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Djokovic will be once again the huge favorite, but the women’s draw is open than ever: all four of the top-ranked have withdrawn from tournaments they entered this week due to injury.
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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
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 Australia
1997 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 nadal_imgparty
Australian Open day 1: Bouchard defeats Krunic bouchard_day1_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016 day 1: Serena defeats Camila Giorgi serena_day1_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016 day 1: Djokovic defeats Chung djokovic_day1_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016 day 2: David Ferrer defeats Gojowczyk ferrer_day2_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016 day 3: Serena defeats Su-Wei Hsieh serena_day3_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016 day 3 recap ozopen2016_day3
Australian Open day 3: Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer federer_day3_ozopen16
Players react to Lleyton Hewitt's retirement hewitt_finalmatch
Australian Open 2016: Djokovic, Kyrgios, Tsonga and more at practice kyrgios_practice_ozopen2016
Australian Open 2016 day 5: Nishikori, Tsonga and Radwanska nishikori_day5_ozopen16
Australian Open day 6: Gael Monfils defeats Stephane Robert monfils_day6_ozopen16
Australian Open day 6: Milos Raonic defeats Viktor Troicki raonic_day6_ozopen16
Australian Open day 6: John Isner defeats Feliciano Lopez isner_day6_ozopen16
Carlos Moya: Milos goal is to be number one raonic_interview
It's over for Hewitt hewitt_doubles_ozopen16
Australian Open day 7: Berdych defeats Bautista Agut berdych_day7_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016 day 8: Monfils defeats Kuznetsov monfils_day8_ozopen16
Australian Open day 8: Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka azarenka_day8_ozopen2016
Australian Open 2016 day 10: Milos Raonic defeats Stan Wawrinka raonic_day8_ozopen2016
Emmanuel Planque talks about Raonic improved game raonic_planque_ozopen16
Australian Open 2016: Hingis and Mirza win the doubles title hingis_mirza
Serena and Angelique Kerber roads to the 2016 Australian Open final serena_finalpreview_ozopen2016
Australian Open 2016: Bruno Soares doubles double soares_vesnina_ozopen16
Angelique Kerber: Everyone told me to enjoy the match kerber_ozopen2016
Fashion and gear:
Australian Open 2016: Halep and Ivanovic adidas outfits halep_adidas
Australian Open 2016: Tsonga and Sock adidas outfits tsonga3_adidas
Australian Open 2016: Caro Wozniacki's Stella McCartney dress wozniacki_adidas
Australian Open 2016: Lleyton Hewitt's Athletic DNA outfit hewitt3
Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic Uniqlo outfit djokovic_ozopen16_header
Australian Open 2016: Kei Nishikori Uniqlo outfit nishikori_ozopen16_header
Australian Open 2016: Serena Williams Nike outfit serena_nikeoz2016
Australian Open 2016: Serena Williams NikeCourt Flare shoe
Australian Open 2016: Rafael Nadal Nike outfit rafa_nikeozopen2016
Australian Open 2016: Genie Bouchard Nike outfit bouchard_nikeozopen2016
Australian Open 2016: Nick Kyrgios Nike outfit kygios_nikeozopen2016
Australian Open 2016: Roger Federer Nike outfit federer_nikeozopen2016
Australian Open 2016: Maria Sharapova Nike outfit sharapova_nikeozopen16
Australian Open 2016: Andy Murray's outfit murray_ozopen16_header
Australian Open 2016: Lacoste players outfits lacoste_ozopen2016
Australian Open 2016: Milos Raonic New Balance outfit raonic_newbalance6
Australian Open 2016: Tomas Berdych adidas outfit berdych_adidasozopen2016
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)
Petra Kvitova (1%, 1 Votes)
Karolina Pliskova (1%, 1 Votes)
Venus Williams (0%, 0 Votes)
Timea Bacsinszky (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 107
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January 5, 2016 · 1 Comment
Former world number one and 2-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt will retire from tennis in a few weeks after playing his 20th Australian Open . He will hit the courts in Melbourne wearing this Aussie themed outfit he designed himself.
Shop Lleyton’s shirt
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August 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
2-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt signed with Athletic DNA last May, and Lleyton’s C’mon clothing line is now become part of Athletic DNA. Starting in 2015, the C’mon brand will make a much more prominent appearance on Hewitt’s gear.
Here’s the shirt Hewitt will be wearing at this year’s US Open:
Lleyton’s shirt is available online .