Ebden ousted in Oeiras

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…

Olivia advances in Alabama

Fourth seed Olivia Rogowska survived a second set wobble against American qualifier Danielle Lao before storming home to claim a sweet victory in Alabama. The Australian won a tight first set 7-5 before dropping the second set 6-3 with double faults costing the 22-year-old dearly. She regained her composure in the deciding set to record a 6-2 triumph…