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AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE, OI, OI, OI: DAY 1 DELIVERS DOWN UNDER BY RICKY DIMON

It was a day that will not soon be forgotten Down Under. Six Aussie men advanced to the second round on day one at the Australian Open, and four did it in five sets. One way or another, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Nick Kyrgios, James Duckworth, Marinko Matosevic, Bernard Tomic, and Sam Groth found the winners' circle on Monday at Melbourne Park.

RICKY DIMON’S PICKS FOR THE TOP 10 AUSTRALIAN MEN AT THE END OF 2015

A new era in Australian men's tennis is soon to be upon us--if it's not already here. At 33 years old, Lleyton Hewitt's career appears to be coming to a close. Meanwhile, the other end of the career spectrum is ushering in teenagers Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.

RICKY’S ROUND-UP FROM KUALA LUMPUR TENNIS / JAPAN’S KEI NISHIKORI WINS FIRST MATCH

U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori took the court for the first time since his incredible run in New York when he kicked off his campaign as the No. 1 seed at the Malaysian Open on Wednesday. Japan's top player began in style, rolling over American Rajeev Ram 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and four minutes.

MEN’S TOUR NEWS FROM KUALA LUMPUR AND SHENZHEN: MATOSEVIC TAKES DOWN KYRGIOS BY RICKY DIMON

Nick Kyrgios' breakout 2014 campaign is over. Citing burnout, Kyrgios withdrew from his remaining tournaments this season aside from the current Malaysian Open. His swansong did not go well, as the 19-year-old lost an all-Australian showdown with Marinko Matosevic 7-6(4), 7-6(3) during first-round action on Tuesday.

ROGER FEDERER, MICHAEL JORDAN AND ANNA WINTOUR. ALL MAKE DEBUTS @ THE 2014 US OPEN

Roger Federer won his 23rd night match at the Ashe stadium, dispatching Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the first round. The 33-year-old Swiss is playing in a record 60th straight grand slam appearance and now stands 23-1 under the lights at on the Flushing Meadows showcase arena.

FEDERER WINS, IMPRESSES MICHAEL JORDAN AT U.S. OPEN IN HIS NEW NIKE SHOES

Dressed in his traditional black for a night session at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer treated a thoroughly entertained crowd--which included NBA legend Michael Jordan--to a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over Marinko Matosevic. Fededer needed two hours and seven minutes to book his spot in the second round.

BB&T ATLANTA OPEN – JOHN ISNER PULLS A WIN OUT OF THE HUMID AIR /ATLANTA RESULTS

One set into his quarterfinal match with No. 8-seed Marinko Matosevic, top-seeded John Isner looked like he was ready to throw in the towel.

Asics Tennis Update From Around The Globe

ASICS is well represented at the Delray Beach Open as two seeds were ousted tonight by ASICS players!

Tennis News From Here and There. And a Tidbit or Two.

Kevin Anderson withdrew from Brisbane due to an acute stomach virus, the sixth player to do so in the men’s and women’s draw. Sabine Lisicki was struck with a similar illness. . .

Brisbane Report: Vika Brings on Girl Power, Federer to Debut New Racket by Matt Cronin

Belarussian Victoria Azarenka has been Ms. Australia during the past two seasons, winning back-to-back titles at the country’s Grand Slam.

David Ferrer Defeats Matosevic

It may have been straight sets, but David Ferrer did not have it all his own way against Marinko Matosevic on Sunday at Roland Garros.

Bernard Tomic Named to Australia’s Davis Cup Squad

Bernard Tomic has ended his feud with Tennis Australia and backed down on his insistence that he wouldn’t return to his nation’s Davis Cup

Relations Between Pat Rafter and Bernard Tomic Thawing Slowly

“The reason we left him out was hopefully to teach him a lesson ,” said Rafter

Tennis Australia Cuts Coaches Funding

Tennis Australia has decided to change the way it pays its coaches who look after its pro players and will no longer pay all of their wages.

Brisbane International – Kei Nishikori Notches To 100th Win

Fifth seed Kei Nishikori earned a belated 23rd birthday present on Monday as he notched the 100th match win of his career Australian No. 1 Marinko Matosevic.

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EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

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.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER

According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!

Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife

Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

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.

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