Day 2 of the Aussie Open placed rather less stress on the women’s seeds, who mostly secured their second round slots with relative ease. So too...
READ MOREMelbourne | Its comeback day
by Henry Wancke | Jan 16, 2018 | Australian Open
It was a day of two important comebacks from injury as well as one of disappointment for the host nation who watched three of their nationals depart from the Melbourne...
Melbourne | Konta cruises to victory in round one
by Gemma-Louise Stevenson | Jan 16, 2018 | Australian Open
Britain’s Jo Konta sailed through her first round match against America’s Madison Brengle in straight sets. It was a dominant display by the British number one who over the...
Melbourne | Aussies get off the mark
by Henry Wancke | Jan 15, 2018 | Australian Open
While America mourns the demise of their major players in both Australian Open draws, the home nation is happy with the progress their players have made on the first day of...
Melbourne | Venus leads Americans out of Aussie Open
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 15, 2018 | Australian Open
It was a bad day for American tennis on Day 1 of the Australian Open, which saw early exits for a host of stars, including Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe and Sloane...
Melbourne | Edmund takes out Anderson
by Henry Wancke | Jan 15, 2018 | Australian Open
Kyle Edmund, Britain’s sole representative in the men’s singles at the Australian Open, produced one of the shocks of the day when he knocked out the US Open finalist and...
Further Reading

Turin | Nadal is eliminated as Ruud qualifies for semis
Nov 16, 2022
Rafa Nadal’s hopes of adding the Nitto ATP Finals title to his long list of successes is more than fast fading, but literally disappearing, following his second loss at this season’s edition in Turin.

Melbourne | Djokovic looks set to be cleared for Australian Open
Nov 16, 2022
With the 2023 edition of the Australian Open starting on 16 January 2023, Djokovic has said in Turin that his lawyers were still talking to Australian officials but as of last Monday, had not reached an agreement.

Glasgow | ITF fails in Padel take-over bid
Nov 15, 2022
Padel tennis, one of the world’s fastest growing sports, is at the centre of a skirmish between the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the International Padel Federation (FIP), the latter of whom filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last...

Puerto Rico | Monica Puig marries
Nov 14, 2022
2016 Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig, who retired from the WTA Tour earlier this year, has married her fiancé Nathan Rakitt in Puerto Rico.

Glasgow | Switzerland sweep Australia aside to win BJK Cup for the first time
Nov 14, 2022
Switzerland attained its longtime objective of winning the Billie Jean King Cup when it swept aside Australia, 2-0, in the final of the women’s world team championships at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena on Sunday.