Brash American apologises after punctuating Aussie bloodbath
Alex de Minaur is almost certain to be the last Australian man standing after another disappointing day for the local hopes.
Alex de Minaur is almost certain to be the last Australian man standing after another disappointing day for the local hopes.
Rinky Hijikata has gone down in an absolute thriller at the Brisbane International, losing two tiebreaks in a three-set loss.
Rinky Hijikata will contest the men's doubles final at Wimbledon for the first time after the "last-minute" pairing took down the No.1 seeds in their semi final.
Two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Ben Shelton needed all of about a minute and exactly four points to wrap up his win over Rinky Hijikata.
Ben Shelton was about to serve for the match at 5-4 in the third set against Rinky Hijikata when the chair umpire made an unpopular decision.
A big-serving American star looked cooked early in his first-round match, with a commentator revealing he could cop a hefty fine.
Rinky Hijikata was lucky to make it through to the first round of the Adelaide International. He certainly made the most of it.
It was a tough day for the Aussies at the Brisbane International with four top male talents sent packing in the opening round.
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova was knocked out of the US Open as Australia was brought back down to earth after a hugely successful opening two days.
There was standing ovations, tears and plenty of love in the air for the British tennis great but an Aussie pair put an end to the festivities.