Tennis
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Building Tsitsipas beats Hijikata at Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas is relishing working alongside former local hope Mark Philippoussis as he attempts to turn a red-hot run into the Australian Open third round into a maiden grand slam …
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Sakkari advances at AO following tough battle with Shnaider
Sakkari had a challenging time advancing, needing more than two and a half hours to see off Russian teenage qualifier Diana Shnaider 3-6 7-5 6-3. Shnaider is a member of …
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‘I’ll be back’ vows shattered Kyrgios
A shattered Nick Kyrgios has vowed to quickly bounce back from his Australian Open heartbreak, starting with surgery on the knee that dashed his hopes of a maiden grand slam. …
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Tsitsipas posts first round straight-sets Open victory
Stefanos Tsitsipas has started his Australian Open in style, downing Frenchmen Quentin Halys in straight sets. The Greek third seed posted a convincing 6-3 6-4 7-6 (8-6) victory over the …
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Kyrgios out of Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios has been forced to withdraw from the Australian Open due to a knee injury. Kyrgios’s long-time physio Will Maher says the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up has a cyst growing …
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Sakkari powers through to second round of AO following win over Yuan
Greek sixth seed Maria Sakkari outclassed China’s Yue Yuan 6-1 6-4 on Monday, to book a meeting on Wednesday with Russian qualifier Diana Shnaider. A little bit of early trouble …
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Kokkinakis in good shape for Open tilt
Thanasi Kokkinakis feels he’s playing better tennis heading into the Australian Open than he was last year when he was coming off his first ATP title. The 26-year-old was unable …
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Kyrgios has ability to win Open: Rosewall
Seventy years after becoming the youngest player to win the Australian Open, tennis legend Ken Rosewall believes Nick Kyrgios can also be a home slam champion this year. An 18-year-old …
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Tsitsipas and Sakkari partner with Hella Good to raise money for charity
Hella Good, sister venue of the CBD’s iconic Stalactites has partnered with tennis stars Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari to bring hungry fans at this year’s Australian Open an extra …
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Kokkinakis laughs off ‘Special Ks’ repeat with focus on singles
They’ll be giving it their best, there’ll be no tanking and they’ll have a laugh – but just don’t expect Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios to deliver a reprise of …