Apia International Sydney Tennis

Ballkids: Let’s Get Ready to Roll!

nmccarvel — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:07:02 +0000

Have you always wanted to be a ballkid? The Apia International Sydney 2014 is accepting applications for ballkids for teens 13 to 17 to join our tremendous team of on-court attendants. Applications close February 17 at 11:45pm AED ST sharp. Apply now! Visit the Australian Open website and click on the Tennis Australia job board [...]

Photos: Fans Out in Full Force

nmccarvel — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:01:51 +0000

The Apia International Sydney is just as much about the fans as it is about the players. And the crowds were out in full force in 2013! Check out the best scenes and memorable moments from in the stands and around the grounds during the tournament.

Tomic’s Fairy-Tale Australian Title

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:44:12 +0000

If there was a fairy-tale script to be written of Bernard Tomic’s career, this might have been exactly how the scene portraying his first-ever pro tour title played out. Read all about his Apia International Sydney win and the week that was. It was a magnificent run for the 20-year-old Tomic, who came into the [...]

Radwanska Reigns Supreme in Sydney

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:08:09 +0000

In a year that featured seven of the top 10 women’s players on tour, top seeded Agnieszka Radwanska walked away the winner at the Apia International Sydney over a surprise finalist. Read a full wrap up from the tournament. Coming into Sydney, the world No.4 Radwanska hadn’t lost a match on the year after claiming [...]

Photos: The 2013 Sydney Champions

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:29:39 +0000

Here are your 2013 Apia International Sydney champions! See photos of men’s champion Bernard Tomic, women’s champ Agnieszka Radwanska, men’s doubles winners Bob & Mike Bryan and women’s doubles victors Nadia Petrova & Katarina Srebotnik.

Photos: Best of Sydney’s Tennis

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:45:04 +0000

It was a big week at the Apia International Sydney 2013, where the tournament saw upsets, surprises and an Australian champ in Bernard Tomic along with top seed Agnieszka Radwanska winning the women’s crown. Check out the best photos from the action.

Men’s Doubles: Bryan Bros. Win Again

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:43:54 +0000

Defending Apia International Sydney champs Bob and Mike Bryan repeated as winners Saturday with a decisive 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow doubles experts Horia Tecau and Max Mirnyi. Read a review of the men’s doubles tournament in its entirety. An early break in both sets helped the brothers along against the newly-paired Tecau/Mirnyi, giving them [...]

Tomic Breaks Through! Wins First-Ever Title

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:39:06 +0000

Australian Bernard Tomic won his fifth straight match at the Apia International Sydney Saturday night and with it his first-ever pro title, beating Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 in front of an inspired Aussie crowd. Tomic becomes the first Australian to win in Sydney since 2005, when both Alicia Molik and Lleyton Hewitt captured [...]

How It Happened: Tomic Takes Sydney

nmccarvel — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:37:40 +0000

In a thrilling conclusion to the Apia International 2013, home hope Bernard Tomic seized his first career title by outlasting higher-ranked South African Kevin Anderson. The Aussie prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 in a tense and dramatic affair. Read how he did it. Despite playing in his first career final, the 20-year-old Tomic started his [...]

How It Happened: Radwanska Claims Title

nmccarvel — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:10:12 +0000

Agnieszka Radwanska sprinted to the finish line in a 6-0, 6-0 effort to earn her the women’s title over Dominka Cibulkova at the Apia International Sydney 2013. Read how the No.1 was clicking on all cylinders Friday night. Never had world No.4 Radwanska lost a final at a tournament where she held the top seed, and [...]