Matt Ebden will have to overcome a formidable seeded opponent to make it into Wimbledon’s second round.
Wildcard Ebden opens against Japanese 12th seed Kei Nishikori who he last played in the second round of the 2012 Australia Open. After winning the first two sets, Ebden went down in five, losing 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 1-6.
West Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has received the dream news he will stay on with Australia’s Test squad for at least the road into the Ashes. Coulter-Nile has been part of Australia’s Champions Trophy touring party, and while not officially in the Ashes squad, he will now remain in the UK for the coming…
Commonwealth Games medalist Lisa Weightman has won the Australian Launceston Ten event for the second consecutive year after claiming line honours in the women’s 10km race this morning.
Australian Matt Ebden has landed a rare Wimbledon dual wildcard into both singles and doubles. The Perth right-hander last week won his first Challenger on grass at Nottingham, obviously impressing All England Club officials. Ranked 109th in the world, the Australian Davis Cupper would have taken his chances in qualifying if not for Wimbledon’s generosity.…
Australia’s Matt Ebden won his first ATP Challenger title with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 victory over defending champion Benjamin Becker in Sunday’s final in Nottingham. Ebden, ranked 122nd in the world, took just over two hours to see off German world number 97 Becker and win the grass-court event, which is part of the ATP’s…
Matthew Ebden will face defending champion Benjamin Becker in the men’s final in Nottingham. Ebden has enjoyed a fantastic Challenger tournament so far and continued his fine form by breezing past Bobby Reynolds of the USA 6-2 7-5. The Australian will now face Becker in the final after he too stormed into the final beating fourth seed Kenny…
Malta’s first gold medal in the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) has been won by Kevin Moore. Moore took victory in the 400m final in 47.53 at the Josy Barthel Stadium in Luxembourg to lift Malta off the foot of the medal tally. Icelandic sprinters Ivar Jasonarson (48.05) and Kolbeinn Gunnarson (48.21) rounded…
Australian batsman David Warner has tipped all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile to be a surprise packet at next month’s Champions Trophy. Coulter-Nile joins Mitchell Marsh as the only new faces in Australia’s 15-man squad for the one-day tournament, which is seen as a crucial stepping stone in the lead-up to the Ashes. It is the first time that 25-year-old…
Matt Ebden’s hopes of making the main draw at Roland Garros this year have ended after losing to Serbian Dusan Lajovic in the second round of qualifiers.
Ebden was Australia’s highest-ranked seed in the draw but bowed out in straight sets 6-3 6-1.
Australian Matt Ebden has progressed to the second round of the French Open qualifiers after winning at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Ebden endured a tough three-set match against Russian Konstantin Kravchuk, eventually claiming a 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 victory in two hours and 39 minutes. Ebden is seeded 16 in the draw and will now…
