January 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
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A trip down memory lane:
Australian Open trivia The tragedy of Daphne Akhurst The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup 1960 Australian Open: Neale Feaser, a costly volley 1960: first Grand Slam title for Rod Laver 1960-63 Australian Open: Jan Lehane four time runner-up 1974 Australian Open: Jimmy Connors first Grand Slam title 1975: John Newcombe defeats Jimmy Connors 1981: First Australian Open title for Martina Navratilova 1983: Mats Wilander defeats Ivan Lendl 1984: Mats Wilander defeats Kevin Curren 1985: Edberg wins in Australia and Sweden changes look 1987-1988 Swedes spoil the party 1987: Stefan Edberg defeats Pat Cash January 11, 1988: first day of play at Flinders Park 1988: Mats Wilander defeats Pat Cash 1990: John McEnroe disqualified! 1990: Ivan Lendl’s last Grand Slam title 1991: Monica Seles first Australian Open title 1994: First Australian Open title for Pete Sampras 1995: Mary Pierce defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1995 QF: Pete Sampras emotional comeback win over Jim Courier Centre Court floods at the 1995 Australian Open 1995: Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras, wins first Australian Open title 1996 Australian Open: Mark Philippoussis defeats Pete Sampras in the 3rd round Impressions from the 1996 Australian Open : Monica Seles and Boris Becker last Grand Slam titles, Stefan Edberg last appearance in Australia1997 Australian Open: Pete Sampras defeats Carlos Moya 2001 Australian Open: Pat’s last chance 2001 Australian Open final: Andre Agassi defeats Arnaud Clément 2002: Capriati scripts a stunning sequel in Australia 2003 Australian Open: last Grand Slam title for Agassi 2009 Australian Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer
Recap and preview:
Australian Open 2017 draws and preview
Carlos Moya: "Coaching Nadal is the biggest challenge I will ever face"
Australian Open 2017 day by day recap
Australian Open 2017 R4: Federer defeats Nishikori
Australian Open 2017: Federer at practice
Australian Open 2017: Grigor Dimitrov at practice
Nadal and Federer roads to the Australian Open 2017 final
John McEnroe on Serena Williams
Around the grounds at the Australian Open
Fashion and gear:
Djokovic and Nishikori Australian Open 2017 outfits
adidas Novak pro Melbourne edition
Kerber, Zverev and Thiem Australian Open 2017 outfits
Muguruza and Wozniacki Australian Open 2017 outfits
Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer outfit
Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams dress
Nike and Jordan celebrate Serena's 23rd Slam title
Nike celebrates Federer's 18th Slam title
Polls:
Who will be the 2017 Australian Open champion?
Serena Williams (35%, 15 Votes)
Angelique Kerber (23%, 10 Votes)
Garbine Muguruza (12%, 5 Votes)
Karolina Pliskova (12%, 5 Votes)
Someone else (7%, 3 Votes)
Dominika Cibulkova (5%, 2 Votes)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (5%, 2 Votes)
Agnieszka Radwanska (2%, 1 Votes)
Simona Halep (0%, 0 Votes)
Johanna Konta (0%, 0 Votes)
Carla Suarez Navarro (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 43
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Who will be the 2017 Australian Open champion?
Someone else (26%, 29 Votes)
Novak Djokovic (25%, 28 Votes)
Rafael Nadal (24%, 27 Votes)
Andy Murray (16%, 18 Votes)
Stan Wawrinka (3%, 3 Votes)
Milos Raonic (3%, 3 Votes)
Kei Nishikori (2%, 2 Votes)
Dominic Thiem (2%, 2 Votes)
Tomas Berdych (1%, 1 Votes)
Gaël Monfils (0%, 0 Votes)
Marin Cilic (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 113
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January 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Happy Slam is already around the corner! On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic will be once again the huge favorite, but the women’s draw is open than ever: all four of the top-ranked have withdrawn from tournaments they entered this week due to injury.
Enjoy our Australian Open coverage on Tennis Buzz, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram .
