On Day 1 of the Australian Open 2012 I was lucky enough to have tickets for Hisense Arena, where both Juan Martin Del Potro and Rafael Nadal played. [Read more…]
AO Lead Up Week Winners, Withdrawals & Reviews of the Draw
Hoorah! The Australian Open 2012 main draw starts on Monday. Here’s a wrap up of the winners of the AO lead up events, withdrawals from the Australian Open and links to some great reviews of the AO draw. [Read more…]
Do’s and Don’ts for Newbie Tennis Tournament Spectators
A little bit of spectator etiquette for tennis newbies. [Read more…]
Tram, Train, Ride or Walk. Which is the fastest way to the Australian Open from Federation Square?
Ballboy and I road tested four different ways to get to the Australian Open from Federation Square to find out which is the fastest. We were surprised… [Read more…]
AAMI Classic 2012: Pics from Day 1
The AAMI Classic 2012 started today… eventually… after a few stops and starts due to classic Melbourne summer time rain and unpredictable weather. [Read more…]
AAMI Classic 2012 Players at Fed Square: The Pics
Today the AAMI Classic arranged a player meet and greet at Federation Square.
Andy Roddick, Bernard Tomic, Jurgen Melzer, Tomas Berdych, Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish and Milos Raonic were interviewed on stage then signed autographs. [Read more…]
Tennis Wrap Up: Winners, Withdrawals & What’s Next
In case you missed any of the winners and withdrawals from all the tennis that was played in Australia, Doha, Auckland and Chennai in the past week, here is a quick review. [Read more…]
Hopman Cup 2012: Pics from the Final
Czech Republic beat France in the Hopman Cup final 2-0.
- Kvitova d Bartoli 7-5, 6-1
- Berdych d Gasquet 7-6, 6-4 [Read more…]
Hopman Cup: Day 6 & 7 Update and Pics
We’re now at the end of the group stage of the Hopman Cup and the finalists are confirmed as France and the Czech Republic. [Read more…]
Hopman Cup: The Benefits of a Boutique Tournament
The Hopman Cup is a mixed teams ITF event held at the Burswood Dome, which seats 8,000 people. Relative to larger tournaments, it is boutique in that there are only 16 players and every match is played on one main centre court. [Read more…]
The Perth Arena: The new venue for the Hopman Cup 2013
The Perth Arena is new home of the Hopman Cup.
Hopman Cup 2012: Day 4 and 5 Update and Pics
We’re now at the end of the “second round” of the Hopman Cup and each team has played twice.
In Group A the Czech Republic has a perfect record (two wins, both at 3-0).
In Group B France and Spain both have two wins and will play each other on Thursday to find out which team goes through to the final. [Read more…]
Hopman Cup 2012 Day 1, 2 & 3 Update and Pics
Here’s a recap of the results for Day 1, 2 and 3 in the Hopman Cup, which is being played this week at the Burswood Dome in Perth.
Each country has now played once and so far the Czech Republic is the only team to win 3-0. [Read more…]
Li Na or Na Li? She Confirms…
Fred Stolle interviewing Li Na
I’ve often wondered how to say and write the 2011 French Open champion and 2013 Australian Open finalist’s name correctly.
Should it be Li Na or Na Li?
I’ve seen it written both ways.