Olivia Rogowska has beaten Miharu Imanishi in straight sets to advances to the third round of the Launceston International. Rogowska, currently ranked 137 in the official world rankings, proved too strong for the Japanese player, defeating her 6-2 6-2. Imanishi struggled to find any rhythm or consistency against the Australian’s powerful ground stroke game. Rogowksa…
Australia’s Olivia Rogowska has negotiated her way into the second round of the Launceston International amidst a host of upsets. The top two seeds, Magda Linette and Irena Falconi were both booted from the tournament in the first round. Seeded third, Rogowska is now the highest remaining seed in the draw after ending qualifier Naiktha…
Rhys Mainstone has finished third in Perth’s Swim The Swan race. Mainstone swam across the finishing line in 1:54:23.66, just behind fellow Australian and winner Jarrod Poort (1:54:16.18) and runner-up Simon Huitenga (1:54:21.10). South Africa’s Troyden Prinsloo who finished 12th in the London Olympics men’s 10km race, was fourth. “I knew it was going to…
Fifth seed Olivia Rogowska has had her impressive run at the McDonalds Burnie International cut short by Misa Eguchi. The Australian’s title defence ended in a 6-4 6-3 loss to the 291 ranked Japanese player, who has also defeated Australian Jarmila Gajdosova and fifth seed Tereza Mrdeza in the tournament. Rogowska will play in the…
After her first round win over Sara Tomic, Olivia Rogowska has continued her winning ways at the Burnie International with a win over Bulgarian qualifier Aleksandrina Naydenova 6-3 6-4.
Rogowska, the defending champion, never looked troubled by the 383 world ranked Naydenova, setting up a third round meeting with Misa Eguchi tomorrow.
Australian Olivia Rogowska has defeated Sara Tomic 7-5 6-2 in the first round of the McDonalds Burnie International in Tasmania. The match was the first ever meeting between the two, with Rogowska taking the honours to get her Burnie title defence off to a winning start. Rogowska will play Bulgarian qualifier Aleksandrina Naydenova in the…
Perth resident Rhys Mainstone will look to use his hometown knowledge to gain an upper hand on a competitive field taking part in the Swim The Swan next weekend. Mainstone is the defending champion of the 10km event which forms part of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. The 23-year-old admits this year’s field will…
Following their second round victory on Monday, Matt Ebden and Jarmila Gajdosova have progressed to their second consecutive Australian Open mixed doubles semi final. The Australian pairing, who won the title last year, proved too strong for their quarter final opponents, knocking out the second seeded pairing of Katarina Srebotnik and Rohan Bopanna 7-5, 6-3. They will…
Reigning Australian Open mixed doubles champions, Matt Ebden and Jarmila Gajdosova continued their winning streak at Melbourne Park last night. The all-Australian pair defeated seventh seeds Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Marcin Matkowski of Poland in a third set match tiebreak 4-6 6-3 [10-6] on Rod Laver Arena. Next up for the Australian duo…
Defending women’s champion Olivia Rogowska admits it will be a tough ask to successfully defend her McDonald’s Burnie International title but is looking forward to the opportunity. Rogowska won back-to-back titles last year, defeating Australian Open doubles partner Monique Adamczak in a marathon three-set final. With the tournament drawing a high quality field, Rogowska is expected…