australian open

Do you think the new schedule and delayed Aussie Open favours any paticular players ?

Who is your favourite for the 2021 Aussie open? Do you think one of the big 3 will take it; or someone else?

Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2)in the Australian Open final, 2008 on hard court This was Djokovic's first Slam title. Tsonga was unseeded and playing in his first tour level final and he beat Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray among others in reaching it. To date...

Stefan Edberg beat Pat Cash 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 1987 on grass This was the last edition of the tournament to be played on grass. The two had recently played a Davis Cup final rubber at the same venue with Cash winning. Edberg was the defending champion...

Stefan Edberg beat Ivan Lendl 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 9-7 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1985 on grass Edberg would go onto beat double defending champion Mats Wilander in the final to win his first Slam title. Lendl had recently won the US Open and was the world #1 Edberg won 209...

Stefan Edberg beat Mats Wilander 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1990 on hard court Edberg would go onto lose in the final to Ivan Lendl. This was Wilander's last Slam semi and the only one he made in 17 appearances post 1988. This was the 4th meeting between the pair at...

Ivan Lendl beat Stefan Edberg 4-6, 7-6(3), 5-2 retired in the Australian Open final, 1990 on hard court Lendl was the world number 1, defending champion and this would turn out to be his last Slam title. Edberg would win his second Wimbledon later in the year and finish the year ranked...

Ivan Lendl beat Stefan Edberg 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1991 on hard court Lendl, the defending champion and world number 3, would go onto lose the final to Boris Becker in what would turn out to be his last Slam final. Edberg was the world number 1...

John McEnroe beat Boris Becker 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the Australian Open third round, 1992 on hard court McEnroe was unseeded and this was his second and last win over Becker in official matches, the first having come in 1985 before Becker's first Wimbledon title. Becker as the defending...

You can see it in min 1:45.... on his heel, what is it and what is it for?

Mats Wilander beat Kevin Curren 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the Australian Open final, 1984 on grass Wilander was the defending champion and this was his second title at the event. He would go on to add a then Open Era record third title in 1988. It was Curren's first Slam final, and he...

John Newcombe beat Jimmy Connors 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in the Australian Open final, 1975 on grass It was Newcombe's second Australian Open title and the last of his 5 Open Era Slam titles. Connors was the defending champion, having entered the event for the first time the previous year...

I know it's not Federer's fault, but his draw in the AO has been profoundly easy. Here are the rankings of his opponents so far: 1st. Johnson, 75 2nd. Krajanovic, 41 3rd. Millman, 47 4th. Fucsovics, 67 Qtr: Sandgren, 100 Assuming Fed beats Sandgren, he would have made it to a GS semifinal...

Novak chasing his 8th AO title, while Diego looks to trouble the Serb and maybe take this one, who you got?

See Pm2.5 in Melbourne over the last week. 24 hour clock. Present time in Melbourne is ahead of us, sometimes next day, and on the right. https://aqicn.org/city/melbourne/m/ Purple air is very hazardous. Green is good and may reflect effects of the rain on the smoke this week in...

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(5) in the Australian Open semi-final, 2008 on hard court Djokovic would go onto beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final to win his first Slam title. This was his second win over Federer and first at a Slam. Federer had won the last two...

Rafa clearly salty for ATP Cup loss, no? Disgraceful... Next year draw rigged with Berrettini in final, no?

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2014 on hard court Nadal would go onto lose the final to Stan Wawrinka. He was the reigning US Open champion and would go onto win the French Open afterwards. For Federer, it was his 11th consecutive...

It's a time, that I create AO 2020-thread also for Women's Singles. Defending champion: Naomi Osaka Former AO champions, who will participating in the 2020 edition: Serena Williams (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009-10, 2015, 2017), Maria Sharapova (2008), Angelique Kerber (2016), Caroline...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2012 on hard court Nadal would go onto lose the final to Novak Djokovic - the 3rd Slam final in a row .The semi result saw Nadal reach his 4th successive Slam final and he would go onto add a...

Stefan Edberg beat Mats Wilander 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 1985 on grass Edberg was 19 years old, ranked 6th in the world and this was his first Slam title. He'd apparently saved 2 match points in beating Wally Masur earlier in the 4th round and also come through another 5...

Mats Wilander beat Ivan Lendl 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open final, 1983 on grass It was the first of Wilander's 3 Australian Open titles and saw Lendl's record in Slam finals go to 0-4. Wilander would defend the title the following year and Lendl would win his first Slam at next...

Defending champion: Novak Djokovic (7-time winner (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16 & 2019)) Former AO champions, who will participating in the 2020 edition: Roger Federer (2004, 2006-07, 2010 & 2017-18), Rafael Nadal (2009), Stan Wawrinka (2014) Official website: http://www.ausopen.com/ Wiki-link...

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Andre Agassi beat Pat Rafter 7-5, 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2001 on hard court Agassi, the defending champion, would go onto retain the title by beating Arnaud Clement in the final Agassi won 161 points, Rafter 140 Rafter serve-volleyed of all but 2 first serves...

Stefan Edberg beat Pete Sampras 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-6(3) in the Australian Open semi-final, 1993 on hard court Edberg would go onto lose the final to Jim Courier in his last Slam final, while Sampras would finish the year number 1 for the first time, winning Wimbledon and the US Open along the way...

Roger Federer beat Fernando Gonzalez 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open final, 2007 on hard court Federer won the tournament without loss of set - which remains to date the only instance of a player doing so at a hard court Slam Federer won 120 points, Gonzalez 93 Serve Stats Federer...

Roger Federer beat Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 in the Australian Open final, 2006 on hard court It was Federer's third consecutive Slam title and he would go onto win 3 of the next 4 as well Federer won 142 points, Baghdatis 116 Serve Stats Federer... - 1st serve percentage (77/144)...

Roger Federer beat Marat Safin 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2 in the Australian Open final, 2004 on hard court Federer rose to world number one for the first time with his showing at the event and he would go on to win 2 other Slams that year Federer won 113 points, Safin 93 Serve Stats Federer... - 1st...

Mats Wilander beat Pat Cash 6-3, 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-1, 8-6 in the Australian Open final, 1988 on hard court With the win, Wilander set a then record of 3 Open Era Australian Open titles - and remains the only man to win the title on both grass and hard courts. He would go onto win 2 more Slams to...