Australian Open Tennis: Recent Episodes
Australian Open Tennis 2017
Rafael Nadal faces the media after his loss to Roger Federer in the Men's Singles Final at the Australian Open 2017. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer addresses the media following his win over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open 2017 Men's Singles Final. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
AO Radio spoke to the fans about what they've enjoyed most at the Australian Open 2017. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
AO Radio took to Melbourne Park to get the fan thoughts on tonights historic Men's Single's Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Bob and Mike Bryan face the media following their loss in the Men's Doubles Final to Henri Kontinen and John Peers. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Venus Williams faces the media following her loss to Serena Williams in the Women's Singles Final at the 2017 Australian Open. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena Williams speaks to the media following her 2017 Australian Open Championship win on Saturday night. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
14-year-old Ukranian Marta Kostyuk can't contain her excitement over becoming the 2017 Australian Open Junior Girls Champion in her first ever Grand Slam major appearance, beating the top seed Rebeka Masarova from Switzerland in a tense 3-setter. She speaks with the media here. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #AO2017 #marta #kostyuk #martakostyuk
The Williams sibling rivalry returns to a Grand Slam Final once again tonight as Serena and Venus face off. AO Radio went around the grounds to get the fans thoughts on the big match.
2017 Australian Open Women's Doubles Champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova explain their net and baseline strategy that helped them to the title - what was mentioned could yet become the working title of a Hollywood blockbuster! #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #bethanie #matteksands #lucie #safarova #bethaniematteksands #luciesafarova #AO2017 #spiderman #czechwall
American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Czech Lucie Safarova are fast becoming a decorated doubles pairing, winning their 4th Grand Slam title together to go with their 2015 Australian & French Open, and 2016 US Open, titles. They speak to the media after their come-from-behind 3-set defeat of Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai in the final. #ausopen #aoradio #bethanie #matteksands #lucie #safarova #bethaniematteksands #luciesafarova #tennis #AO2017
Grigor Dimitrov faces the media following his Semi Final loss to Rafael Nadal. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Rafael Nadal speaks to the media following his Semi Final win over Grigor Dimitrov. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
AO Radio roamed Melbourne Park to speak to the fans ahead of Nadal vs Dimitrov and get their predictions for tonights Semi Final. #AusOpen #AORadio #AO2017 #tennis
15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov explains how he has matured as a player on court after a form slump in 2015 and 2016 saw him fall from 8th in the world to 40th. #ausopen #aoradio #grigor #dimitrov #grigordimitrov #tennis #AO2017
15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov is in just his second major semi-final, and his first since Wimbledon in 2014 which saw him reach a career high ranking of 8 in the world. However, poor results in 2015 and 2016 saw his ranking fall to as low as 40 before a late resurgence saw him climb back into the top 20 before year end. He explains the reasons for his form turnaround here. #ausopen #aoradio #grigor #dimitrov #grigordimitrov #tennis #AO2017
World No. 9 Rafael Nadal was asked why he has his fingers taped. Here is his response. #ausopen #aoradio #rafa #rafael #nadal #rafaelnadal
2009 Australian Open Champion Rafael Nadal talks about his feelings of being back in the Semi Finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since his last French Open triumph in 2014. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #rafa #nadal #rafael #rafanadal #rafaelnadal
Stan Wawrinka faces the media following his Semi Final loss to Roger Federer. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer speaks to the media following his Semi Final win over Stan Wawrinka. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena Williams speaks to the media following her Semi Final win over Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni fronts the media following her Semi Final loss to Serena Williams. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Coco Vandeweghe spoke about her main disappointments in her Semi Final loss to Venus Williams but gave full credit to her opponents performance. #AusOpen #AORadio #tennis
Venus Williams was asked about how she feels when playing against her sister, Serena. She responded by saying she's playing 'the best competitor in the game'. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Coco Vandeweghe faces the media following her Semi Final loss to Venus Williams. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Venus Williams is through to the 2017 Australian Open Women's Final. She spoke to the media following her Semi Final win over Coco Vandeweghe. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
17-time Grand Slam Singles Champion Roger Federer has seen, up close and personal, Stan Wawrinka develop from an also-ran in his early career who had a hard time handling fast-playing courts to a 3-time Grand Slam Singles Champion who can beat anyone on any given day. He speaks about Stan's transformation. #ausopen #aoradio #roger #federer #rogerfederer #stantheman #stan #wawrinka #stanwawrinka
While they don't receive the prestige and the accolades that the players do out on court, the ballkids are stars in their own right. So what is it like to be a ballkid, and how does one apply to be part of the farm? AO Radio's Louie Bulzomi had a chat with Will Keeble and Edie Beattie to find out. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #ballkid #ballboy #ballgirl #ballkids
AO Radio went around the grounds to get the fans thoughts on tonight's Men's Semi Final between Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis #AORadio
AO Radio went around the grounds to get the fans thoughts on today's Womens Semi Final between Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and Serena Williams. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis #AORadio
Newcombe Medal winning line umpire, Troy Deighton explains the challenges line officials face. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Milos Raonic fronts the media following his Quarter Final loss to Rafael Nadal. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Rafael Nadal faces the media after his Quarter Final win over Milos Raonic. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Rafael Nadal speaks to the media following his Quarter Final win over Milos Raonic. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena Williams speaks to the media following her Quarter Final win overJohanna Konta. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
