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Djokovic will be once again the huge favorite, but the women’s draw is open than ever: all four of the top-ranked have withdrawn from tournaments they entered this week due to injury.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 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)
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 .
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