World No 1 Simona Halep survived her second scare of the Australian Open late on Thursday afternoon against up-and-coming American Sofia Kenin,...
READ MOREMelbourne | Raonic and Nishikori survive through to round three
by Henry Wancke | Jan 17, 2019 | Australian Open
The draw hasn’t been kind to Milos Raonic but he seems well able to cope with it. Facing the volatile and controversial Nick Kyrgios in the opening round, he dismissed the...
Melbourne | Seeds cruise Thursday’s day session
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 17, 2019 | Australian Open
On Day 3 at the Australian Open the drama was reserved for the evening, with all seeds in action coming through relatively unscathed until the dusk settled. Only Karolina...
Melbourne | Bertens loses, Wozniacki and Sharapova line up for clash
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 16, 2019 | Australian Open
On a day in which most of the high seeds progressed without too much of a hitch into the third round of the Australian Open, the 9th-seeded Kiki Bertens and two...
Melbourne | Boulter falls with no shame to Sabalenka
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 16, 2019 | Australian Open
Britain’s Katie Boulter from London gave a good account of herself in Melbourne, but did not have enough guns to overcome the 11th seed, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, to reach...
Melbourne | Federer made to work by Evans
by Henry Wancke | Jan 16, 2019 | Australian Open
Dan Evans provided the defending champion Roger Federer with a stern test in their second-round meeting at this year’s Australian Open in what was an extremely entertaining...
Further Reading

Wimbledon | Hsieh & Strycova win the doubles title
Jul 17, 2023
The last match of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships saw 37-year olds Hsieh Su-Wei & Barbora Strycova win their second women's doubles title together, beating Storm Hunter & Elise Mertens7-5 6-4, in the final played under the roof on the Centre Court, on Sunday...

Wimbledon | Alcaraz takes over as Champion in thriller
Jul 17, 2023
There can be no doubt now that Carlos Alcaraz is at the start of an exceptional career in tennis and could well surpass the man he dethroned as Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic, in the coming decade.

Wimbledon | Vondrousova wins The Championships
Jul 16, 2023
Wimbledon’s new champion Marketa Vondrousova may be unheralded and unseeded but, in reality, this talented Czech 24-year old is catching up with the potential she showed by reaching the French Open final in 2019, and winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, when...

Wimbledon | Skupski and Koolhof achieve their goal.
Jul 16, 2023
Britain’s Neal Skupski brought some home joy with his Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof when they defeated Spain’s Marcello Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos in the Gentlemen’s Doubles for their first grand slam title and as a result, return to the world No.1...

Wimbledon | Hewett and Reid lift fifth Wimbledon wheelchair doubles trophy
Jul 16, 2023
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid completed a memorable day for British tennis today at The Championships, Wimbledon as the top seeds earned their fifth men’s wheelchair doubles title together at the All England Club and their 18th Grand Slam title, while Hewett booked his...