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Fears that Wimbledon champion Andy Murray might wither in the intense Melbourne heat after insufficient match practice in between his September 29 back surgery and the Australian Open proved ill-founded as the Scot required just 87 minutes to dispense of first round opponent Go Soeda.
Its hot out! Or at least thats what everyone is saying, tweeting, insta-gramming, and posting screen grabs of the weeks forecast of. I don't know, except for my walk into work this morning I spent all day in the ESPN production truck working on the telecast of the days matches, but from what I could see, it was a steamy one!
The biggest debate of the Australian Open so far centers on the speed of the courts laid at Melbourne Park. World no.1 Rafael Nadal insists they are much faster and believes the change is not a good thing while defending champion Novak Djokovic maintains the change is minimal.
Today wasn't the first time and it probably won’t be the last when the excruciating Melbourne heat became a major issue at the Australian Open. Tennis Australia and tournament supremo Craig Tiley put the entire tournament’s medical staff on high alert
Australian Open 2014. Melbourne . It's hot and getting HOTTER ! If you are in Melbourne you know its a real scorcher. We called it over the week end. Didn't even need to check the farmers almanac we checked out the weather on the iPhones.
Rafael Nadal is absolutely not a fan of the faster courts laid down for this edition of the Australian Open, with the Spaniard complaining that they will cut the spectacle from matches. What he means is more along the lines of what the speed might do his own heavy game...
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Playing in their first Australian Open main draw, Eugenie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil both won their first matches in Melbourne. / À leur première participation au tableau principal des Internationaux d’Australie, Eugenie Bouchard et Vasek Pospisil ont réussi leur entrée à Melbourne.
Exactly a year ago the British were getting very excited about how rejuvenated their female tennis scene was under youngsters Laura Robson and Heather Watson.
Petra Kvitova is a proven Grand Slam player, a former Wimbledon champion no less. But the Australian Open’s sixth seed looked anything but that quality as she suffered a humiliating first round exit to Thailand’s world no.88 Luksika Kumkhum.
Rafael Nadal is absolutely not a fan of the faster courts laid down for this edition of the Australian Open, with the Spaniard complaining that they will cut the spectacle from matches.
Andy Murray may currently be in Melbourne and wondering just how long he will survive in the upcoming Australian Open but part of his mind will forever be on London in June and July and the Scot has confirmed he will again contest the AEGON Championships at Queen’s Club as his main build up to the defence of his Wimbledon title.
During the first Grand Slam of the year, Fila’s sponsored athletes will debut the Center Court Collection in Melbourne. The overall look for the collection has a nod to Fila’s past in color and design. The color palette was inspired by a polo shirt from the 1980s in Fila’s vast apparel archives in Italy...
Ever since Ivan Lendl wandered back into the major tennis arena two years ago after more than a decade out of the spotlight he has cast a solitary image. Now with contemporaries like Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang adopting the new roles of ‘celebrity coaches,’ there would apparently be a sense of familiarity...
Tennis Channel is expanding Hall of Famer Jim Courier's roster of tournament assignments to include the Australian Open, starting with the 2014 edition in Melbourne. Courier will have a nightly presence during the network's two-week coverage, which begins Monday, January 13...
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