A review of tennis headlines and results, including the AAMI Classic, APIA International, Heineken Open and Moorilla International.
I didn’t do an update yesterday because I was at the AAMI Classic during the day and the Taste of Tennis during the evening.
Follow the links to see photos of:
- Hewitt, Berdych, Raonic and more at the AAMI Classic
- Gasquet, Tipsarevic, Cilic, Bartoli and more players from the Taste of Tennis.
I also attended the Australian Open Draw today. View pics of Djokovic and Azarenka from the event and find out who’s playing who here.
Headlines
APIA International
- A Radwanska defeated D Cibulkova in the women’s final tonight. View the Prize Money Aga receives.
- K Anderson d J Benneteau in one of today’s men’s semi finals
- B Tomic d A Seppi in the other men’s semi final.
- Anderson and Tomic will play in tomorrow’s final.
Heinken Open
- Philipp Kohlschreiber will play David Ferrer in tomorrow’s final
Hobart International
- E Vesnina d S Stephens in one semi final today
- M Barthel d K Filpkens in the other semi final tonight
- Vesnina plays Barthel in tomorrow’s final
AAMI Classic
- Tomorrow’s final will be played between Lleyton Hewitt and Juan Martin Del Potro. The first match of the day, starting at 1pm Melbourne time will be Berdych v Baghdatis. The final will follow.
Donald Young defeated James Blake at Australian Open Qualifying today
The courts and Melbourne look great in readiness for the Australian Open
AAMI Classic, Kooyong, Melbourne
Website
Players
I can’t keep up with the player changes anymore (Nishikori played today and so did Fognini, I’m not sure who they replaced) but I can confirm that tomorrow Del Potro and Hewitt will play in the final.
View the draw to see who has played who so far.
Heineken Open Auckland
Website
http://www.heinekenopen.co.nz/
Draw
View the 2013 Heineken Open Draw.
View the Schedule of Play.
Semi Finals
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def Sam Querrey (USA) 6-4 7-6
David Ferrer (ESP) def Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-1 6-2
Quarter Finals
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def Xavier Malisse (BEL) 7-6 6-4
Sam Querrey (USA) def Jesse Levine (CAN) 6-4 7-6
David Ferrer (ESP) def Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-2 6-1
Gael Monfils (FRA) def Tommy Haas (GER) 3-6 7-5 6-3
APIA International Sydney
Website
View the Order of Play.
Please refer to the Headlines at the top of the page for an update on the Women’s Final and Men’s Semi Finals.
Moorilla International Hobart
Website
www.hobartinternational.com.au
Players
View the Player List.
View the Order of Play.
Please refer to the Headlines at the top of the page for an update on the Semi Finals.
Other Tennis News
Really enjoyed this article from The Age on Jim Courier’s commentary
In that regard, he loves talking for Australian audiences. A veteran of booths in London, Paris and New York, Courier says producers have different expectations in each. For the Brits, ”a really sparse commentary”; for the Americans, ”a lot more chatter”.
The Australian approach is ”somewhere in the middle”, he says, noting that local familiarity with the sport makes a difference. ”You don’t have to dumb your commentary down to a novice. You can keep it fairly sophisticated without going overboard.
Tennis is a big sport in Australia. It’s much different doing the US Open for a US audience on network television.”
John Isner
Isner withdraws from Australian Open
Bernard Tomic
Tennis Australia says Pat Rafter has final say on whether Tomic wins Davis Cup recall
Kia Australia
Kia have extended their sponsorshop of the Australian Open until 2018
The Age
Serving up a grand plan to help Australians win a slam
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal
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Two weeks ago who’d have thought that Tomic would be 3-0 at the Hopman Cup and make the final at the APIA International Sydney?