By Alana Mitchelson (January 22, 2014) MELBOURNE - The world No. 1 Rafael Nadal rose to a 10-match winning streak after dismantling Grigor Dimitrov in a gritty four setter on Wednesday, 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 7-6(9-7), 6-2, however not without being somewhat … [Read more...]
Wawrinka stuns Djokovic in Epic Five-Set Battle at Australian Open
By Alana Mitchelson (January 21, 2014) MELBOURNE - A place in the Australian Open 2014 semifinals awaits an eager Stanislas Wawrinka after battling through five, gruelling sets and shaking off cramps toward the end of the fifth to dethrone … [Read more...]
Roger Federer Beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to Reach Australian Open Quarterfinals
By Alana Mitchelson (January 20, 2014) MELBOURNE - Without having dropped even a single set on his road to the quarterfinals, Roger Federer has set up yet another clash with old rival Andy Murray this Wednesday after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in … [Read more...]
Top Seeds Advance in Melbourne Despite Extreme Heat Conditions
(January 14, 2014) On a day which saw soaring temperatures, the Australian Open saw top seeds advance on day two of the tennis’ first major of the year. Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, Maria Sharapova and defending … [Read more...]
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic Post Opening Wins at Australian Open
By Alana Mitchelson (January 13, 2014) MELBOURNE - Serena Williams has powered on to round two, dismissing young Australian Ashleigh Barty in straight sets, 6-2 6-1, in under an hour. From the moment this year's draw was revealed, it was … [Read more...]
Pospisil Fights off Groth and Aussie Crowd for First Round Win
By Alana Mitchelson (January 13, 2014) MELBOURNE -Vasek Pospisil has cruised past Sam Groth in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 6-4, to secure a second round match with Australia's Matt Ebden. The Canadian did not allow the keen Aussie fan team, complete with … [Read more...]
Date-Krumm sees top 10 potential in Belinda Bencic
By Alana Mitchelson (January 13, 2014) MELBOURNE, Australia - In her Grand Slam debut at the WTA level, 16-year-old Junior Grand Slam Champion Belinda Bencic has defeated 44-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6-4 4-6 6-3, to progress into round two of the … [Read more...]
Americans Continue Good Form on Day 3 of Australian Open Qualies
By Alana Mitchelson (January 10, 2014) MELBOURNE - Qualifying rounds began earlier this week with 224 players competing to secure a place in the first Grand Slam of the 2014 season. Now, only 40 players remain, desperate to fill in the blank spaces … [Read more...]
Australian Open Hands Tough Draws to Locals
By Alana Mitchelson (January 10, 2014) The Australian Open 2014 main draw has been announced and there are some interesting tennis match-ups. For some of the seeds, the draw unveiled the potential for a relatively smooth run through to quarterfinals … [Read more...]
Top Seed Brown Falls While Americans win 8 matches on Day 1 of Australian Open Qualies
By Alana Mitchelson (January 8, 2014) MELBOURNE PARK - Melbourne provided stunning tennis weather conditions for day one of Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday as 128 men's qualifiers battled it out to edge nearer towards earning one of just 16 … [Read more...]