Australian Open

Gaultier and Ashour in spectacular form!

The last two quarter-finals of the Australian Open saw French Greg Gaultier (piv ri) and Egypt’s Ramy Ashour playing immaculate matches beating Karim Darwish (EGY, pic le) and Thierry Lincou (FRA) to take the last to semi-final spots. Right from the ...

British Australian Women’s semis down under!

Experienced 33-year-old Rachael Grinham (pic) triumphed in straight games over 11-year-younger fellow Australian Donna Urquhart, in the quarter-finals of Australian Open in Canberra to take on 3rd seed Alison Waters of England who reached the final fou...

Willstrop outs the second World Champion!

After James Willstrop (pic le) beats David Palmer in the 2nd round of the Australian Open, the Englishman seems to be the man of today so far when he took out 4 times World Champion Amr Shabana (Egy, pic ri) in just 32 minutes in straight games (11-4, ...

Eight top seeds complete the quarters!

Also the last four matches of 2nd round of the Australian Open went into the favourites (four former world no. 1) direction. 5th seed Frenchman Greg Gaultier never let Englishman Tom Richards get into the match and Egyptian Karim Darwish always stayed ...

Top seeds in form at the Australian Open!

First four matches in the 2nd round of the men’s draw of the Australian Open saw that all higher seeded players passing their opponents. World no. 1 Nick Matthew (ENG) did not face big problems beating Egyptian 11th seed Wael El Hindi in straight gam...

After Urquhart’s upset three Aussies in the quarter!

In the battle of the beauties Australian Donna Urquhart charged into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open when she stunned 7th seeded Egyptian Engy Kheirallah in the 2nd round (11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-2). 2nd Aussie to make the quarters has been Rach...

Richards rocks Selby in Canberra!

England's Tom Richards (pic) caused the biggest upset in the men’s Australian Open when he outlasted fellow countryman Daryl Selby, the 9th seed, in five games in the 2nd day of 1st round in Canberra. There were no worries for France's former world n...

Two upsets in the women’s Australian Open!

England's unseeded Tania Bailey (pic) caused the biggest upset on the opening day of women's action in the Australian Open when she overcame New Zealand 12th seed Joelle King to reach the last 16 of the $56,000 event. Malaysian Sharon Wee also claimed ...