A journalist was a little confused on Serena Williams' Semi Finals opponent. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Being a professional line umpire comes with a lot of pressure. Troy Deighton tells AO Radio how officials are assessed on their performances on the court. #AusOpen #AORadio #AO2017 #tennis
17-year line umpire, Troy Deighton tells AO Radio how he got into officiating tennis and worked his way up as a professional, umpiring in Grand Slams. #AusOpen #AORadio #AO2017 #tennis
9th-seeded Brit Johanna Konta has had a flawless Australian Open campaign......until she faced the might and power of the 22-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams. Here she is speaking with the media after her straight sets loss to Serena in the quarter final. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #johanna #konta #johannakonta #jkonta91
Reaching only her second ever Grand Slam semi-final - and her first since Wimbledon way back in 1999 - 34-year-old World No.79 Mirjana Lucic Baroni delightfully speaks with the press after her emotionally charged quarter final win over 5th-seed Karolina Pliskova. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #mirjana #lucicbaroni #mirjanalucicbaroni #lucic #baroni
5th-seed Karolina Pliskova is the latest big name to fall to an underdog at this year's Australian Open, going down to World No.79 Mirjana Lucic Baroni in the quarter finals. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #karolina #pliskova #karolinapliskova
3rd-seed Milos Raonic has been battling flu-like symptoms and high fever throughout the 2017 Australian Open, but says that being able to get himself up to play is what is helping him get better. But he is hoping that, once he's fully recovered, he doesn't fall flat like he did on occasions against Roberto Bautista Agut in the fourth round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #milos #raonic #milosraonic #anothergameformilos
In his first Grand Slam Quarter Final since Roland Garros in 2015, 2009 Australian Open Champion Rafael Nadal is looking to capitalise on the crucial break that he couldn't do when he last met his upcoming opponent, 3rd-seed Milos Raonic, at the Brisbane International Quarter Finals only a couple of weeks ago. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #rafa #nadal #rafael #rafanadal #rafaelnadal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga talks about the letter he received from a ball kid who he helped off the court at 2016's Australian Open. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
World No.35 Coco Vandeweghe is riding the crest of a wave after reaching her first ever Grand Slam semi-final by disposing of 7th-seed (and 2016 French Open Champion) Garbine Muguruza in the quarter final. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #coco #vandeweghe #cocovandeweghe
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fronts the media after his Quarter Final loss to Stan Wawrinka. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faces the media following his Quarter Final loss to Stan Wawrinka. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Stan Wawrinka speaks to the media following his Quarter Final win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Stan Wawrinka speaks to the media following his Quarter Final win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Mischa Zverev fronts the media following his Quarter Final loss to Roger Federer. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Mischa Zverev faces the media following his Quarter Final loss to Roger Federer. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer addresses the media following his Quarter Final win over Mischa Zverev. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer speaks to the media following his Quarter Final win over Mischa Zverev. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Former World No.1 and 2003 US Open Champion Andy Roddick had a very eventful career that was certainly entertaining for the fans of the game on the court (and the media off the court!). He has been acknowledged for his contributons by being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. #AndyRoddick #ausopen #aoradio #halloffame #internationaltennishalloffame #tennis
7th-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza concedes that Coco Vandeweghe was the far better player in their quarter final encounter on Rod Laver Arena earlier today. Muguruza lost to the fast-rising American 6-4 6-0. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #garbine #muguruza #garbinemuguruza
24th-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is full of mixed emotions after having her greatest run at an Australian Open ended by 5-time Grand Slam Singles Champion Venus Williams earlier today. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #anastasia #pavlyuchenkova #anastasiapavlyuchenkova
13th-seed Venus Williams is through to her first Australian Open semi-final since 2003 after beating gallant 24th-seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #AO2017 #venus #williams #venuswilliams
12th-seed (and 2008 Australian Open Runner-Up) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga speaks about how best he can prepare for his quarter final opponent, 4th-seed Stan Wawrinka. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #jowilfried #tsonga #jowilfriedtsonga #AO2017
4th-seed and 2014 Australian Open Champion Stan Wawrinka discusses about how much his self-belief increases as he goes deeper into tournaments ahead of his quarter final showdown with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #AO2017 #stantheman #stan #wawrinka #stanwawrinka
After a mammoth run that saw 6-time Australian Open Champion (and 2017 favourite) Novak Djokovic and 30th-seed Pablo Carremo Busta fall to him, wildcard entrant Denis Istomin bowed out of the tournament in the fourth round against 15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov. He speaks glowingly to the media about how grateful he has been for his run and for the fan support. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #denis #istomin #denisistomin #denisplaystennis
15th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov speaks to the press (with some light-hearted banter about falling in love with tennis and falling in love with...err...other things) after his 4-set win over giant killer Denis Istomin in the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #grigor #dimitrov #grigordimitrov
5th-seed Karolina Pliskova "Dashed" Australia's last hope of a singles champion in either of the men's or women's 2017 Australian Open main draw, stopping Daria Gavrilova in her tracks in straight sets to advance to the quarter finals against Mirjana Lucic Baroni. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #karolina #pliskova #karolinapliskova
World No.9 Rafael Nadal is back in familiar territory - the quarter finals of a Grand Slam tournament. He speaks with the media after his 4-set win over enigmatic Frenchman Gael Monfils. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #rafa #rafael #nadal #rafanadal #rafaelnadal
