Originally posted on SportzCosmos:
Things have started to get interesting at the Australian Open with over-time matches on both the men’s and women’s side. Maria Sharapova battled through 10-8 in the 3rd set to move ahead into the 3rd round. Here are a few matches to watch out for tomorrow: Serena Williams vs Daniela Hantuchova…

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Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Grandstand’s Ricky Dimon and Joey Hanf of The Tennis Nerds preview and pick the best men’s singles matchups on Day 4 of the Australian Open. This is the fourth of 13 installments of expert picks during the season’s first Grand Slam. Yen-Hsun Lu vs. (22) Grigor Dimitrov Ricky: Don’t…

Originally posted on SportzCosmos:
Things are heating up in the land down under, both literally and metaphorically. The tournament has already bid adieu to two former No.1’s in Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williams, who have definitely started 2014 on the right note. Let us take a quick look at some of the big matches lined…

Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
The big talking point on day 2 was the weather as temperatures soared to 42 degrees celsius and a number of players had issues, most notably Frank Dancevic, who collapsed on court and Peng Shuai, who valiantly fought on after cramping and vomiting on court.  You can read…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Grandstand’s Ricky Dimon and Jared Pine of The Second Serb preview and pick the best men’s singles matchups on Day 3 of the Australian Open. This is the third of 13 installments of expert picks during the season’s first Grand Slam. Sam Querrey vs. (23) Ernests Gulbis Ricky: Juan…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Americans Ryan Harrison and Donald Young are underdogs in their first-round Australian Open matches on Tuesday. Harrison is facing Gael Monfils and Young is going up against Robin Haase. Ryan Harrison vs. (25) Gael Monfils Tuesday’s first-round action at the Australian Open marks the first time Harrison and Monfils will…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The Australian Open draw was revealed on Friday afternoon at Melbourne Park. A brutal top half features Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro, and Roger Federer. Nadal will open against Bernard Tomic. No. 1 seeds are not immune to ghastly draws; if nothing else, the 2014 Australian Open…