Day 1 & 2 down at Melbourne Park

Cam Norrie leaves Melbourne looking for his first win in 2022 following crashing exit to Seb Korda This was one of my matches to keep an eye on coming into the first round down at Melbourne Park and the American Seb Korda who was making his Australian Open debut and beginning his 2022 season at...

Brits in Melbourne

Harriet Dart vs Iga Świątek Another Brit who came through qualifying, Harriet Dart is back in the main draw of the Australian Open for a third time having come through qualifying on all three occasions. Dart has not had the luck of the draw in her time in Melbourne: 2019 - 0-6 0-6 vs Maria...

Match Point from Adelaide & Melbourne

Thanasi Kokkinakis deep run in Adelaide There isn't many better sights in tennis than watching Thanasi Kokkinakis play but play in front of a home crowd. He has a wonderful connection with the Australian fans and the Aussie who picked up a wildcard for Adelaide this week. His run ended in the semi-finals but should...

First tournament in four months? You would not have known. Ash Barty begins 2022 winning her 14th singles title in Adelaide

Even for the World number one Ash Barty there were some question marks coming into her first tournament of the year having not been seen on the tour since the US Open in September. Ash opted to end her season early and begin that time to isolate before travelling back home to be with her...

Emma Raducanu & Andy Murray to play in Sydney before returning to Melbourne for the Australian Open

Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray have both spent time in Melbourne but before they kick off their respective Australian Open campaigns they will both play in Sydney. Emma Raducanu vs Iga Swiatek Emma will be debuting in Melbourne in due course but first a busy draw in Sydney sees the British number one up against...

Australian Open? Australia Closed?

In the rules that were put out to Novak Djokovic and more recently Renata Voracova they have done nothing wrong. Both players were awarded a medical exemption by independent medical panels in Australia to come into play at the Australian Open and lead-up events. This is monumental fiasco fuelled by politics and brings a lot...

A decade after her first Australian Open title could Victoria Azarenka be on course for a third title at Melbourne Park?

2022 celebrates a decade since Victoria Azarenka won her first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park. The Belarusian saw off Maria Sharapova in straight sets dropping three games as she won her first of two back to back Australian Open titles. In 2013 she did it from a set down against Li Na and is...

Questions will be answered, expectations placed, welcome returns and some surprises along the way, what will Australia deliver as the 2022 season kicks off?

Not everything may always be as it once was, this can be said in sport and life but one thing stays the same is the tennis season kicking off down under. We never know what will unfold but what we do know is there will be plenty of questions, answers, expectations and some surprises along...

A similar question, a new year but with a different perspective? Could 2022 be the year of significant progression for Elina Svitolina?

Every season the question is progression from the following year, over the last few years I do feel like Elina Svitolina has become a little stuck. 2022 will see the 27 year old look in a new direction following her recent split from coach Andrew Bettles. The new coach of Elina has been announced as...

14 players to keep an eye on in 2022…

Carlos Alcaraz Last season was fantastic, this season will be fascinating and hopefully even more fantastic. Carlos will be a seed at the Australian Open and he will have points to defend this year but I think these first 3-6 months of the season could be pretty special. He plays with a pace, acceleration and...