The South Tyrolean loses the first two sets badly to the world number 78 then comes back closing 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-0 in 3 and a half hours. Eighth time at the round of 16 out of 13 participations We didn’t feel the need for another Italian in the fifth set in these Australian … Read more
Five-time finalist Andy Murray made it to the third round of the Australian Open tennis after a great fight and turnaround. After five hours and 45 minutes, he managed 4:6, 6:7, 7:6, 6:3 and 7:5 with Thanas, who is nine years younger by Kokkinakis. For the 35-year-old Murray, who already spent five hours on the … Read more
Lucrezia Stefanini ITA, 15.05.1998 – Photo Getty Images The adventure ends Lucrezia Stefanini at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old from Carmignano, n.141 in the ranking, promoted from the qualifiers, after having achieved her first victory in a main draw Major (in her first participation) by beating the German Maria, n.71 WTA, semifinalist at Wimbledon last … Read more
Karolína Plíšková will try to confirm her good balance with Julia Putintseva from Kazakhstan, whom she defeated five times and lost to her only once eleven years ago at the ITF tournament. The 17-year-old debutant Linda Fruhvirtová will face her next Australian opponent, Kimberly Birrell, the 167th ranked player in the world, after her win … Read more
Now the support for Damar Hamlin has been extended to Australia by Jessica Pegula: “I saw the tragic incident and I wanted to show my support. It’s a bit weird, but I wanted to build a bridge between Australia and Buffalo, New York. His recovery is going very well and that is fantastic to see.” … Read more
The reigning champion gets hurt, asks for the intervention of the physiotherapist but remains on the field until the end. The wife in tears. Even Fognini out The Australian Open loses the number one seed, Rafael Nadal, bitterly defeated in three sets by the 27-year-old Mackenzie McDonald, American number 63 in the world: 6-4 6-4 … Read more
On the Wednesday day of the Melbourne tournament, among the 64, the 22-time Grand Slam winning star lost to the American Mackenzie McDonald in three games. In the middle of the 2 hour and 26 minute battle, Nadal was clearly hurting his hip, so he could not hit effectively, he asked for treatment, and he … Read more
Rafael Nadal in the photo – Photo Getty Images Rafael Nadalworld number two and reigning champion Australian Opensaw his quest for a 23rd Grand Slam title end in the worst possible way, when he was eliminated in the second round of the first Major of 2023, in a match marred by an adductor injury felt … Read more
For the blue seeded n.15, victorious on his debut against Edmund, there is the Argentine number 79 in the ATP ranking Jannik Sinner hunts for the third round and is on the field at the John Cain Arena. The blue, in the second round of the Australian Open, faces the Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry and … Read more
On the largest courts with a retractable roof, Karolína Muchová will play against the American Danielle Collins in the Margaret Court Arena, and Petra Kvitová will play against the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinin in the John Cain Arena. Barbora Krejčíková has French qualifier Clara Burelová as her opponent in the second round, Jiří Leheček will challenge … Read more