3rd-seed Milos Raonic reflects on how his fourth round match against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut ebbed and flowed so much. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #milos #raonic #milosraonic #anothergameformilos
14-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal is confident his body will be ready to go deep into the second week of the 2017 Australian Open, despite being pushed to over four hours on court by Alexander Zverev in the third round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #rafa #rafael #nadal #rafanadal #rafaelnadal
9th-seed Rafael Nadal knows he'll be in for a tough night against the 6th-seed Gael Monfils in their fourth round encounter on Rod Laver Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #rafa #nadal #rafael #rafanadal #rafaelnadal #gael #monfils #gaelmonfils #magic
5th-seed Karolina Pliskova knows what she will be up against when she takes on Hometown Hero Daria Gavrilova in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena, which she feels will only help her regain her aggression unlike against Jelena Ostapeko in the third round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #karolina #pliskova #karolinapliskova #daria #gavrilova #dasha #dariagavrilova #dashagavrilova
22nd-seed Daria Gavrilova sings the praises of her fourth-round opponent, 5th-seed Karolina Pliskova - even talking up Karolina's chances of winning the Australian Open Women's Singles Championship if she cannot get past her. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #dasha #daria #gavrilova #dashagavrilova #dariagavrilova #karolina #pliskova #karolinapliskova
Johanna Konta speaks to the media following her Round 4 win Ekaterina Makarova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
AO Radio commentators Steve Pearce and Mark Hlawaty chat with the creator of the new innovation in tennis statistics known as the Game Insight Group (GIG), Tennis Australia's Dr Machar Reid. They discuss the concept of GIG and how it will improve the analysis of tennis by diving deep into how clutch moments in matches are measured and variances in shot selection and serving in pressure situations are also measured, among other fascinating detailed statistics. #ausopen #aoradio #gig #gameinsightsgroup
Barbora Strycova faces the media following her Round 4 loss to Serena Williams. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena Williams opens up about her engagement and wedding plans during her post-match press conference. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena Williams spoke to the media following her Round 4 win over Barbora Strycova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
17-time Grand Slam Singles Champion Roger Federer is asked about whether he would've predicted that he and 14-time Champion Rafael Nadal - both coming back from long stints on the sidelines - would be in the Quarter Finals and both of last year's finalists - Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray - would not. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #fedexpress #roger #federer #rogerfederer
17th-seed Roger Federer credits his first set comeback from 5-1 down to force a tiebreak as the fuel that drove him to win his fourth round match against Kei Nishikori, despite not actually winning the set. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #roger #federer #rogerfederer #fedexpress
4-time Australian Open Champion Roger Federer's triumphant return from injury continues with his advancement to the Quarter Finals over 5th-seed Kei Nishikori. The Fed Express expected a long night with Kei, but is glad he did. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #roger #federer #rogerfederer #fedexpress
Mischa Zverev faces the media after his Round 4 win over Andy Murray. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Mischa Zverev speaks to the media following his Round 4 win over Andy Murray. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Angelique Kerber speaks to the media following her Round 4 defeat at the hands of Coco Vandeweghe. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Angelique Kerber faces the media following her Round 4 loss to Coco Vandeweghe. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Kei Nishikori faces the press following his Round 4 defeat at the hands of Roger Federer. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Kei Nishikori speaks to the media following his Round 4 loss to Roger Federer. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer faces the media following his 4th Round win over Kei Nishikori. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer fronts the media following his Round 4 win over Kei Nishikori. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Coco Vandeweghe continues her great form by sweeping aside World No.1, Kerber on her way to the Quarter Finals of AO2017. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Coco Vandeweghe speaks to the media after her Round 4 win over Angelique Kerber. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"You know, fake it till you make it, pause and you just gotta keep out there and keep playing and just hope for the best" #CocoVandeweghe #AngeliqueKerber #AusOpen #AORadio
"It's a quick court so things happen very fast and it was about staying calm I think at that moment being down 4 love" #RogerFederer #KeiNishikori #AusOpen #AORadio
Still recovering from 2016 Champion Novak Djokovic's stunning loss to Denis Istomin just 3 days ago, now the 2017 Australian Open has lost the 2016 Runner Up!!! World No.1 Sir Andy Murray IS OUT after World No.50 Mischa Zverev stunned him in 4 sets to advance to the Quarter Finals. Here is Andy's press conference. #ausopen #aoradio #sir #andy #murray #sirandy #sirandymurray #andymurray #mischa #zverev #mischazverev
17-time Grand Slam singles titleholder Roger Federer enjoys watching 5th-seed Kei Nishikori play, and he will see the main Japanese hopeful up close when they face off in the fourth round later tonight on Rod Laver Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #fedexpress #roger #federer #rogerfederer #kei #nishikori #keinishikori #tennis #AO2017
Venus Williams speaks to the media following her Round 4 win over Mona Barthel. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
5th-seed Kei Nishikori is happy to have the great Roger Federer back in a major tournament as he gets set to face the Swiss Maestro in the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #kei #nishikori #keinishikori #fedexpress #roger #federer #rogerfederer #tennis #AO2017
After getting past Kristyna Pliskova in the third round, defending champion Angelique Kerber believes she will be up against more of the same when she faces 35th-ranked American Coco Vandeweghe next. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #AO2017 #angie #angelique #kerber #angeliquekerber
An unusual phone number appearing on World No.35 Coco Vandeweghe's smartphone late last year almost went unanswered. When Coco answered it, it turned out to be the decorated Swiss Miss, Martina Hingis, looking for a new doubles partner after finishing up with Sania Mirza. Now, Vandeweghe is reaping the rewards of Hingis' mentorship. #ausopen #aoradio #swissmiss #martina #hingis #martinahingis #coco #vandeweghe #cocovandeweghe
