TweetFantasy Australian Open 2019: In the next two weeks Melbourne will be dominated by the first Grand Slam of the year: the Australian Open. Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki will do everything to defend their title successfully. But that will not be easy. Contrary to twelve months ago, Novak Djokovic is back at the top […]
TweetRoger Federer (2) defeated Marin Cilic (6) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Roger Federer’s five set win over Marin Cilic in the 2018 Australian Open men’s singles final on the Rod Laver Arena played under the admiring eyes of the legend himself was the Swiss’ record tying 6th AO title, his record 20th slam, […]
TweetSecond seed and defending champion Roger Federer will take on sixth seed and first time Melbourne finalist Marin Cilic to win the 2018 Men’s Australian Open trophy. The Tennis Review previews the action and predicts the winner. Paths to the final Federer came into the Australian Open as the favorite and he has lived up to […]
TweetTennis fans know only too well that our sport has no off season – the break between the last tour match of one season and the first official match of the next season is all of 42 days- but, while, it does seem harsh on players, one is hard pressed to fault ardent fans who […]
TweetAfter having spent four and a half years looking for slam number 18 and finally finding it in Melbourne last season, Roger Federer is, after just a year, looking on course for a date with number 20. We have seen more of Federer than we have seen of a lot of the potential big name […]
TweetRoger Federer’s run to the Australian Open 2017 trophy was such a fairy tale finish to the 17th seed’s quest for slam No.18 Hans Christian Anderson would have torn up the manuscript and said “Get real”. Once you told Anderson, however, that Roger Federer composed the tale, he would have put the papers back together […]
TweetThe biggest surprise of the Australian Open, a tournament beset with shocks, is the names of the two finalists, and very well-known names at that-Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. The Tennis Review previews a final in which history is at stake but which history will not dictate. A slam that was expected to deliver another […]
TweetNovak Djokovic’s five set defeat to wild card Denis Istomin and Andy Murray’s four set upset at the fine hands of Mischa Zverev will go down as two of the biggest upsets in tennis for a decade, the first time since Roland Garros 2004 the top two seeds had both been upset before the last […]
TweetBehind the big three favorites, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka playing for the Australian Open trophy, five dangerous threats will be gunning for them- Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Marin Cilic, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic. The Tennis Review looks at why they are threats, what stands in their way and how the draw […]
TweetThe Australian Open 2017 gets underway next week and the trophy is most likely to be raised by one of three big favorites – Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Stan Wawrinka. The Tennis Review looks at the chances of the two-time defending champion, the 2014 winner, and the event’s five time runner up. Novak Djokovic, Champion […]