A trip down memory lane:
Australian Open trivia The tragedy of Daphne Akhurst The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup 1960 Australian Open: Neale Feaser, a costly volley 1960: first Grand Slam title for Rod Laver 1960-63 Australian Open: Jan Lehane four time runner-up 1974 Australian Open: Jimmy Connors first Grand Slam title 1975: John Newcombe defeats Jimmy Connors 1981: First Australian Open title for Martina Navratilova 1983: Mats Wilander defeats Ivan Lendl 1984: Mats Wilander defeats Kevin Curren 1985: Edberg wins in Australia and Sweden changes look 1987-1988 Swedes spoil the party 1987: Stefan Edberg defeats Pat Cash January 11, 1988: first day of play at Flinders Park 1988: Mats Wilander defeats Pat Cash 1990: John McEnroe disqualified! 1990: Ivan Lendl’s last Grand Slam title 1991: Monica Seles first Australian Open title 1994: First Australian Open title for Pete Sampras 1995: Mary Pierce defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1995 QF: Pete Sampras emotional comeback win over Jim Courier 1995: Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras, wins first Australian Open title 1996 Australian Open: Mark Philippoussis defeats Pete Sampras in the 3rd round Impressions from the 1996 Australian Open : Monica Seles and Boris Becker last Grand Slam titles, Stefan Edberg last appearance in Australia1997 Australian Open: Pete Sampras defeats Carlos Moya 2001 Australian Open: Pat’s last chance 2001 Australian Open final: Andre Agassi defeats Arnaud Clément 2002: Capriati scripts a stunning sequel in Australia 2003 Australian Open: last Grand Slam title for Agassi 2009 Australian Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer
Recap:
Sharapova, Nadal and Nishikori attend IMG party
Australian Open day 1: Bouchard defeats Krunic
Australian Open 2016 day 1: Serena defeats Camila Giorgi
Australian Open 2016 day 1: Djokovic defeats Chung
Australian Open 2016 day 2: David Ferrer defeats Gojowczyk
Australian Open 2016 day 3: Serena defeats Su-Wei Hsieh
Australian Open 2016 day 3 recap
Australian Open day 3: Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer
Players react to Lleyton Hewitt's retirement
Australian Open 2016: Djokovic, Kyrgios, Tsonga and more at practice
Australian Open 2016 day 5: Nishikori, Tsonga and Radwanska
Australian Open day 6: Gael Monfils defeats Stephane Robert
Australian Open day 6: Milos Raonic defeats Viktor Troicki
Australian Open day 6: John Isner defeats Feliciano Lopez
Carlos Moya: Milos goal is to be number one
It's over for Hewitt
Australian Open day 7: Berdych defeats Bautista Agut
Australian Open 2016 day 8: Monfils defeats Kuznetsov
Australian Open day 8: Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka
Australian Open 2016 day 10: Milos Raonic defeats Stan Wawrinka
Emmanuel Planque talks about Raonic improved game
Australian Open 2016: Hingis and Mirza win the doubles title
Serena and Angelique Kerber roads to the 2016 Australian Open final
Australian Open 2016: Bruno Soares doubles double
Angelique Kerber: Everyone told me to enjoy the match
Fashion and gear:
Australian Open 2016: Halep and Ivanovic adidas outfits
Australian Open 2016: Tsonga and Sock adidas outfits
Australian Open 2016: Caro Wozniacki's Stella McCartney dress
Australian Open 2016: Lleyton Hewitt's Athletic DNA outfit
Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic Uniqlo outfit
Australian Open 2016: Kei Nishikori Uniqlo outfit
Australian Open 2016: Serena Williams Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Serena Williams NikeCourt Flare shoe
Australian Open 2016: Rafael Nadal Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Genie Bouchard Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Nick Kyrgios Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Roger Federer Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Maria Sharapova Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Andy Murray's outfit
Australian Open 2016: Lacoste players outfits
Australian Open 2016: Milos Raonic New Balance outfit
Australian Open 2016: Tomas Berdych adidas outfit
Polls:
Who will be the 2016 Australian Open champion?
Novak Djokovic (45%, 66 Votes)
Roger Federer (22%, 32 Votes)
Andy Murray (9%, 13 Votes)
Rafael Nadal (9%, 13 Votes)
Stan Wawrinka (7%, 10 Votes)
Other (3%, 5 Votes)
Kei Nishikori (3%, 4 Votes)
Tomas Berdych (2%, 3 Votes)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1%, 1 Votes)
David Ferrer (0%, 0 Votes)
Richard Gasquet (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 147
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Who will be the 2016 Australian Open champion?
Serena Williams (38%, 41 Votes)
Maria Sharapova (22%, 24 Votes)
Other (14%, 15 Votes)
Garbine Muguruza (9%, 10 Votes)
Agnieszka Radwanska (7%, 8 Votes)
Angelique Kerber (5%, 5 Votes)
Simona Halep (2%, 2 Votes)
Karolina Pliskova (1%, 1 Votes)
Petra Kvitova (1%, 1 Votes)
Venus Williams (0%, 0 Votes)
Timea Bacsinszky (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 107
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January 8, 2012 · 2 Comments
The junior rivalry of Jan Lehane and Margaret Court was always one-sided. Lehane used to demolish Court, as she did all other juniors. She was one of the first women to use a double handed backhand, and it was withering.
That will never happen again! muttered Margaret as she walked from the court. And it didn’t.
By the time they met again – at Brisbane in the final of the Australian women’s singles – the 17 year old Court had eliminated Wimbledon champion Maria Bueno. She now beat Lehane 7-5 6-2 and also beat her in the 1961, 1962, 1963 finals without once conceding a set. In 1964 Smith varied her routine by defeating Lehane in semifinal, she beat Lesley Turner in the final instead.
“It wasn’t easy for me” said Jan of her five consecutive losses to Margaret Court. “No one remembers anyone that comes second. The consolation was she was the greatest of all time.”
Source: 2010 official program
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