Svetlana Kuznetsova faces the press following her Round 4 defeat to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova speaks to the media following her Round 4 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
6th-seed Gael Monfils speaks to the French media after his third-round win over 32nd-seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Gael Monfils, 6e tête de série, parle aux médias français après sa victoire au troisième tour face au 32e, Philipp Kohlschreiber. #ausopen #aoradio #gael #monfils #gaelmonfils #tennis
Richard Gasquet faces the media following his Round 3 loss to Grigor Dimitrov. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Exciting German teenager Alexander Zverev won't be too far away from consistent deep Grand Slam performances if his gallant 5-set loss to 14-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal was anything to go by. He shares his thoughts with the press. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #alex #alexander #sascha #zverev #alexzverev #alexanderzverev #saschazverev
Milos Raonic speaks to the media following his Round 3 win over Gilles Simon. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
9th-seed Johanna Konta is looming as a major threat for the Australian Open women's singles championship after tearing apart former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in the third round at Margaret Court Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #johanna #konta #johannakonta #jokonta #jkonta91
Karolina Pliskova speaks to the media following her Round 3 win over Jelena Ostapenko. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
No apologies from reporters required as Serena Williams advances to the Round of 16 following a dominant display over fellow American Nicole Gibbs. #ausopen #aoradio #serena #williams #serenawilliams #tennis
Grigor Dimitrov speaks to the media following his Round 3 win over Richard Gasquet. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Denis Istomin faces the media following his Round 3 win over Pablo Carreno Busta. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Daria Gavrilova fronts the media following her Round 3 win over Timea Bacsinszky. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Rafael Nadal faces the media following his Round 3 win over Alexander Zverev. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Rafa Nadal speaks to the media following his Round 3 win over Alexander Zverev. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"Lately I've been struggling with my sleeping so I've been going to bed so late and today it's 2am and I'm feeling great" #GrigorDimitrov #RichardGasquet #AusOpen #AORadio
11th-seeded Belgian David Goffin speaks to the press after beating 20th-seeded Croatian Ivo Karlovic in straight sets in the third round of the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #david #goffin #davidgoffin
Two months ago Jennifer Brady set a personal goal to make Round 2 of a Grand Slam. Now she's through to Round 4. #AusOpen AO2017 #tennis
21-year-old American Jennifer Brady, ranked 116 in the world, continues on her stunning run to the fourth round of her maiden Grand Slam tournament, dominating the second set against 14th-seed Elena Vesnina 6-2 to win in straight sets. #ausopen #aoradio #jennifer #brady #jenny #jenniferbrady
Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova has a chat to the media after getting past Caroline Garcia to reach the second week of the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #barbora #strycova #barborastrycova
21st-seeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia reflects on what might have been had she taken her chances after going down to 16th-seed Barbora Strycova in the third round of the Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #caroline #garcia #carolinegarcia #sweetcaroline
Bernard Tomic fronts the media following his Round 3 loss to Daniel Evans. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Entrepreneur and businesswoman off the tennis court, Venus Williams was asked by a reporter what she wears to her day job. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
7th-seed Garbine Muguruza speaks to the press after dispatching of Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets on Margaret Court Arena after a very late start due to earlier matches going much longer than expected. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #garbine #muguruza #garbinemuguruza
Venus Williams fronts the media following her defeat of Ying-Ying Duan in Round 3. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Kei Nishikori speaks to the media following his Round 3 win over Lukas Lacko. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Dan Evans speaks to the media following his Round 3 win over Bernard Tomic. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Ashleigh Barty faces the media after her loss to Mona Barthel. #AusOpen #A02017 #tennis
Tomas Berdych fronts the media after his Round 3 loss to Roger Federer. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Roger Federer faces the media following his Round 3 win over Tomas Berdych. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"I always felt probably against better players you always lift your game naturally, because you have to" #RogerFederer #TomasBerdych #AusOpen #AORadio
"I actually didn't really know if I could play tennis again, so I'm really happy to be here" #MonaBarthel #AshleighBarty #AusOpen #AORadio
2014 Australian Open Champion Stan Wawrinka was all out of sorts in the first set, but eventually got going to put out Viktor Troicki and advance to the fourth round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #stan #wawrinka #stanwawrinka #stantheman
World No.1 Andy Murray engages with the media after making light work of American Sam Querrey to advance to the Round of 16. #ausopen #aoradio #sirandy #sirandymurray #andy #murray #andymurray #comeonandymurray #tennis
"It's always something special for sure, I remember everything about the final, the ceremony, about the 2 weeks" #StanWawrinka #ViktorTroicki #AusOpen #AORadio
4-time Australian Open Champion Roger Federer knows he will have to be on from the very beginning when he lines up against familiar opponent Tomas Berdych later tonight on Rod Laver Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #roger #federer #rogerfederer #tomas #berdych #tomasberdych #fedexpress #AO2017
World No.1 Angelique Kerber is embracing the different vibe of being the defending champion this year compared with last year as she prepares for the second week. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #angie #angelique #kerber #angeliquekerber #angiekerber #AO2017
Defending Australian Open Champion Angelique Kerber's had a tough start to her 2017 campaign with 2 consecutive 3-set matches, but she came out of the blocks firing with a first set win to love and eventual straight sets win over Kristyna Pliskova to advance to the fourth round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #angie #kerber #angelique #angeliquekerber #angiekerber #worldnumberone
