Iva Jovic delivered a 4th Rd. masterclass at the Australian Open today, destroying Yulia Putintseva 6-0 6-1. Almost any stat you wish to list, was well in favour of the 18-year-old American, who is into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time. This is only her sixthContinue Reading
Zeynep Sonmez has done it again. Just months after etching her name into Turkish tennis history at Wimbledon, the 23-year-old qualifier powered into the third round of the Australian Open, with a confident 6-2, 6-4 win over Hungary’s Anna Bondar. It marks the first time a Turkish player has reachedContinue Reading
The Australian Open is clearly where the eyes of the tennis world are this week, but there were plenty of ITF events taking place around the world. For the previous week’s results, click here. On the women’s tour, Lisa Pigato took out her biggest title, the W75 in Nonthaburi. ThisContinue Reading
Iga Swiatek fought through her first match of the Australian Open tested, but relatively unscathed, in a 7-6 6-3 win over China’s Yuan Yue on Rod Laver Arena last night. Swiatek has now won 25 straight first round matches in majors, going back six years. In fact, she’s played 28Continue Reading
The organisers of the Australian Open – or any Major tournament really – always have a tough job creating the schedule in the early rounds. But perhaps the biggest blunder of the week so far – in what has been a highly successful start to the event – was theContinue Reading
Aryna Sabalenka found another gear when she needed to, in order to move through to the second round of the 2026 Australian Open, on day 1 of the tournament.With a record number of fans attending the day session, Sabalenka kicked off the night sessions with a 6-4 6-1 win overContinue Reading
The 2026 Australian Open draws are out, and we’re taking a look at the women’s draw. Without going into a deep analysis, we’ll run our eye over it, and see what jumps out at us. Here is your quick preview of the women’s draw. Check out our men’s preview here.Continue Reading
The first week of the 2026 tennis season is in the books, and the Australian Open qualifying is ramping up. What are the takeaways from the opening week, and is there anything we might be able to take to the bank for the remainder of the year? The New SeasonContinue Reading
Week 2 of the ITF’s had a few more events on the calendar. The biggest event was in Nonthaburi, a W75, where Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand, won her 4th ITF title. Last year she reached number 100 in the world, but has since dropped back down to 247. ITF Women’sContinue Reading
What happens when a rising star finally overcomes a seasoned opponent who’s had her number in the past? For 20-year-old Filipina Alex Eala, it meant a breakthrough straight-sets triumph over Magda Linette, that propelled her into the semi-finals of the ASB Classic in Auckland, continuing her strong start to herContinue Reading
