There was a moment at the Australian Open two years ago where Alexei Popyrin took a small but significant step towards becoming the player capable of beating Novak Djokovic on the world’s biggest stadium court. Just two months after despairing when beaten in a Challenger tournament in France as his ranking dipped into the 130s,...
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Sinner snuffs out hopes of another Aussie stunner with a saintly US Open performance
Just over 16 hours after Alexei Popyrin ousted a legend on Arthur Ashe Stadium, fellow Australian Chris O’Connell fell short in his bid to further rock the US Open to the core on Saturday. Carlos Alcaraz had been stunned by Botic van de Zandschulp in New York on Thursday night. Popyrin knocked out Novak Djokovic...
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AUSSIE SHOCK! Popy stuns Djoker in 18-yr first to seal dramatic US Open upset
With a performance borne of a belief he could match wits with the most successful man tennis has seen, Alexei Popyrin dethroned defending US Open champion Novak Djokovic with a delivery both masterful and courageous on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In a match played in prime-time across the United States, the Australian produced a quality of...
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Aussies send US Open seeds packing on another big day in the Big Apple
Jordan Thompson has clinched the biggest grand slam win of his career with a superb straight sets victory over No.7 seed Hubert Hurkacz at the US Open on Thursday on a bright opening to Day 4 for the Australian men playing in New York. The 30-year-old is enjoying the finest season of his career on...
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Alexei Popyrin turns tables in dominant win as another Djokovic blockbuster awaits
Rising Australian star Alexei Popyrin is preparing for a step into the unknown should he play Novak Djokovic as expected at the US Open on Friday. The 25-year-old reached the last 32 at the US Open for the third time with a dominant victory over 6-2 6-4 6-0 victory over Pedro Martinez, a Spaniard who...
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Aussie bolter sends Alcaraz huge US Open scare; Demon survives in gritty return: Aussie wrap
For an hour or so on the world’s biggest stadium court, Australian bolter Li Tu had Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz scrambling and the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd chanting his surname in approval as he launched an audacious bid for a stunning upset. It was already an exceptional day for Australian men, with six players including...
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Devastated Dasha destroys racquet as she ponders the point of it all after New York heartbreaker
A devastated Dasha Saville demolished her racquet in a fit of frustration after an excruciating opening round loss at the US Open on Tuesday and will head back to Australia as she contemplates whether she wants to continue on with her career. In her first singles match since enduring a heartbreaking loss at Wimbledon after...
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Freakish Djoker ‘playing like he’s 21’ in warning sign; wild Aussie crowd reality hits US – Talking Pts
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff began their campaign to defend their US Open crowns in style in New York on Monday, but it was not the quality of their tennis that was the main buzz point, as impressively as they played. Instead the focus was on the crowds or, more accurately, the movement...
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Aussie Alexei dazzles in New York with strong US Open start to edge closer to Novak match-up
A triumph in the Montreal Masters earlier this month raised hopes Alexei Popyrin might prove a headline act in Australian tennis in the years ahead but it can scarcely be said that the Sydneysider is swift when it comes to turning the pages. Popyrin, who opened his US Open campaign with a stylish 7-5 6-2...
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Kyrgios reached his peak … then fell off the cliff. A looming return will show if he can get back up
Novak Djokovic gave a nod of acknowledgment to the supreme talent of his hitting partner as another backhand return whizzed past him on the training courts at Wimbledon six weeks ago. The seven-time Wimbledon champion was in good spirits as he worked on his serve-and-volley a day after Australian Alex de Minaur had given him...
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Fed-up New Zealanders are flocking to Australia for better pay
Some 44,534 New Zealanders, almost 1% of the nation’s population of 5 million, left to live in Australia in 2023. The net migration loss, which takes into account Australians moving to New Zealand, was 27,011 last year, an 85% increase on 2022 and the most since 2013. The two economies have taken different paths as...
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Christchurch woman answers Aussie family’s urgent plea for help
Lee explained the suitcase didn’t have their name on it but had all of the family’s clothes. “It doesn’t have our name on it, but it does have all of our clothes,” she said. “If it is found I have no idea how we would even get it back to Australia but I will worry...
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