Responding to a reporter quoting a "serve expert", Coco Vandeweghe said 'I just throw the ball up and hit, it's pretty simple'. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
24th-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is building on a return to form in the latter half of 2016 (which included reaching the Wimbledon Quarter Final) by advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time in nine Australian Open attempts, powering away from 11th-seeded Ukranian Elina Svitolina to win in 3 sets. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #anastasia #pavlyuchenkova #anastasiapavyluchenkova #AO2017
Coco Vandeweghe speaks to the media after her Round 3 win over Eugenie Bouchard. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Australia's main AO hopeful Daria Gavrilova talks about her praise for another hopeful compatriot, tennis player-cum-cricketer-cum tennis player again, Ashleigh Barty. They are both through to the third round on opposite sides of the draw. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #australia #AO2017 #dasha #gavrilova #daria #dashagavrilova #dariagavrilova #ash #ashleigh #barty #ashbarty #ashleighbarty
"I was trying to stay, until the last point, very focussed" #AngeliqueKerber #KristynaPliskova #AusOpen #AORadio
22nd-seed Daria Gavrilova has a great record against 12th-seed Timea Bacsinszky, and she is hoping to draw on that record to get past the 12th-seed and progress through to the second week of the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #dasha #gavrilova #daria #dariagavrilova #dashagavrilova
Eugenie Bouchard fronts the media after her Round 3 loss to Coco Vandeweghe. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Jordan Thompson speaks to the press following his Round 2 loss to Dominic Thiem. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Australian hopeful Daria Gavrilova believes she should not have received an on-court time violation for taking 3 seconds longer than the 20 seconds allowed to serve during the tight 3rd set against Croatian Ana Konjuh in the second round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #dasha #gavrilova #daria #dariagavrilova #dashagavrilova
22nd-seed Daria Gavrilova fought hard in the second set despite losing it 6-1, attributing the slump from a 6-2 first set triumph to the power of Ana Konjuh. #ausopen #aoradio #dasha #daria #gavrilova #dashagavrilova #dariagavrilova #tennis
When asked about her strong social media presence, Caroline Wozniacki says it has become very important for modern players. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
24th-seeded teenage sensation Alexander Zverev looks back on his second round win over qualifier Francis Tiafoe and looks forward to his potential third round match with 2009 Australian Open Champion Rafael Nadal. #ausopen #aoradio #sascha #saschazverev #alex #alexanderzverev #alexzverev #zverev
Australia's last remaining women's hopeful, Daria Gavrilova, speaks to the media after yet another thrilling 2+ hour victory - this time over Ana Konjuh in the second round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #dasha #daria #gavrilova #dariagavrilova #dashagavrilova
Agnieszka Radwanska fronts the media following her Round 2 defeat to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
World No.9 Rafael Nadal speaks to the media after quickly dispatching popular Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets on Rod Laver Arena to advance to the third round. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #rafa #rafael #nadal #rafaelnadal
Milos Raonic speaks to the media following his Round 2 win over Gilles Muller. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena Williams fronts the media after her Round 2 win over Lucie Safarova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Following her Round 2 win over Lucie Safarova, Serena Williams responded to criticism of her performance. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"It's never easy having to play a second round with someone that you have seen in the final of the biggest stage in tennis" #SerenaWilliams #LucieSafarova #AusOpen #AORadio
Wildcard Denis Istomin is the talk of the tennis world after his MAMMOTH UPSET of 6-time Australian Open Champion (and 2017 favourite) Novak Djokovic in the second round. #ausopen #aoradio #denis #istomin #denisistomin #denisplaystennis #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic
World No.2 Novak Djokovic is asked how disappointed he feels and whether or not he has learned any lessons after going down to wildcard Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic #denis #istomin #denisistomin #upset
World No. 2 - and 6-time Australian Open Champion - Novak Djokovic won't be claiming a 7th title. He speaks to the press after the biggest upset in recent AO memory - losing to Wildcard Denis Istomin. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic #denis #istomin #denisistomin #upset
Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki discusses how she is feeling and what is allowing her to get back to her best. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #sweetcaroline #caroline #wozniacki #carolinewozniacki
Two men who are no strangers to 5-set marathons (and popularity), Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, will battle on Rod Laver Arena this evening. Who will win? AO Radio's Louie Bulzomi went to the experts - the fans - to find out... #ausopen #aoradio #marcos #baghdatis #rafa #rafael #nadal #marcosbaghdatis #rafaelnadal #tennis
Pablo Carreno Busta speaks to the media following his Round 2 win over Kyle Edmund. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
AO Radio's Jenny Drummond speaks with the victorious American Jennifer Brady after she prevailed 10-8 in the third set over Brit Heather Watson. #JenniferBrady #HeatherWatson #AusOpen #AORadio
Naomi Osaka speaks to the press following her Round 2 loss to Johanna Konta. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
9th-seed Johanna Konta continues to firm as a major threat to the 2017 Australian Open Women's Singles Title, powering past Naomi Osaka to set up a mouth-watering third round match with former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #jokonta #johanna #konta #jkonta91
Former World No.5 Eugenie Bouchard is getting back into the right kind of rhythm that saw her rise rapidly in 2014, surviving a tight first set to eventually power away from Peng Shuai in the second round of the Australian Open. She speaks to the media here in a rather light-hearted exchange. #ausopen #aoradio #geniearmy #eugenie #bouchard #eugeniebouchard #genie #geniebouchard
"It feels great, it's such a great court and it's always amazing to play on the biggest courts in tennis" #CarolineWozniacki #DonnaVekic #AusOpen #AORadio
While most of the attention is generally reserved for his younger brother Alexander (Sascha), World No.50 Mischa Zverev finally had the tennis world on him, scoring his greatest Grand Slam tournament win to date by defeating big serving American John Isner in a 5-set classic to advance to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in his career. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #mischa #zverev #mischazverev
