Casey Dellacqua News

Jarmila Gajdosova made amends for her opening day defeat by securing a nail-biting win in the reverse singles as Australia trumped Switzerland 4-1 in the Fed Cup.

FERRARI admit to releasing 'ugly' car, Dokic loses her Fed Cup spot, Man U keeper Lindegaard out, India triumphs & the crazy 'keel walk'. Get your morning Sports Fix here now! Tennis - Jarmila Gajdosova knows something about being in the right spot at the right time.

On one side is the 'haaah', and on the other is the 'aaagh', and in between, a bit of tennis.

World No. 4 Maria Sharapova has long been known for her on-court shrieks and the Russian has recently attracted criticism as a result.

THE genesis of the tennis grunt is disputed. Some maintain the grunt was invented in Nick Bollettieri's tennis laboratory where, convinced a noisy expulsion would help a player hit the ball harder, the famed coach played soundtracks from pornographic movies near the test tubes in which his Deci-belles were incubating.

Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska Tuesday backed a push to tone down undignified screaming by women's players - and said the high-decibel grunts made the game unappealing to watch.

SAM Stosur is hoping to rediscover her form in the pleasant surrounds of the Swiss Alps after being named to lead Australia into Fed Cup battle next month.

The noisy world No 3, who beat Heather Watson in the first round, halted the 10-match winning run of Germany's Mona Barthel to reach the third round this morning.

Victoria Azarenka calmly coasted through her opening two matches at the Australian Open.

Chapel St is always a favourite, as is the Crown complex where she is staying. Sharapova has been in town since last year.

There may be little to crack a smile about when Victoria Azarenka hands you a 6-1 6-0 thrashing in front of your home crowd on centre court at Rod Laver Arena.

Round one of the Australian Open has concluded, and now the field has been cut down pretty extensively.

Australia's teenage tennis star Bernard Tomic will be out to reach the Australian Open third round for the second year in a row when he battles American Sam Querrey in Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday night.

"We can't always agree on everything. So far it's been no problem, really. Back in the day he used to say 'whatever Roger decides, I'm fine with.' Today he's much more grown up.

Bernard Tomic defeated 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco in a gripping five-set match, winning 4-6, 6-7 , 6-4, 6-2, 7-5; Casey Dellacqua is through to the second round with a straight-sets victory over Serbian Bojana Jovanovski .

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus makes a backhand return to Britain's Heather Watson during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan.

Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka won 12 straight games to finish off Heather Watson 6-1, 6-0 in 67 minutes Monday in the opening match on center court at the Australian Open.

Hello, Matt Burgess joining you for live coverage of Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The 15- year- old, who was on hand to officially open ANZ World at Grand Slam Oval today, will play Georgian Anna Tatishvili in the first round of the Australian Open.

Casey Dellacqua burst on to the international tennis scene and into the hearts of millions of local fans where as an unseeded player she made a stunning run to the fourth round in 2008.