Pablo Carreno Busta fought back from a set down to defeat Australian Matt Ebden and become the second Spaniard to win the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic in hot and rainy conditions. Joining compatriot Fernando Verdasco, who won in 2015 and 2010, Carreno Busta held the trophy high for the fans who braved humid and […]
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Finals matches are set to go ahead as planned at Kooyong today with weather forecasts predicting the early morning rain to clear and hold off until late afternoon. Our ANZ Hot Shots kids tested the courts with a few early hits. Scheduled matches are for the men’s singles final to commence at 11.00am followed by […]
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After making his debut at the Kooyong Classic in very hot conditions Jason Kubler was still beaming with happiness contemplating his second Grand Slam appearance at next week’s Australian Open. The 24-year-old from Brisbane was defeated by Japanese speedster Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-4 but his mood was still bright after finishing his last competitive match […]
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Ebden vs Carreno Busta and Petkovic vs Bencic Eugenie Bouchard put on a strong display of tennis to defeat Australian teenager Destanee Aiava in her debut at the Kooyong Classic before the draws for the men’s and women’s singles finals were revealed. Tournament director Peter Johnston announced the finals to be played on […]
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Russian youngster Andrey Rublev fought back strongly in his debut at the Kooyong Classic to defeat Lucas Pouille in three sets playing in very hot and sunny conditions just days out from the Australian Open. In the strong Melbourne sun, the world No. 32 played some expansive shots from both sides of the court […]
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A strong performance by Eugenie Bouchard with a win against Australian teenager Destanee Aiava in her debut at the Kooyong Classic will giver her some confidence leading in to the Australian Open. The 23-year-old started fast against the youngster and did not let up closing out the match 6-2 6-0 while tinkering with the […]
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Richard Gasquet made it a pair of wins at the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic with victory against Australian Matt Ebden in hot conditions just days out from the Australian Open. Both players will be ready to watch the draw for the Grand Slam tonight after a competitive duel in the hot sun that was […]
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Novak Djokovic is confident that he can step out on court at the Australian Open next week following his first competitive match in 181 days at the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic on Wednesday. The 12-time Grand Slam winner convincingly defeated world No. 5 Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-4 in his first outing since retiring […]
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Marcos Baghdatis is still a beloved player on an Australian tennis court and he had the support of the crowd on his way to defeating US Open finalist Kevin Anderson at the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic. The Cypriot, who reached the final of the Australian Open twelve years ago against Roger Federer, prepared for […]
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Belinda Bencic carried her good form from her recent Hopman Cup win for Switzerland with teammate Roger Federer by winning her first match at the 2018 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic on Wednesday. The 20-year-old hit the ball cleanly for much of the match against Chinese youngster Wang Xinyu taking out the contest 7-6(5) 6-4 adding […]
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