Karolina Pliskova front the media following her win over Anna Blinkova to progress to Round 3. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
17th-seed Roger Federer is ready to embark on an extremely tough journey to the 2017 Australian Open Final (beginning with 10th-seed Tomas Berdych) after defeating qualifier Noah Rubin in straight sets. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #roger #federer #rogerfederer #fedexpress #swissace #AusOpen2017 #AO2017
Ashleigh Barty speaks to the media following her Round 2 win over Shelby Rogers to progress in the AO2017. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Reflecting on his Second Round loss to Andreas Seppi, Nick Kyrgios says his opponent deserved to progress. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
7th-seed Garbine Muguruza is building confidence with every match despite still carrying an upper leg injury during her second round win over Samantha Crawford last night on Rod Laver Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #garbine #muguruza #garbinemuguruza
"I played her once before a couple years ago and we had a tough battle and it was the same today" #JohannaKonta #NaomiOsaka #AusOpen #AORadio
World No.1 Andy Murray fought through the duress of a rolled right ankle to defeat up-and-coming Russian qualifier Andrey Rubrev in straight sets to set up a third round clash with Novak Djokovic's conqueror at Wimbledon last year, American Sam Querrey. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #sirandymurray #sirandy #sir #andy #murray #andymurray #ankle #injury
Andreas Seppi speaks to the media following his Round 2 win over Nick Kyrgios. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
World No. 67 Dan Evans has equalled his best ever Grand Slam effort by reaching (for the first time at the Australian Open) the third round, coming from a set down to massively upset big serving 7th-seed Marin Cilic in 4 sets. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #dan #dantheman #evans #danevans #daniel #danielevans #greatbritain
With Nick Kyrgios now out of the Australian Open after his 5-set loss to Andreas Seppi, Bernard Tomic is now Australia's main hope for the men's singles title. He speaks to the media after his 4-set second round win over close friend Victor Estrella Burgos. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #bernie #bernard #tomic #bernardtomic
Nick Kyrgios fronts the media following his Round 2 loss to Andreas Seppi. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"It's just a little bit sore, I think it's not too serious" #AndyMurray #AndreyRublev #AusOpen #AORadio
"I just kept on fighting and I think I played very well" #AndreasSeppi #NickKyrgios #AusOpen #AORadio
"She's super super powerful, she hits very hard and sometimes it's very difficult for the opponents" #GarbineMuguruza #SamanthaCrawford #AusOpen #AORadio
"I was trying to be on court enjoying it and trying to like break him somehow" #AusOpen #AORadio
Tomas Berdych fronts the media following his Round 2 win over Ryan Harrison. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Alison Riske speaks to the media following her Round 2 win over Shuai Zhang on Wednesday. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
3rd-seed Agnieszka Radwanska is hoping for more consistency in her serve to add to her weapons as she embarks on a maiden Grand Slam singles title at the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #aga #agnieszka #radwanska #agnieszkaradwanska #tennis
Svetlana Kuznetsova responded to a reporter when asked about her toughest opponents throughout her career. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
12th-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga speaks to the press after getting through his second round match comfortably against Serbian Dusan Lajovic. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #jowilfriedtsonga #jowilfried #tsonga #AO2017
Svetlana Kuznetsova spoke to the press following her 2nd Round win over Jaimee Fourlis. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
World No.2 Novak Djokovic finished off 2016 in a manner very un-Djokovic like to slip from the top of the tennis mountain. He discusses what he has done in his time off the court to get into the right physical and mental shape to return to the top in 2017. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic #AO2017
"How did you find Rod Laver Arena? Fernando Verdasco made a few comments last night that he found it incredibly fast out there. He described it as like one of the indoor courts from the 1980s. Have you noticed any difference this year?" #VenusWilliams #AusOpen #AORadio
"Speaking of your life. It's been so rich. What gives you more satisfaction, you know?" #VenusWilliams #AusOpen #AORadio
"We understand you have withdrawn from the doubles due to an elbow injury? Is that something that's still giving you trouble after New Zealand?" #VenusWilliams #AusOpen #AORadio
"Looks like you're up against Ying-Ying Duan in the third round. Do you know much about her?" #VenusWilliams #YingYingDuan #AusOpen #AORadio
Reacting to his Round 2 loss to Kei Nishikori, Jeremy Chardy had nothing but praise for the World No. 5. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Defending 6-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is happy with how things went for his game despite an arm-wrestle of a second set against veteran Fernando Verdasco on Rod Laver Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic
World No.2 Novak Djokovic did not seem fazed about the conditions of the Rod Laver Arena plexicushion surface, which his First Round opponent Fernando Verdasco claimed played like "80s carpet" and was too fast and uneven. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic
"It's been an honour and a privilege to, I guess start that young and play this old" #VenusWilliams #StefanieVoegele #AusOpen #AORadio
9th-seed Rafael Nadal was a little late in getting to his scheduled press conference, but eventually managed to take his seat and speak to the press after his first round win over Florian Mayer. #ausopen #aoradio #rafa #rafaelnadal #rafael #nadal #tennis
Speaking to the media following his defeat to Ivo Karlovic, Horacio Zeballos says he was happy to be part of the thrilling 5 hour match, despite not advancing. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Australia's main women's hopeful Daria Gavrilova once again had to come from behind to pull off an inspired victory, a staple of what made her such a popular player in 2016. This time, it was against her close friend, Brit Naomi Broady, in the first round of the 2017 Australian Open in front of a hot Margaret Court Arena crowd. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #dasha #dashagavrilova #daria #gavrilova #dariagavrilova
Following his First Round defeat to Novak Djokovic, Fernando Verdasco told the media that the Rod Laver Arena surface was like 'indoor carpet in the 1980s'.
