has rolled through Grigor Dimitrov with his characteristic ease as he secured his place in the quarter-finals at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-4, 6-1 victory. The match was not quite the demolition job experienced by Roberto Bautista Agut the previous day, but it was a gratifying triumph for Nadal who Read more about Nadal, Djokovic ease into Monte Carlo quarter-finals[…]
John Millman has been sent crashing out of the Monte Carlo Masters after going down in his first round clash 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to world No.18 Roberto Bautista Agut. Millman, in his first match on clay this year, took the opening set after breaking the rugged Spaniard twice and saving four break points. However Bautista Read more about Millman dumped out of Monte Carlo Masters[…]