This surface is probably just about the best for Sergiy Stakhovsky to face Mikhail Youzhny, so this is a nice win for Youzhny. He needs a final to budge his points, though.
Maikel Scheffers, Esther Vergeer, and Peter Norfolk won the men’s, women’s and quad singles titles respectively at the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships, a part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
United States Davis Cup captain Jim Courier is an integral part of the Australian Open as Channel 7’s lead commentator and designated on-court interviewer following the big men’s matches.
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.