Jelena Dokic hasn’t qualified for the 2008 Australian Open
Jelena Dokic’s big plans of competing at the 2008 Australian Open are over as she failed to qualify losing 6-2 6-1 to Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the second round.
What was one of most...
Jelena Dokic angry for not getting the Australian Open wildcard
Former world number four Jelena Dokic failed to qualify for the 2008 Australian Open, and now she’s angry at Tennis Australia (TA) for not giving her a wildcard.
Besides criticizing them for not supporting her...
Australian Open had only 4 full-time staff members in the past, now 140
The Australian Open was run by just four full-time staff members sixteen years ago, while today that number is 140.
Sarah Clement, who is now Tennis Australia’s general manager of operations and events, was one...
Thankful Jelena Jankovic survives epic scare in Australian Open first round
Third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after a long and totally undecided encounter with Austrian prodigy Tamira Paszek.
Except for a few moments in the match...
Mystery of Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open dress solved
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Until she showed up on court to play her first round match at the Australian Open we didn’t know for sure which dress Maria Sharapova would be...
Marion Bartoli, Agnes Szavay lose in Australian Open first round
Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli and Hungarian sensation Agnes Szavay lost in the first round of the Australian Open. I didn't expect these two members of the top 20 to leave Melbourne so early.
No.10 seed...
Maria Sharapova makes quick work of Lindsay Davenport at Australian Open
Lindsay Davenport was not a big challenge to fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova who defeated her 6-1 6-3 in little over an hour.
Sharapova took the first set in just 26 minutes. The second set was much...
Nicole Vaidisova apologizes for defeating Alicia Molik at Australian Open
At the third day of the Australian Open, No.12 seed Nicole Vaidisova of Czech Republic defeated Australian Alicia Molik in straight sets 6-2 6-3 , and later apologized for beating the local favorite.
Vaidisova's domination...
Venus Williams stumbles into Australian Open third round
Venus Williams advanced to the Australian Open third round with an unimpressive 7-5 6-4 victory over France’s Camille Pin.
The former world number one had to come from behind in both sets (from 4-5 in...
In-form Ana Ivanovic moves into Australian Open third round
Cheered on by her Australian-based relatives and the local expatriate Serb community, fourth seed Ana Ivanovic crushed Italian world No.40 Tathiana Garbin 6-0, 6-3 to move into the third round of the Australian Open.
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