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by Barbara Wancke | Jan 17, 2022 | Australian Open
As the dust settles around the Novak Djovovic visa affair, the focus is firmly on the tennis at the Australian Open as defending champion Naomi Osaka, Maria Sakkari, Elina...
Swiatek gets title defence off to a flying start, but Svitolina falls
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 4, 2022 | WTA Tour
Adelaide’s defending champion Iga Swiatek got off to a flying start on Tuesday with a comfortable 6-3 6-3 win over Daria Saville (née Gavrilova) at Memorial Drive, while...
Osorio Serrano fells Svitolina in Tenerife
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 21, 2021 | WTA Tour
Top seed Elina Svitolina was eliminated at the Tenerife Ladies Open on Wednesday by Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, despite leading by a set overnight on Tuesday when the match...
Watson edged out of Tenerife by Tauson
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 20, 2021 | WTA Tour
Heather Watson fought hard and long but fell 8-6 in the final set tiebreak to Denmark’s Clara Tauson, the 7th seed at the Tenerife Ladies Open, on Tuesday as the first round...
Swiatek and Svitolina advance, Kvitova and Halep fall in Indian Wells
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 11, 2021 | WTA Tour
Second seed Iga Swiatek cruised into the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday, dropping just one game against Veronika Kudermetova, while Elina...
Further Reading

Melbourne | McEnroe believes Murray can ‘get back to where he belongs’.
Jan 24, 2023
Andy Murray has been advised by John McEnroe to take a leaf out of fellow veteran Rafa Nadal’s book and go on the front foot to achieve his dream of at least returning to the latter stages of a Grand Slam.

Melbourne | Rybakina seals semi-final spot with dominant win over Ostapenko
Jan 24, 2023
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina dominated Jelena Ostapenko at the Australian Open on Monday to reach her first semi-final at Melbourne Park.

Melbourne | Rublev battles through to face Djokovic.
Jan 23, 2023
The highlight of day eight at Melbourne was expected to be the Djokovic encounter with the local hero De Minaur but as it turned out, the earlier clash between Rublev and Rune merited the distinction of being ‘match of the day’.

Melbourne | Linette stuns Garcia, meets Pliskova in Last 8
Jan 23, 2023
There is a Pole in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, but it is not Iga Swiatek, rather it is 30-year old Magda Linette, who stunned World No 4 Caroline Garcia, 7-6(3) 6-4, on Rod Laver Arena on Monday.

Melbourne | Sabalenka storms past Bencic to meet Vekic in quarter-finals
Jan 23, 2023
The No 5 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, took her tally of matches won Down Under to 8 in a row as she also notched up her maiden Australian Open quarter-final at the expense of Olympic champion Belinda Bencic on Monday, winning 7-5 6-2, where she will take on Donna Vekic, who...