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Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka both made it through to their respective finals in the Australian Open this morning, both winning in straight sets. Osaka will face Jennifer Brady in the Women’s final on Saturday after Brady won in three sets against Karolina Muchova. Novak Djokovic cruised through to his ninth Australian Open final beating […]
Serena Williams has withdrawn from her semi-final clash against Ashleigh Barty due to a shoulder injury. The 39-year old tennis legend beat Danielle Collins in a three set thriller 6-2 4-6 10-6 in the Quarter-Finals. World number 1 Barty, who beat Shelby Rogers 7-5 2-6 10-4, will have an automatic progression to the final. Embed […]
Two Australian Open players have tested positive for Covid-19, with a third “non-playing participant” also being infected, after arriving in Melbourne for the first tennis grand slam event of the year. Over 1,200 people have flown in from all around the world for the event – which has sparked some controversy amongst pros and fans […]
Kyle Edmund was beaten by Marin Cilic in straight sets, winning 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to reach his first Melbourne final, where he will face Roger Federer or Hyeon Chung. Victory would have seen him leapfrog Andy Murray as British number one, as the Scot is expected return from hip surgery for the grass-court season in […]
The 23 year-old Briton won 7-6 (7-0) 3-6 4-6 6-0 7-5 with the heat reaching 42oC. This is only the second time Edmund has progressed into the fourth-round of a grand-slam, he got to the fourth round in the US Open two years ago, where he was knocked out by Novak Djokovic. Edmund described the […]
Johanna Konta suffered a shock defeat in straight sets during the second round of the Australian Open. The British Number 1 lost 6-4, 7-5 against Bernarda Pera after a trail of losses since playing in the semi-finals at Wimbledon against Venus Williams in July. Pera who is 23-years-old has never competed in a Grand Slam […]