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Adam Walton ’s US Open return ended in a straight-sets loss to Yibing Wu, but the 7-6(2), 6-2, 7-5 scoreline only partly captures how close the Australian came to extending the contest.
Adam Walton’s North American hard-court swing has not been spotless, but it has done something more important: kept the Queenslander in the Grand Slam conversation.
While the US Open qualifying tournament begins in New York, the 17-year-old Australian is building her professional education on the ITF circuit — and her latest run in Erwitte offers a more grounded measure of progress.
Rinky Hijikata’s late-summer surge matters beyond his own draw. His route to direct entry reflects how Australian men are increasingly using Challenger form, qualifying wins and ranking accumulation to keep the nation...
Bernard Tomic’s return to the ATP top 200 is real progress, but the broader Australian ranking picture remains defined by Alex de Minaur and a deepening group behind him. Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, has slipped almost en...
Australia will send a healthy singles contingent to New York, but the shape of the group reveals a clear split: established depth on the ATP side, and a more fragile WTA pipeline still searching for a breakthrough.