The great rivalry: Djokovic and Nadal face off …again
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN, January 26 — There have been so many matches between Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal. They have played each other 52 times, over the past 13 years. Without a doubt, there have been some great ones, some fascinating ones, and on occasion, odd ones. Over the past 30 years, there have been […]
Naomi Osaka: ‘I was stuck there,’ but not now
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, January 25 – Petra Kvitova is playing wonderfully, but in a sense, so is Naomi Osaka. The Japanese had to boost her game in the third sets, three times, and she kept chugging. She will smoke the crosscourt shots, with her forehands and her backhands. She likes to flatten it out, […]
Nadal is Flying High … Again, Plus: Maria Sharapova vs. Ash Barty
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Sunday, Jan. 20: Before Rafa Nadal returned, last week, he was unsure how he would feel. After the US Open, four months ago, he stopped because his body broke down and he couldn’t play until he healed. He knew that, and he has said that his legs are breaking down constantly. […]
Halep advances, more comfortable now
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN – No. 1 Simon Halep, who won the 2018 French Open, began to get hurt during October, and she had to pull out for the rest of the year. That was then, this is now. In the first round at the Australian Open, she beat Kaia Kanepi 6-7, 6-4, 6-2. Even […]
Sharapova wins easily, but for how long?
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Day 1: Maria Sharapova won today, very quickly, crushing Harriet Dart 6-0, 6-0. That was a blow out, and the Russian/American played as well as she has over the past year, because she was injured, a lot. While she isn’t 100 percent, at least she can still crack the ball from […]
Djokovic whips Nadal to win the 2019 AO
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Jan 27 – On Sunday morning, many people were saying that it was going to be super close, once again, and that Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal would go toe-to-toe for many hours. But that didn’t help him at all. The Serbian Djokovic played wonderfully, while Nadal kept missing a lot, […]
Bang, boom: Naomi Osaka & Petra Kvitova reach final
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, JANUARY 24 – Whether or not Naomi Osaka wins the title on Saturday, it is clear that she hits the ball both sides and absolutely nails it. There are times when she is a little bit nervous, and she can over-hit it, but in the same time, she keeps going for […]
Rafa is rarely missing again, to face Tsitsipas
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Jan. 23 – Rafa Nadal has not lost a set over the past 10 days. The Spaniard hasn’t played for almost five months, he was injured, and when he came back at the Aussie Open, he was unsure how he would play. but, one way or another, he had to come […]
Raonic, Serena, Pliskova rising
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, January 21 — Canadian Milos Raonic has been so steady and lethal over the past nine days. He is powerful, he won’t go too early to try and kiss the lines, and he thinks a lot. He was been injured so many time over the past two years, but today, he […]
De Minaur versus Nadal: youngster takes on the superstar
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, January 18: The young Aussie Alex de Minaur is rising very fast. He has a long way to go, but he is very quick, on the top of the ball, and then he explodes. He has won seven matches in a row. He lives in Spain, half of the year, when […]
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