Daria Gavrilova is through to the second week of the Australian Open after she won her third round match against Timea Bacsinzky on Saturday night. The 22-year-old pocket rocket was the last remaining Aussie in the singles draws heading into the clash and stayed alive following a 6-3 5-7 6-4 triumph. The epic Centre Court […]

Strathfield Sports Club staged its annual Club Championships in early November with each division hotly contested by our tennis members. A big thank you to everyone who participated, ensuring a thoroughly enjoyable weekend of tennis and a special congratulations to the winners! Ladies Singles Winner – Yurie Hori Runner Up – Carolyn Ross Ladies Doubles Winner […]

Australia will return to the World Group of the Davis Cup next year after claiming a 3-0 win in their play-off against Slovakia in Sydney over the weekend. While Sunday’s reverse singles ties at Ken Rosewall Arena had to be cancelled due to rain, Australia had already grabbed an unassailable lead against their European opponents. […]

Strathfield Sports Club would like to congratulate all our tennis members who represented the club in the Autumn Badge Grand Final on Saturday. Of our five teams entered in the Sydney Metropolitan competition four won through to the decider – and the one that missed out was at the expense of another SSC team! This […]

Records will be tumbling at Strathfield Sports Club this weekend as the autumn Sydney Badge tennis semi-finals get under way. And while they might not be of the Olympic variety, hopefully we’ll see some medals around the necks of our members in the coming weeks! SSC will boast five teams in the knock-out stages of […]

Sydney will host its first David Cup tie since 2011 when Australia plays Slovakia for a spot in the 2017 World Group next month. The match-up will be played on a purpose-built grass court at Ken Rosewall Arena in Homebush from 16-18 September. Australia’s top ranked males Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic are expected to […]

We’re proud to report SSC junior tennis member Jaewoo Choi has been representing the Club with distinction in recent weeks with some strong results in State competitions. Jaewoo won an U-16 tournament in Richmond three weeks ago and followed that up with a finals appearance playing up two age divisions in an U-18 tournament in […]

We’re proud to report that Strathfield Sports Club is proving to be one of the strongest clubs in this year’s men’s Autumn Badge tennis competition. As we prepare to enter the final few rounds of the season all five of the SSC’s sides are in the top three places in their division and will be […]

Aussie tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt has withdrawn from the Australian Olympic team citing “personal reasons” for pulling out of the Games. Australia’s Davis Cup captain was set to coach the men’s tennis team in Rio, with his role set to be filled by Mark Draper pending approval from the AOC. Hewitt had previously sought a […]