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RICKY DIMON’S PREVIEW AND PICKS FOR NADAL VS. ANDERSON AND BERDYCH VS. TOMIC thumbnail

RICKY DIMON’S PREVIEW AND PICKS FOR NADAL VS. ANDERSON AND BERDYCH VS. TOMIC

The fourth round of the Australian Open gets underway on Sunday and a blockbuster men's singles lineup features Rafael Nadal vs. Kevin Anderson and Tomas Berdych vs. Bernard Tomic. We've already seen one major surprise involving Andreas Seppi and Roger Federer. Is it time to sound the upset alert again?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD IS ASKED TO TWIRL. PLUS MORE UPDATES AND GOSSIP FROM THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN thumbnail

EUGENIE BOUCHARD IS ASKED TO TWIRL. PLUS MORE UPDATES AND GOSSIP FROM THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Seriously Its The HAPPY slam but asking miss Bouchard a Lady from Canada to twirl ? Really ? Even GLOBAL CHICK was shocked. Global Chick knew Gussy Moran well. They were known to share a martini or margarita together. That's Gussy's whole scene played out again.
R-E-L-A-X: FEDERER WILL BE FINE AFTER SEPPI SERVES UP IMPROBABLE UPSET  BY RICKY DIMON thumbnail

R-E-L-A-X: FEDERER WILL BE FINE AFTER SEPPI SERVES UP IMPROBABLE UPSET BY RICKY DIMON

Was Roger Federer's 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Andreas Seppi in Friday's third round of the Australian Open a disappointing one for Federer and his fans? Absolutely. Was it a crippling one? Of course not.
ROGER FEDERER LOSES TO SEPPI IN EARLIEST ROUND IN A DOZEN YEARS FOR HIM @ THE AUZZIE OPEN thumbnail

ROGER FEDERER LOSES TO SEPPI IN EARLIEST ROUND IN A DOZEN YEARS FOR HIM @ THE AUZZIE OPEN

Roger Federer feared well before stepping onto court in the Australian Open third round against Andreas Seppi that something was not quite right with his game. The Swiss second seed found out the hard way that his sensation was correct as he lost in the third round in Melbourne for the first time in 14 years, taking a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) defeat...
SEXISM BECOMING A TOPIC @ THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN? OF COURSE EUGENIE BOUCHARD’S IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. SOUNDS LIKE A GUSSY MORAN STORY. PLEASE TWIRL? thumbnail

SEXISM BECOMING A TOPIC @ THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN? OF COURSE EUGENIE BOUCHARD’S IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. SOUNDS LIKE A GUSSY MORAN STORY. PLEASE TWIRL?

Corporate protagonists are already playing shift the blame as a "sexism" spat erupted in entertaining fashion at the Australian Open. The incident springs from an innocent-sounding request for admitted WTA shopaholic and fashionista Genie Bouchard - who wears the eye-catching Maria Sharapova clothing line from Nike...
GLOBAL CHICK REPORTS IN ON HER DUTIES @ THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN THE “HAPPY SLAM” JUST BECAME THE “SAD SLAM” FOR ROGER FEDERER thumbnail

GLOBAL CHICK REPORTS IN ON HER DUTIES @ THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN THE “HAPPY SLAM” JUST BECAME THE “SAD SLAM” FOR ROGER FEDERER

What happened? Well ok maybe we’re being a teeny bit sensationalist, of course by now we know what happened. The rock solid favourite for the title exited stage left from the first Slam of the year.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN LADIES SINGLES & DOUBLES RESULTS: SHARAPOVA, HALEP & BOUCHARD ALL VICTORIOUS thumbnail

AUSTRALIAN OPEN LADIES SINGLES & DOUBLES RESULTS: SHARAPOVA, HALEP & BOUCHARD ALL VICTORIOUS

Click here to check out the ladies' results from the Australian Open in Melbourne.
SAM GROTH SERVES UP BIG BREAKTHROUGH thumbnail

