Tennis
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Kyrgios to make French Open return in doubles
Nick Kyrgios is to return to the French Open for the first time in eight years, teaming up with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson to play the doubles tournament. Kyrgios was …
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Silver sweep for Greek Aussie tennis ace in international competition
South Australian Andriana Petrakis has won two silver medals at the Virtus World Tennis Championships which took place in Kazakhstan. Eight athletes from Australia were selected to wear the green …
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Tsitsipas, Sakkari bow out at Madrid Open
It was a bad day at the office for the Greeks in Madrid, with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari both knocked out of contention. Tsitsipas lost his second match to …
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Maria Sakkari stuns No.6 Paolini to reach Madrid Open Round of 16
Maria Sakkari delivered a commanding performance at the Mutua Madrid Open, upsetting No.6 seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the Round of 16. The Greek star, who has …
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Maria Sakkari gets first win back with old coach
Maria Sakkari has won her first-round match at the Madrid Open, holding off a late charge from Wang Xinyu from 3-0 down in the second set to win 6-4, 7-6(7). …
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Tsitsipas through to quarter-finals in Barcelona
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas steered into the quarter-finals in Barcelona with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 win over American Sebastian Korda. The Greek came up against spirited opposition, with both players …
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Tsitsipas cruises past Opelka in Barcelona
Stefanos Tsitsipas is off to a strong start at the Barcelona Open, notching a convincing 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win over Reilly Opelka. Tsitsipas, a four-time finalist at the event, …
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Monte Carlo Masters champion Tsitsipas stunned by Musetti
Italian Lorenzo Musetti beat a “heartbroken” Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to knock out the holder and reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Musetti fought back …
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Tsitsipas advances to quarter-finals in Monte-Carlo with 50th Masters 1000 clay-court win
Stefanos Tsitsipas continues to dominate on the clay in Monte-Carlo, this time with a dominant win over Nuno Borges 6-1, 6-1. It was the Greek’s 50th clay-court ATP Masters 1000 …
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Sakkari plummets in ranking with Tsitsipas fighting to avoid similar drop
A horror month for Maria Sakkari has seen her drop over 50 places on the WTA ranking, with the tennis star now the world number 82, and it is a …