3rd-seed Agnieszka Radwanksa overcame a fired up Bulgarian crowd and some inspired tennis in the second set by Tsvetana Pironkova to progress to the second round of the 2017 Australian Open. Here are her thoughts. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #AO2017 #aga #agneszka #radwanska #agnieszkaradwanska
Defending champion Nobak Djokovic didn't fall victim to the same opponent that Rafael Nadal did in the first round last year, surviving a second set tie-break to eventually pull away from Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. #ausopen #aoradio #nole #novak #djokovic #novakdjokovic #tennis #novakdjokovicfoundation
Facing the media after her First Round win over Arina Rodionova, Caroline Wozniaki says she's not looking too far ahead just yet. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"I'm watching a lot of mens tennis, a lot of Nick, Roger and everyone so .. I just say that women can do it as well" #AgnieszkaRadwanska #TsvetanaPironkova #AusOpen #AORadio
"Started well with a great intensity, first and third set went really well, second set was a gamble, it was really close" #NovakDjokovic #FernandoVerdasco #AusOpen #AORadio
Reflecting on last year's Australian Open where he made the Semi Finals, Milos Raonic says it's something he's 'itching to experience' again. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Milos Raonic faces the media following his First Round win over Dustin Brown on Tuesday. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Belinda Bencic spoke to the media following her defeat to Serena Williams on Tuesday, saying her performance just wasn't enough to compete with the World No.2. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
22-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams expresses her feelings about her engagement to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian and if it has changed her mindset regarding tennis. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #engagement #serena #williams #serenawilliams #alexis #ohanian #alexisohanian #reddit
All went to plan for 22-time Grand Slam Major Champion Serena Williams in her straight sets win over Swiss Belinda Bencic, except for a period where Bencic claimed 3 consecutive games before the match concluded. Serena explains why. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #serena #williams #serenawilliams
After losing the second and third sets, Alexander Zverev has come back to overcome Robin Haase on Tuesday. He spoke to the media following the gruelling First Round match. #AusOpen #AORadio #tennis
World No.2 Serena Williams was flawless (despite a late stumble) against former World No.7 Belinda Bencic in her opening round match on Rod Laver Arena. She speaks all things Bencic, Equality and her fiance - Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian - to the media. #ausopen #aoradio #serena #serenawilliams #tennis #reddit #equality
Yanina Wickmayer faces the media following here First Round defeat to Lucie Safarova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
5th-seed Karolina Pliskova describes what it's like when her twin sister Kristyna is at the same tournament in the main draw with her. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #pliskova #karolina #kristyna #karolinapliskova
5th seed Karolina Pliskova feels there's more that she can do to improve on her comfortable straight sets win over Sara Sorribes Tormo. #ausopen #aoradio #karolina #plyskova #karolinaplyskova
Johanna Konta spoke to the media following her Round 1 win over Kirsten Flipkens, saying she's ready for a fight against Naomi Osaka in the next round. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
5th-seed and 2016 US Open Finalist Karolina Plyskova discusses her first round win over Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo on Rod Laver Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #karolina #plyskova #karolinaplyskova
"You've spoken in the past about how you idolized Roger and how you look up to him. Does what he said motivate you, hurt you, not bother you at all?" #NickKyrgios #RogerFederer #AusOpen #AORadio
Defending women's singles champion Angelique Kerber feels that being close to defeat in the opening round of her title defense at the 2017 Australian Open against Lesia Tsurenko was more a benefit than a cost to her game. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #angie #angeliquekerber #angelique #kerber
"On Seppi, you played him a couple years. Tough campaign. What are you expecting from him this time around?" #NickKyrgios #AndreasSeppi #AusOpen #AORadio
"Towards the end of last season was that sort of waning, sort of gone?" #NickKyrgios #AusOpen #AORadio
"What was going through your head tonight going out onto Hisense?" #NickKyrgios #AusOpen #AORadio
"You spent some time with him [Alex De Minaur] during Davis Cup. He said he picked your brain a bit. What sort of things would you have said to him?" #AlexDeMinaur #NickKyrgios #AusOpen #AORadio
Stan Wawrinka fronted the media following his First Round win over Klizan on Monday night. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
World No.1 Angelique Kerber acknowledges that coming into the first round as the defending champion had some affect on her game against Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, but otherwise was feeling okay. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #angie #angeliquekerber #angelique #kerber
"Are you conscious of reserving that energy with a knee injury?" #NickKyrgios #AusOpen #AORadio
What was the most pleasing aspect from your point of view with that win? #NickKyrgios #AusOpen #AORadio
World No.1 and defending Australian Open Champion Angelique Kerber was made to work hard by Lesia Tsurenko in her first round match on Rod Laver Arena overnight. Here's what she had to say to the press. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #angie #angeliquekerber #kerber #angelique #champion
Ranked the lowest he has been since May 2001, the legendary Roger Federer is more of an underdog this year to win the Australian Open than he has been since before he won his first Major. At 35, and returning from a long injury layoff, does he still have what it takes to go all the way one more time? AO Radio was out and about Melbourne Park to ask the fans. #ausopen #aoradio #roger #federer #rogerfederer #fedexpress #tennis
AO Radio's James Parkinson went around the grounds to get the fans thoughts on the First Round match between Fernando Verdasco and defending AO champion, Novak Djokovic. #AusOpen #aoradio #AO2017 #tennis
The oldest man on the ATP tour, 38-year-old fan favourite Tommy Haas, is excited to be back after a lot of hard work to bow out of tennis on a high and his own terms as he prepares to face young Frenchman Benoit Paire in the first round of his final Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #tommy #haas #tommyhaas
"I'm really happy to be through and hopefully the next match is going to be better" #KarolinaPliskova #SaraSorribesTormo #AusOpen #AORadio
"It's nice to be playing normal tennis again on a center court like this" #RogerFederer #JurgenMelzer #AusOpen #AORadio
"It's so nice to be back on this amazing court with you guys" #AORadio #AusOpen #AngeliqueKerber #LesiaTsurenko
After losing a match point and the second set, #AngeliqueKerber fought back to down #LesiaTsurenko. #AusOpen #AORadio
17-year-old Australian Alex De Minaur can't contain his elation after kicking off his Australian Open debut with a 5-set thrilling victory over bullish Austrian Gerald Melzer. And the Aussie Fanatics were there all the way with him! #ausopen #aoradio #alexdeminaur #alex #deminaur #tennis #fanatics
