The big day of the Australian open is here. We started with 128 men and we are down to the last 2. Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic are without doubt the two best players of the last 2 weeks. Novak Djokovic is the clear favourite to lift his 8th Australian trophy but none can write … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 14
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Quick Recap : Day 11
As the action reaches Day 11 at the Australian open, we are left with the crème de la crème of tennis fighting out for the trophy. The Australian Open is on the top of the wish list for Ash Barty. She wants to win the grand slam for her home fans and make Australia proud. … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 11
Quick Recap : Day 10
After an exhilarating Day 9 at the Australian Open, it's time to find out what that semifinal line up looks like. Simona Halep never lost to Anett Kontaveit on the tour and she was not going to lose this time. She absolutely dominated the match right from the word go and made it to the … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 10
Quick Recap : Day 9
Day 9 is the Quarter finals day at the Australian Open and the excitement at Melbourne Park is palpable with an exciting line up of matches. Local favourite and World number one Ash Barty has her hands full against Petra Kvitova in the first set. The Aussie was able to come through unscathed with some … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 9
Quick Recap : Day 7
We are reaching the business end of the Australian open and the intensity of tennis is raising by the day. The draw on the women's seed is wide open with many pre tournament favourite biting the dust before the 4th round. The Australian fans still have so much to look forward to with World number … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 7
Quick Recap : Day 6
The tennis just keeps getting better at this year's Australian Open. On Day 6, Garbine Muguruza registered a huge win against Elina Svitolina in a completely one sided match that finished in just over an hour on Rod Laver arena. Second seed Pilskova was also eliminated, albeit in a much tougher match, where the Czech … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 6
Quick Recap : Day 5
Uffff..wow..Our team at The Lucky net cord are still trying to catch our breath after that day of tennis. For a tennis fan Western Hemisphere, the Australian open means a fortnight of sleeplessness and immense adrenaline rush during those epic 5 set matches. Day 5 had plenty of those moments and more: For a change, … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 5
Quick Recap : Day 4
The tennis action down under is heating up nicely and the tennis fans were entertained with some scintillating performances. First up, on the men's side, Stan Wawrinka came through a tough 5 setter against the gritty Italian, Andreas Seppi. Dominic Thiem spent the better part of 3 and half hours on court and finally beat … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 4
Quick Recap : Day 3
The action is starting to heat up at the Australian Open and Day 3 saw bore witness to some epic battles. On the men's side, it was a bad day for seeded players with 5 seeded players getting knocked out. Benoit Paire, who is in good form coming into the tournament, lost a tough 5th … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 3
Quick Recap : Day 2
It was a busy second day at the Australian open with some of the matches from opening day postponed to day 2 due to rain. The world number one Rafael Nadal was in action on the men's side and he only dropped 5 games en route to the second round. Local favourite Nick Kyrgios also … Continue reading Quick Recap : Day 2