Archive: January 2018
Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka are accustomed to being the top-seeded players in their respective sections of slam draws, but that is not the case heading into the 2018 Australian Open--and likely the French Open and Wimbledon, too.
Click here to see the qualifying draw from the 2018 Australian Open tennis.
Pablo Carreno Busta fought back from a set down to defeat Australian Matt Ebden and become the second Spaniard to win the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic in hot and rainy conditions.
Melbourne’s Yarra River flows slow and brown. At its bottom, one sees rusting bicycles from which drunken Aussies have leapt or fallen, a smattering of beer cans which were the former phrase’s root cause, and a slew of slain tennis balls likely batted from the frame of a mid-practice Nick Kyrgios.
Eugenie Bouchard put on a strong display of tennis to defeat Australian teenager Destanee Aiava in her debut at the Kooyong Classic before the draws for the men’s and women’s singles finals were revealed.
The 2018 Australian Open draw ceremony was held on Thursday night at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena. It was less chaotic than it might if been Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori had not withdrawn from the men's field, but there was still plenty of intrigue with several players seeded lower than usual due to injury-plagued inactivity.
In its 11th year of Australian Open coverage, Tennis Channel has expanded to 13 days of live matches in Melbourne.
Welcome to Oz, the opportunity Slam. The absences of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka—combined with the lack of a dominant player—makes this Australian Open the most-wide open women’s Grand Slam in more than a decade, Hall of Famer Chrissie Evert asserts.
Click here to see our latest postcard from our great tennis friend Sven Groeneveld.
Click here to keep up with the updated tennis results and order of play from the Sydney International in Sydney, Australia.
Novak Djokovic is confident that he can step out on court at the Australian Open next week following his first competitive match in 181 days at the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic on Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal made his debut at the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic on Tuesday and left the court in good spirits without appearing to aggravate a recent knee injury during his defeat to Richard Gasquet.
Click here to see the latest WTA results from the Sydney International tennis in Australia.
The upcoming Australian Open has already been plagued by a few withdrawals and it could be especially chaotic with once-injured top players seeded lower than they should be due to unusually low rankings, but 2018's first Grand Slam got a boost on Tuesday with positive news from both Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka.
"A little post op photo. I'm feeling really positive and looking forward to starting rehab. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and support the last few days..."
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