JO KONTA put her blueberry mishap behind her to cruise into the second round. Konta revealed on Twitter that she had left behind two boxes of the superfood on a shopping trip in Melbourne, and that proved to be more of a problem for her than American opponent Madison Brengle as she won 6-3 6-1 […]
WITH Andy Murray out of the Australian Open all eyes will be on Johanna Konta to lead the British charge. While Murray is nursing a hip injury, the British women’s No1 will carry all our hopes in Melbourne. I predict that 2018 will be an exciting year for Konta, she has proven that she can […]
RAFAEL NADAL shook off injury fears with a crushing first-round win at the Australian Open. World No1 Nadal thrashed Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1 6-1 6-1 in his first competitive action since withdrawing after one match at the ATP World Tour Finals in November with a recurrence of his knee problems. The Spaniard, 31, missed his […]
IT’S all to play for… Maria Sharapova makes her long-awaited return to grand slam tennis at the Australian Open on January 16. The Russian beauty has been off our radar, but returns to the game after serving a doping ban and is ready to add to her 2007 title win. But since she’s been away, […]
VENUS WILLIAMS was the biggest name to fall as the Australian Open served up some early shocks. No 5 seed Williams lost 6-3 7-5 to in-form Belinda Bencic and was one of THREE semi-finalist from the women’s singles of the last Grand Slam, in New York, to go out in the opening session. Bencic’s victory […]