Rising Australian tennis stars Alexei Popyrin and Priscilla Hon have been awarded wildcards into the French Open, which starts later this month in Paris. Two years ago, Popyrin became the first Australian in almost half a century to win the French Open junior crown. The 19-year-old confirmed his immense potential with a breakout run to Read more about Popyrin and Hon secure French Open wildcards[…]
Stefanos Tsitsipas has pulled off one of the biggest wins of his short but remarkable career by beating Rafael Nadal on Spanish soil to book his place in the Madrid Open final against world No.1 Novak Djokovic. He broke Nadal six times in the epic three-setter played late into the Madrid night, lasting two hours Read more about Tsitsipas upsets Nadal in Madrid Open semis[…]
Madrid: Ashleigh Barty's first clay-court quarter-final has ended in defeat as former world No.1 Simona Halep ended the Australian's 11-match winning streak with a clinical victory at the Madrid Open. The Romanian kept her hopes of regaining the world No.1 ranking alive with an efficient 7-5, 7-5 win, although an occasionally off-balance Barty battled gamely Read more about Halep ends Barty's winning run in Madrid[…]
Madrid: Dominic Thiem edged a thrilling clash with Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6(11), 6-4 to end the Swiss veteran's clay season comeback and reach the Madrid Open semi-finals on Friday. The fifth-seeded Austrian, who saved two match points, will face Novak Djokovic on Saturday after the world No.1's opponent Marin Cilic withdrew with food poisoning. Rafael Read more about Thiem fights off match points to oust Federer in Madrid Open thriller[…]
Madrid: Ashleigh Barty's first clay-court quarter-final has ended in defeat as former world No.1 Simona Halep ended the Australian's 11-match winning streak with a clinical victory at the Madrid Open. The Romanian kept her hopes of regaining the world No.1 ranking alive with an efficient 7-5, 7-5 win, although an occasionally off-balance Barty battled gamely Read more about Halep ends Barty's winning run in Madrid[…]
Madrid: Ashleigh Barty's first clay-court quarter-final has ended in defeat as former world No.1 Simona Halep ended the Australian's 11-match winning streak with a clinical victory at the Madrid Open. The Romanian kept her hopes of regaining the world No.1 ranking alive with an efficient 7-5, 7-5 win, although an occasionally off-balance Barty battled gamely Read more about Halep ends Barty's winning run in Madrid[…]
Madrid: Australian No.1 Ashleigh Barty has extended her hot streak to 11 straight wins to reach her fourth quarter-final of the year after beating Yulia Putintseva in the Madrid Open. The Miami Open champion continued her fine form by fighting back from a set down to overcome her Kazakhstani opponent 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Barty's win Read more about Barty fights through to Madrid Open quarter-finals[…]
Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur's return to tennis from injury has failed to gather any momentum with a straight-sets loss in the first round of the Madrid Open. But de Minaur's compatriot John Millman is through to the last 32 of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament after he defeated Steve Johnson in the Spanish capital. Read more about De Minaur out, Millman proceeds as Tomic and Kyrgios lose doubles[…]
Madrid: Roger Federer was so dominant on Tuesday that his first clay-court match for three years took on the feeling of an exhibition. The Swiss needed just 52 minutes to hand out a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Richard Gasquet and send the clearest of messages around the locker room: the old fella is back. Admittedly, Read more about Federer hails clay return as 'special' after Gasquet win[…]
Madrid: Former world No.1 Roger Federer said he was glad he made the decision to return to clay courts as he prepares for the Madrid Open this week, three years after his last match on the surface. Federer had skipped the clay court season the past two years since last competing in Rome in May Read more about Federer getting used to clay again[…]