SAM GROTH SERVES UP BIG BREAKTHROUGH

As Sam Groth battled fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in front of the thousands of fans packed into Hisense Arena, Wednesday in Melbourne, the contrast was clear.
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ROGER FEDERER REFLECTS ON VINTAGE SEASONS

Roger Federer has stepped out in style in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, joining VIP guests for an intimate evening 38 floors above picturesque Southbank in the Crown Towers. A global ambassador for Moët & Chandon, Federer reflected on his outstanding seasons in 2004 and 2006, which are two grand vintages for the premier champagne maker.
BERDYCH ENGAGEMENT NEARLY FOILED BY BAD WEATHER thumbnail

BERDYCH ENGAGEMENT NEARLY FOILED BY BAD WEATHER

The Australian Open is living up to its “Happy Slam” reputation for No. 7 seed Tomas Berdych and his model girlfriend Ester Satorova. The two announced their engagement Tuesday during a Channel Seven interview on a beautiful day in Melbourne.
SERENA SPANKS VERA IN THE SECOND SET , AZARENKA BEATS CARO WOZNIACKI & LOTS MORE TENNIS NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA thumbnail

SERENA SPANKS VERA IN THE SECOND SET , AZARENKA BEATS CARO WOZNIACKI & LOTS MORE TENNIS NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA

Serena Williams got off to another of her slow starts here; that seems almost standard operating procedure these days. She was down a break for most of the first set -- and then she got things together. She needs a lot more to assure the #1 ranking, though. Vera Zvonareva at least earned enough points that she ought to hit the Top 200.
GLOBAL CHICK CHECKS IN ON LADIES TENNIS NEWS AND DRAMA FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 thumbnail

GLOBAL CHICK CHECKS IN ON LADIES TENNIS NEWS AND DRAMA FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015

Well thank heavens for that chink in the clouds, a return to the norm … we don’t mind admitting we were properly exhausted after all the drama of Day Three at the Australian Open, and Day Four was a little happier. OK well maybe not for eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki.
BRIGHT COLORS EVERYWHERE @ AUSTRALIAN OPEN IN MELBOURNE PARK EVEN MIRKA FEDERER WAS WEARING A “RF” HOT PINK HAT thumbnail

BRIGHT COLORS EVERYWHERE @ AUSTRALIAN OPEN IN MELBOURNE PARK EVEN MIRKA FEDERER WAS WEARING A “RF” HOT PINK HAT

Hello from "Down Under " ! It's so bright here that even the 10s balls are wearing "sunnies" ( auzzie slang for sunglasses ) It seems like every clothing manufacturer went Hot / bright / Cray Cray colors.
LADIES TENNIS RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 SAW VINTAGE AZARENKA VANQUISHES WOZNIACKI , SERENA AND VENUS WIN AND COCO VANDEWEGHE BEATS SAM STOSUR & DOUBLES SCORES TOO thumbnail

LADIES TENNIS RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 SAW VINTAGE AZARENKA VANQUISHES WOZNIACKI , SERENA AND VENUS WIN AND COCO VANDEWEGHE BEATS SAM STOSUR & DOUBLES SCORES TOO

Click here for the ladies tennis results from the 2015 Australian Open.
RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON SMYCZEK’S LOSS TO NADAL ADDS TO AMERICAN HEARTBREAK DOWN UNDER IN THE HOT AUZZIE SUMMER FROM THE  #AO15 TODAY thumbnail

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON SMYCZEK’S LOSS TO NADAL ADDS TO AMERICAN HEARTBREAK DOWN UNDER IN THE HOT AUZZIE SUMMER FROM THE #AO15 TODAY

By recent standards, this is already a successful Australian Open for the American men. Two are through to the third round as of Thursday afternoon Australia time and both John Isner and Steve Johnson have advanced in convincing fashion. But it could be oh so much better.

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