A Slam in sight? 10 players eyeing their big breakthrough at AO 2023
As the first major of the year enters its second week, a host of names in the men's and women's games stand ready to snare their first Slam silverware in Melbourne.
21 January 2023
Age
27 years
Born
Flawil, Switzerland
Residence
Wollerau, Switzerland
Height
175cm (5 ft 9 in)
Profile data courtesy ATP/WTA. Updated 22/11/2024
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Player & Career Overview
Career Wins 61%Playing HandRight-handedPrize Money$12,237,310 USDSingles Titles8Singles Win-Loss266-167-
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Day 6: Three to see at AO 2023
As the third round continues, once again we pick three must-see matches for Saturday at AO 2023.
20 January 2023
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Women's wrap: Vondrousova turns Ons off, Bencic bounces back
Marketa Vondrousova takes out No.2 seed Ons Jabeur in a match of extreme ebbs and flows, while Belinda Bencic digs deep to return to familiar ground in Melbourne.
20 January 2023
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AO Flashback: Williams double act lights up 2017 final
Sibling rivalry on the biggest stage: the 2017 AO decider saw Venus and 'baby' sister Serena take to Rod Laver Arena, with Serena notching up her Grand Slam title – but the biggest surprise was yet to come.
29 January 2022
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Five matches to watch on Day 3
A perennial major threat faces a local who always rises to the occasion on the men's side, while a pair of Melbourne Park women's winners face tricky second-round tests on Wednesday.
18 January 2022
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Murray motors on, Raducanu's ride ends in Sydney
Andy Murray was untroubled en route to the last 16 in Sydney, but Emma Raducanu was bulldozed by on-song Kazakh Elena Rybakina.
11 January 2022
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US Open Day 8: Djokovic survives, Sakkari beats Andreescu in epic
Novak Djokovic took a step closer to the calendar-year Grand Slam, Maria Sakkari handed Bianca Andreescu her first ever US Open loss, and Emma Raducanu, Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini also advanced to the quarters in New York.
7 September 2021
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Tokyo 2020: Five of the best tennis moments
After nine days of compelling action at Ariake Tennis Park, we count down the top five moments that will linger in the memory from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event.
2 August 2021
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Bencic and Zverev enjoy Olympic breakthroughs
Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev have taken another significant step in their tennis journeys by capturing singles gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
2 August 2021
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Olympics: Bencic beats Vondrousova for Swiss gold
Belinda Bencic claimed Switzerland's first ever Olympic women's singles gold with a compelling three-set triumph over Czech Marketa Vondrousova, after Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta earned bronze medals in Tokyo.
31 July 2021
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Olympic final: Bencic battles Vondrousova for singles gold
It is unlikely but fitting conclusion to the women’s singles event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when Belinda Bencic takes on Marketa Vondrousova in the gold medal match on Saturday.
30 July 2021
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Vondrousova v Bencic in Olympic final as Djokovic routs Nishikori
Czech Marketa Vondrousova and Swiss Belinda Bencic will play for the women’s singles gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics while Novak Djokovic dominated Kei Nishikori in Thursday's quarterfinals.
29 July 2021
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Olympics: Djokovic, Medvedev into quarters as Tsitsipas exits
The world's top two men, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, sealed quarterfinal sports at the Tokyo Olympics, but third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas missed out on joining them in the last eight.
28 July 2021
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Women's wrap, Day 6: Pliskova bounced, tears from Vekic
Pliskova racquet smash earns costly sanction, Belgian cheered by home support and Svitolina tops childhood rival.
13 February 2021
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Women's wrap: Pliskova's revenge and another Brady triumph
Czech derby looms in round three, Belgian gets the better of blisters and Melbourne gets the California comparison.
11 February 2021