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Category Archives: Australian Open

Quotable Quotes: Martina Hingis Discusses WTA Depth

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 26, 2012

Though often a critic of many of the WTA players on tour, when asked about the supposed lack of depth on the WTA during yesterday’s press conference, Martina Hingis’ reaction to the suggestion that there is no depth on the WTA in 2012 was very telling. Are you serious? Are you kidding? I mean, now [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, WTA

Roger Federer and Rod Laver Share Their War Stories On ESPN

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 26, 2012

It is probably not often that Roger Federer gets starstruck and nervous from merely being in the presence of a person, but judging by the amount of nervous smiling on show from the GOAT, sitting down in the ESPN studio to chat with Rod Laver was one of those rare moments.

ATP Off Court, Australian Open, Roger Federer

Tomas Berdych Feels The Wrath Of A Drunk Australian Crowd

8 Comments Posted by on January 22, 2012

Late in their titanic four-set battle, Tomas Berdych and Nicolas Almagro found themselves in an entertaining exchange which finished with Almagro drilling a ball so hard at his opponent that the seventh-seed ended up in a heap on the ground. The incident was not quickly forgotten by Berdych, and after clinching the match he made [...]

Australian Open, Dramz, Nicolas Almagro, Tomas Berdych, Video Vault

Bernard Tomic Shoots Down Verdasco’s Chances Ahead Of Clash

2 Comments Posted by on January 15, 2012

It’s easy to hate on Bernard Tomic; He’s young, he’s talented, he carries with him an air of quiet (and sometimes very loud) arrogance, he stupidly drives a car so ridiculously flashy and OTT that the law only permits him to use it to and from practice, and as of today we can see that [...]

Australian Open, Bernard Tomic, Fernando Verdasco

Shock Of The Century; Serena “Loves” Tennis Again…

2 Comments Posted by on January 15, 2012

Barely over a week after she already infamously announced her dislike for tennis, Serena Williams took the most unsurprising U-Turn in the history of the world, yesterday proclaiming her “love” for the sport once again; “I just love the sport so much; I love trophies and I love hanging them up, and I love the [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, Serena Williams

Quotable Quotes: Nadal Calls For Less Hardcourt Tournaments

2 Comments Posted by on January 14, 2012

Right off the back of the calendar, rankings and Davis Cup drama that we spent so much time on in the fall of 2011, Rafael Nadal has opened up yet a new can of worms by suggesting that the amount of hardcourt events should be cut due to the effects the courts have on tennis [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, Rafael Nadal

Video Vault: No Pressure?

5 Comments Posted by on January 13, 2012

Ahead of the start of the first slam of the year, the Australian Open has been churning out a series of promo adverts. One such promo advert is solely on their young prospect Bernard Tomic, using footage from him as a young child. To say the advert is interesting is quite the understatement: Incredible. From [...]

Australian Open, Bernard Tomic, Only god is the jurge(((, Video Vault

From The Vault: THAT 2003 Australian Open Quarterfinal

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 11, 2012

Long before the words “Isner” and “Mahut” were ever uttered in the same sentence, the tennis world looked to a different match as the marathon match of the generation; the 2003 Australian Open quarterfinal between Andy Roddick and Younes El Aynaoui. Roddick came into the 2003 Australian Open with plenty to prove. Despite already sitting [...]

Andy Roddick, Australian Open, Video Vault

Venus Still On Track For Melbourne

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 8, 2012

Despite having not made any confirmation of her participation at this year’s Australian Open, it appears that Venus Williams has been putting in the hard yards back in Florida. And according to French Coach Didier Lanne, who had a one-off practice session with the legend yesterday, it’s going pretty well. Ballou had a great workout [...]

Australian Open, Venus Williams

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