Sofia Shapatava has snuck past Olivia Rogowska in the third and final round of qualifying in Paris. After taking the first set 6-3, Rogowska had one foot in the women’s main draw, before a fightbackfrom her Georgian opponent turned the match on its head. Shapatava stormed back to claim the second set in a tiebreaker, before clinching the decider 6-3.…
A repeat of her first round scoreline has seen Olivia Rogowska move through to the third and final round of qualifying in Paris. Rogowska served up a powerful performance against 198th ranked Olga Savchuk in the second round, defeating the Ukrainian 6-2 6-3. The 22-year-old is now just one win away from the women’s main draw…
Olivia Rogowska’s Roland Garros qualifying campaign has started with an impressive defeat of Ons Jabeur in straight sets. The 22-year-old Australian out-powered her Tunisian opponent, racing to a 6-2 6-3 win on Court 9. As the 16th seed in the qualifying draw, Rogowska requires another two victories to ensure passage to the women’s main draw which commences…
Matt Ebden’s clay court preparation for Roland Garros has ended in Nice after a straight sets loss to Spaniard Albert Montanes. The Spanish player, ranked 61 in the world, had too much class for Ebden on the clay court surface, downing the Australian 6-1, 6-3. Ebden’s focus will now shift to the second grand slam…
Ryan Bailie has made it three consecutive Top 20 finishes from three starts in the ITU World Triathlon series, fighting back from an ‘off’ day in Yokohama to finish in 16th place. The 23-year-old has maintained his Top 10 ranking, climbing one spot to No. 6 on the 2014 ITU World Triathlon rankings. On Saturday,…
Matt Ebden will complete his clay court preparation for next week’s second Grand Slam of the year, Roland Garros, by playing in the Nice Open this week. The Australian has drawn Spaniard Albert Montanes in the first round which is scheduled for a Monday start on Centre Court. The pair have only met once before,…
Kevin Moore has set a personal best, and broken his own 200m national record in Canberra earlier today.
A fine week of tennis for Olivia Rogowska has been ended at the quarter final stage by Aleksandra Krunic in Trnava, Slovakia. The Australian found the going tough in her match against the Serbian, unable to find the form which saw her claim her opening two matches in straight sets. It was a case of…
Australian Olivia Rogowska has continued her fine form in Slovakia, defeating Tadeja Majeric 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Empire Slovak Open. Coming off a straight sets victory in the first round, Rogowska made it four sets in a row with victory over the 121st ranked Majeric. The 22-year-old Australian will face Aleksandra…
Australian Matt Ebden has gone down in the first round of the Portugal Open against Somdev Devvarman, 6-2 6-3. The tournament, held in the Oeiras municipality near Lisbon is one of several lead-up events to next month’s French Open. It was better news in the doubles, with the 26 year-old teaming with Russian Dmitry Tursunov…