Recently knighted Sir Andy Murray reflects on a less than conventional straight sets victory in the First Round that he needed just under 3 hours to capture against World No. 93 Iliya Marchenko from the Ukraine. #ausopen #aoradio #tennis #andymurray #andy #murray #sirandy #sirandymurray
Playing in her first Australian Open since switching from professional tennis to cricket in 2014, Australian Ashleigh Barty discusses being readjusted to the racquet to the press after her straight sets win over 2016 4th-rounder Annika Beck from Germany. #ausopen #aoradio #ashbarty #ashleighbarty #ash #barty #tennis
World No. 35 Coco Vandeweghe speaks to the media after getting past 15th-seed and 2014 US Open Finalist Roberta Vinci from Italy in straight sets on the first day of the Australian Open #ausopen #aoradio #coco #vandeweghe #cocovandeweghe
"The ranking doesn't change things, same pressure, same expectation" #AndyMurray #IllyaMerchenko #AusOpen #AORadio
Kei Nishikori speaks to the media after his Round 1 win over Andrey Kuznetsov. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Venus Williams addresses the media following her First Round win over Kateryna Kozlova. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Austrian Gerard Melzer was very gracious in his 5-set defeat to 17-year-old Australian Alex De Minaur in the first round of the 2017 Australian Open. #ausopen #aoradio #alexdeminaur #alex #deminaur #gerardmelzer #gerard #melzer
27th-seed Bernard Tomic admits he is still not at 100% despite getting comfortably past Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena. #ausopen #aoradio #bernardtomic #bernard #tomic
The first 21st-century born player to compete at a Grand Slam, Australia's Destanee Aiava, says she is grateful for the experience and is yearning for more after gallantly going down in straight sets to German Mona Barthel. #ausopen #aoradio #destaneeaiava #destanee #aiava
29th seed Monica Puig overcame nerves and first round demons of the past to comfortably defeat Romanin Patricia Maria Tig in straight sets 6-1 6-0. #ausopen #aoradio #monicapuig #monica #puig
Simona Halep fronts the media following her First Round defeat to Shelby Rogers. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
"It's gonna be a wonderful year ... and it's been a wonderful start" #VenusWilliams #KaterynaKozlova #AusOpen #AORadio
KaterynaKozlova turned out to be no match for #VenusWilliams' experience, falling 6-7 5-7. #AusOpen #AORadio
Shelby Rogers speaks to the press after her First Round win over Simona Halep. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Garbiñe Muguruza fronts the media following her First Round win over Marina Erakovic on Monday. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Johanna Konta, who faces Kirsten Flipkens on Tuesday, says she is feeling healthy and ready for a challenge at AO2017. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Speaking to media on Sunday, Rafael Nadal said he's ready to play at this years Australian Open. The World No.9 faces Florian Mayer on Tuesday. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Highlights of #ShelbyRogers surprise win over #SimonaHalep on day 1 of the 2017 #AusOpen on #AORadio
"I'll take a little confidence from what I was doing today". #ShelbyRogers #SimonaHalep #AusOpen #AORadio
Don't think anybody saw this coming! #ShelbyRogers defeats #SimonaHalep 6-3 6-1 on day 1 of the 2017 #AusOpen.
Daria Gavrilova says she's happy to be back in her adopted home and is enjoying the pressure that comes with having progressed to the Fourth Round at last years Australian Open. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Speaking to the media on the eve of the AO2017, Simona Halep says she is fit and feeling good ahead of her First Round match up versus Shelby Rogers. On record as the fastest player over 3 metres, Halep said that her speed is certainly her main advantage. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Fronting the media ahead of her eleventh Australian Open, Agnieszka Radwanska says she's feeling confident. The World No.3 faces Tsvetana Pironkova in Round 1. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Ashleigh Barty told media on Saturday that she's happy to be back at the Australian Open. Ranked 223rd, Barty says she is 'much more mature this time around' and knows what to expect heading into a Grand Slam. Barty faces the World No. 50, Annika Beck in the First Round. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Kei Nishikori is still chasing his first Grand Slam title, having been ranked in the top ten for the past three years but says he has the self belief to claim a major tournament in 2017. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Addressing his recent knee injury in the lead up to the AO2017, Nick Kyrgios says he's feeling ready to play. The current World No. 13 told reporters on Saturday that his expectations of himself are still high, ahead of his First Round match versus Gastao Elias. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Being the World No.1 is keeping Andy Murray on his toes. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Murray said that match preparation and maintaining a positive mindset will help him stay on top. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
He may be in the latter stages of his professional career but the underdog tag that comes with it doesn't bother Roger Federer . #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
It's preparation as usual for Karolina Pliskova but she says the courts and the weather in Melbourne suit her well. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
When asked how she learned of her First Round opponent, Serena Williams, Belinda Bencic exclaimed, 'Twitter! My Twitter was blowing up!'. Despite the challenge of facing the current World No.2, Bencic says she's excited and 'pretty close to 100%'. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Milos Raonic has spoken to the media ahead of the AO2017 saying consistency at the net and mental preparation is most important in order for him to improve this season. The World No. 3 made the Semi Finals at Melbourne Park in 2016 before falling short at the last hurdle in the Final at Wimbledon. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Bernard Tomic has shrugged off fitness concerns ahead of his ninth Australian Open. The 24 year old says he's staying grounded in the lead up to his opening match versus Thomaz Bellucci and emphasised the importance of respecting his opponents. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Serena is never one to settle for second best. Speaking to the media on Saturday ahead of the AO2017, the World No. 2 reflected on her 2016 season and areas for improvement this year. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Addressing the media in the lead up to the AO2017, Garbine Muguruza is refreshed and ready to challenge in another Grand Slam. #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Reigning Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic is wary of over confidence. Speaking to the media ahead of the AO2017, Novak says he is optimistic of defending his title but that, "Nobody is invincible." #AusOpen #AO2017 #tennis
Speaking to the media ahead of the AO2017, Stan Wawrinka says he's well prepared to challenge at this years tournament. #AusOpen #AO2017 #Tennis
AO Radio's James Parkinson goes around the grounds speaking to the fans about this years Kids Tennis Day, a fun event for the whole family. #AusOpen #AO2017 #Tennis