Tennis

The top 4 seeds have made it through to the semi-finals for the first time since the 2019 French Open and all four men are chasing their own piece of history. Djokovic continues his quest for a 25th Grand Slam while Sinner is attempting to complete a three-peat of Australian Open titles. Victory at Melbourne Park for Alcaraz would make him the youngest man in the modern era to win each of the four major titles while Zverev is desperate to break through and claim his maiden Grand Slam. Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev TBD Alcaraz -5.5 ($1.75) Alcaraz may…

The world number 1 looks to have hit her straps at the right time. After having some trouble against Potapova and Mboko, she could not miss against Jovic in a crushing 6-3 6-0 win. She won 83% of 1st serve points and saved all 5 break points that she faced. To the surprise of everyone, Svitolina was just as dominant in her upset win over Gauff – dropping only 3 games in a match that lasted 59 minutes! Tactically she played a brilliant match, attacking the Gauff forehand and regularly playing down the middle of the court to prevent her…

Defending champion Jannik Sinner bounced back with a comfortable win while Novak Djokovic received a free pass into the quarters after Mensik withdrew from the tournament. It means they are one win away from setting up a dream showdown but the duo of Shelton and Musetti will have other ideas. Ben Shelton vs Jannik Sinner 9:00pm Wednesday | Rod Laver Arena Sets Sinner 3-0 ($1.62) The Australian Open is Ben Shelton’s best major by a long way with the American through to the quarters for the 3rd time in the last 4 years. He made the semi’s a year ago…

For the first time since 1991 the top 6 seeds have all made it through to the quarter finals. The four players in action today have a long history against one another meaning the winners will likely be those who are able to produce their best tennis. Elena Rybakina vs Iga Swiatek 1:30pm Wednesday | Rod Laver Arena Rybakina WIN ($1.83) Swiatek had her way against Maddison Inglis and it came as no surprise as the Aussie was unable to put her on the back foot. The 6-time major winner faces a very different proposition today as Rybakina has the…

It’s quarter final time and both matches today are a battle between experience and youth. World number 1 Aryna Sabalenka takes on a teenager for the second consecutive match while veteran Elina Svitolina will attempt to take down another young star (Gauff) after having already scored an upset win over Andreeva. Aryna Sabalenka vs Iva Jovic 1:30pm Tuesday | Rod Laver Arena Over 19.5 games ($1.82) The top seed was seemingly in complete control when she was up 6-1 4-1 against Mboko but as has often been the case throughout this tournament, there was a significant dip in her level.…

Tournament organisers get the quarter final they wanted with Alcaraz taking on De Minaur. The Aussie is yet to make it through to the final four of a major but will have the benefit of 15,000+ screaming fans in support. Last year’s finalist Alexander Zverev will start favourite against Tien in the other quarter final but the young American just made Medvedev look like he didn’t deserve to be on the tour and is playing with no fear. Carlos Alcaraz vs Alex de Minaur 10:10pm Tuesday | Rod Laver Arena Alcaraz -5.5 ($1.75) We were on the mark backing the…