Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open - Main Draw - Melbourne (Hard)

Danny1312 · Junior player

Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open - Main Draw - Melbourne (Hard)

markymc1983 · Club Coach

Why does Katie struggle at the slams? Shes the opposite of Emma

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It's all got better since Alex has appeared in the stands :)

Danny1312 · Junior player

So glad I was wrong well done Katie! Though she was going out to be honest.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brilliant

The third set was the best level of the three - Marino was hitting SUCH heavy balls

I'm sure Alex helped :)

Var · Satellite level

Phew! Exhausted just watching that one. Well done Katie!

Jan · Hall of fame

Phew! Am out and about checking the score every so often!

the addict · Tennis legend

Results roundup

R1:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR23 [22] def Rebecca Marino (CAN) WR98 6-4 3-6 7-5

R1:- Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR60 def Ekaterina Alexandrova (***) WR27 [26] 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

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R2:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) SR86 WR173 v Coco Gauff (USA) WR3 [3]
They have played once before - at Eastbourne in 2023 with Coco winning 1 & 1

R2:- Harriet Dart WR112 [LL] v Donna Vekic (CRO) WR19 [18]
They have met once before with Harriet winning 4 & 3 in Nottingham in 2022

R2:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR23 [22] v Veronika Kudermetova (***) WR75

R2:- Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR60 v Amanda Anisimova (USA) WR35

PaulM · Tennis legend

That was... unconvincing. But she won! Katie always looks terrified in Slams to be honest, pressure I guess. Clung on for dear life at times in the third but pleased the scoreboard pressure got to Marino at the final stage, she was hitting a big ball.

wales1994 · County player

Kudermetova thrashed Gadecki 6-1 6-1, she might be finding form. But her GS career is hardly stellar either!

Anisimova hasn't started the year in any scary form, but then again, neither has Emma. That could be a chance but Anisimova definitely the front runner.

I'd be shocked if we had more than 1 through.

indiana · Tennis legend

I make it that there are 5 nations with 4 or more women through to R2:

1. Russia 9
2. USA 8
3= GB 4
3= China 4
3= Germany 4

Among these on just 1 are France ( and as CD said not born or raised there ), the Czech Republic ( I had separately been thinking lately haven't the great Czech youngsters often failed to really progress ) and ( kind of related ) Slovakia

the addict · Tennis legend

Jodie gets the first match of the night session on Rod Laver
Harriet has the last match on Court 3
Plenty of men's action in singles and doubles

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Cant remember any previous occasion when we had 4 women through to a foreign GS R2... anybody know when last this happened?

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Great to see a record of 6 Brits through to AO R2. Do we think that the LTA are turning a corner and investment is more focused... or something else?

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Tuesday 14th of January 2025 01:28:01 PM

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Tuesday 14th of January 2025 01:29:55 PM

Lambda · Challenger level

1987 was the last time we had 4 women through to R2 in Australia (so says Jo Durie)

-- Edited by Lambda on Tuesday 14th of January 2025 01:31:12 PM