Tennis Australia officials have awarded promising female talent Olivia Rogowska the final wildcard into the Brisbane International. The 22-year-old is currently ranked no. 174 in the WTA world rankings. “Brisbane is my favourite tournament of the year so I’m very excited,” she said. Rogowska will face a strong field headlined by world No. 1 and defending…
Following the withdrawal of Austrian Jurgen Melzer due to injury, Matt Ebden has moved in to the main draw of the Brisbane International.
Ebden will compete in Brisbane for the fifth straight year and is in fine form after winning several ATP Challenger events in the back half of 2013.
Sam Maxwell Sports Management athlete Rhys Mainstone has taken out the New South Wales Open Water Championships over the weekend. Mainstone was competing at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, winning in a time of 1:55:28, one second ahead of Queensland’s Jarrod Poort (1:55:29) and Kiwi training partner Kane Radford (1:55:43). The Championships doubled…
A successful finish to the 2013 season has Matt Ebden excited about his chances in the upcoming Australian summer circuit. Ebden won consecutive titles in Japan last month, defeating Go Soeda 2-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 in an enthralling final at the Yokohama ATP Challenger before beating Yuichi Sugita 6-3 6-2 a fortnight later at the…
Long-distance Australian swimmer Rhys Mainstone has today helped launch the 2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series ‘Swim the Swan’. ‘Swim the Swan’ will see swimmers race over five distances – 500m, 1.25km, 2.5km, 5km and the Olympic Marathon distance of 10km. The course starts and finishes at the Barrack Street Jetty, and hugs the city shoreline as…
Matt Ebden has continued his stunning late-season form, winning his third ATP Challenger title from his last four events. Ebden’s latest title win came in Toyota, Japan at the Dunlop World Challenge, following victories at the Melbourne Park Challenger in October and Yokohama earlier this month. Ebden, seeded No. 1 in Toyota, had not dropped a…
We are happy to announce that Australian Open Water swimmer Rhys Mainstone has partnered with Global Energy Group Asia Pacific for the 2014 season. “After meeting Rhys I was extremely impressed by his commitment, attitude and desire to succeed within his designated sport,” said David Calder, Regional Director for GEGAP. “These attributes are shared by…
Olivia Rogowska mastered the windy conditions and her own nerves to advance to the round of 16 at the second William Loud Bendigo International on Tuesday.
After losing in the first round of the Bendigo International #1 last week, Rogowska bounced back with a 6-4 6-3 first round win over Azra Hadzic.
Top seed Matt Ebden stood up to his seeding by clinching the Melbourne Park ATP Challenger, defeating sixth-seeded Japanese Tatsuma Ito 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in the final.
Ebden, currently ranked number 109 in the ATP rankings, served nine aces and converted four break points to tame his 191-ranked counterpart in the title-clash that lasted for an hour and 58 minutes.
Top seed Matthew Ebden overcame a stiff fight from Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-3 to move into the second round of the Melbourne Park ATP Challenger.