KYLE EDMUND claimed what Andy Murray called the “biggest win” of his career to move into the fourth round. The brilliant Brit defied temperatures of nearly 40C and an opponent who would not go away to produce a sensational 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-0 7-5 win after three hours 34 minutes of gripping drama. Edmund’s […]
ARYNA SABALENKA was mocked by the Australian Open crowd as her ridiculous grunting marred an absorbing win for home favourite Ashleigh Barty. Belarusian bellower Sabalenka even seemed to outshout legends of the big scream like Maria Sharapova as her antics infuriated Melbourne spectators. Fomer US player turned commentator Pam Shriver tweeted: “Sabalenka has 347 different […]
NOVAK DJOKOVIC outlasted French-fried Gael Monfils in brutal conditions. As the air temperature nudged 40degreees C and the surface of the Rod Laver Arena reached an incredible 69degrees C, Monfils warned umpire he was in danger of collapsing and even nicked a ballboy’s water in a desperate bid to keep cool. Monfils took the first […]
MARIA SHARAPOVA buried her US Open ghosts and surged into the Australian Open third round. Sharapova claimed a 6-1 7-6 victory over No 14 seed Anastasija Sevastova, the Latvian who had cut short her Grand Slam comeback at last year’s US Open. Sharapova was delighted to have overcome her tricky opponent so convincingly, having also […]
JO KONTA’S Australian Open went totally Pera-shaped as she crashed out in the second round. The British No 1 lost 6-4 7-5 to world No 123 Bernarda Pera, who gained entry to the main draw only as a lucky loser. Powerful left-hander Pera played out of her skin but this was a very disappointing defeat […]