Australian Open qualifying 2024: Results, scores, schedule for tennis tournament

Joshua Mayne

Kieran Francis

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For those not in the Australian Open 2024 main draw via rankings entrance or wildcard, the only way in is via qualifying.

Out of 128 entrants for both the men and women, just 16 will qualify for the Australian Open main draw.

We have now reached the final round, with players requiring just one win to reach the main draw.

The Sporting News has all the latest results as dreams are made or shattered.

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Australian Open men's singles qualifying scores, results

Round 3

Match Score
Alexander Ritschard (SUI) def. by [26] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) 6-3 6-3
Andrea Vavassori (ITA) def. by Mate Valkusz (HUN) 6-1 6-4
Terence Atmane (FRA) def. Emilio Nava (USA) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
Lukas Klein (SVK) def. Stefano Napolitano (ITA) 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
Oliver Crawford (GBR) def. by [24] Vit Kopriva (CZE) 6-4 6-4
[8] David Goffin (BEL) def. [29] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Aziz Dougaz (TUN) def. by Dino Prizmic (CRO) 6-3 6-4
Dane Sweeny (AUS) def. [22] Zizou Bergs (BEL) 5-7 7-5 2-0 (walkover)
Jesper de Jong (NED) def. [31] Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(7)
[2] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def. Santiago Taverna (ARG) 6-4 6-2
Harold Mayot (FRA) def. by Jakub Mensik (CZE) 6-3 7-6(2)
[14] Alex Molcan (SVK) def. by [28] Sumit Nagal (IND) 6-4 6-4
Abedallah Shelbayh (JOR) def. by Omar Jasika (AUS) 2-6 6-1 6-2
[4] Hugo Gaston (FRA) def. by [30] Lloyd Harris (ZAF) 6-0 6-2
[7] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) def. [27] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) 1-6 6-2 6-2
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) def. by Hugo Grenier (FRA) 5-7 6-4 7-6(4)

Round 2

Match Score
Abdullah Shelbayh (JOR) def. [10] Hamad Medjedovic 6-7 7-6 6-2
[7] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) def. Vitaliy Sachko (UKR) 7-6 7-6
Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna (ARG) def. [20] Zsombor Piros (HUN) 6-2 3-6 7-6
Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) def. by [24] Vit Kopriva (CZE) 6-3 6-3
Hugo Grenier (FRA) def. [19] Maxime Cressy (USA) 4-6 6-2 6-3
[4] Hugo Gaston (FRA) def. Beibit Zhukayev (KAZ) 7-6 6-3
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) def. Marc-Andrea Hüsler (SUI) 7-6 3-6 7-5
Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) def. by [30] Lloyd Harris (ZAF) 7-5 6-4
[14] Alex Molcan (SER) def. John Millman (AUS) 6-4 6-3
Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) def. by [27] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) 6-2 6-4
Omar Jasika (AUS) def. [32] Zachary Svajda (USA) 7-5 4-6 6-2
Edward Winter (AUS) def. by [28] Sumit Nagal (IND) 6-3 6-2
[13] Luca Nardi (ITA) def. by Dane Sweeny (AUS) 7-6(2) 6-2
Pierre Hughes Herbert (FRA) def. by  [29] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 4-6 6-4 7-6(8)
Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) def. by Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 6-1 6-3
[8] David Goffin (BEL) def. Billy Harris (GBR) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Mate Valkusz (HUN) def. [17] Francisco Comesana (ARG) 2-6 6-4 6-2
Damir Dzumhur (BHE) def. by [26] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) 6-3 6-2
Jules Marie (FRA) def. by Alexander Ritschard (SUI) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2
Joris De Loore (BEL) def. by [22] Zander Bergs (BEL) 7-6(2) 6-0
Rudolf Molleker (GER) def. by Stefano Napolitano (ITA) 1-6 6-4 6-2
Mattia Bellucci (ITA) def. by Emilio Nava (USA) 6-4 6-3
Terence Atmane (FRA) def. Nerman Fatic (BHE) 6-3 3-6 7-5
Denis Kudla (USA) def. by Lukas Klein (SVK) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4
Riccardo Bonadio (ITA) def. by [31] Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) 6-1 6-4
Aziz Dougaz (TUN) def. Ryan Peniston (GBR) 6-3 6-2
[2] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def. Benjamin Hassan (LEB) 6-4 6-3
Federico Gaio (ITA) def. by Jakub Mensik (CZE) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Felipe Alves (BRA) def. by Jesper de Jong (NED) 7-6(5) 6-1
Duje Ajduković (CRO) def. by Dino Prizmic (CRO) 7-5 6-0
[9] Hugo Dellien (BOL) def. by Harold Mayot (FRA) 6-0 6-3
Oriol Rocca Batalla (ESP) def. by [24] Vit Kopriva (CZE) 6-3 6-3
Francesco Passaro (ITA) def. by Oliver Crawford (GBR) 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4

Round 1

Match Score
Otto Virtanen (FIN) def. by Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 6-0 6-3
Emilio Nava (USA) def. [22] Luciano Darderi (ITA) 7-6(3) 6-4
Billy Harris (GBR) def. Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 0-6 6-2 6-2
[8] David Goffin (BEL) def. Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 6-4 7-5
Pablo Llmas Ruiz (ESP) def. by [29] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 7-6(3) 6-1
Damir Dzumhur (BZH) def. Timofey Skatov (KAZ) 4-6 6-3 6-3
[13] Luca Nardi (ITA) def. Francesco Maestrelli (ITA) 7-5 6-4
Zdenek Kolar (SLO) def. by [22] Zizou Bergs (BEL) 6-2 6-2
Matteo Gigante (ITA) def. by Dane Sweeny (AUS) 7-6(3) 7-5
Pablo Cuevas (URU) def. by [26] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) 6-0 6-1
Joris de Loore (BEL) def. Li Tu (AUS) 7-6(11) 7-6(4)
Wu Tung-lin (TWN) def. by Mate Valkusz (HUN) 7-6 (0) 6-4
Alexander Ritschard (SUI) def. Clement Tabur (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-3
Yuta Shimizu (JPN) def. by [17] Francisco Comesana (ARG) 7-6(2) 6-2
Illya Marchenko (UKR) def. by Nerman Fatic (BHA) 6-4 7-6(5)
[12] Benoit Paire (FRA) def. by Jules Marie (FRA) 7-6(6) 6-4
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) def. Roman Burruchaga (ARG) 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3
[16] Thiago Austin Tirante (ARG) def. by Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 6-7(1) 7-6(6) 6-2 
Hayden Jones (AUS) def. by [31] Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) 6-0 3-6 6-2
[11] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) def. by Denis Kudla (USA) 7-6(7) 6-4
Ryan Peniston (GBR) def. Elias Ymer (SWE) 6-1 4-6 7-6(7)
Raul Brancaccio (ITA) def. by Jesper de Jong (NED) 6-1 6-2
[15] Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) def. by Terence Atmane (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Riccardo Bonadio (ITA) def. Pavle Marinkov (AUS) 7-5 7-6(2)
Marco Trungelliti (ARG) def. by Lukas Klein (SVK) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Jozef Kovalik (SVK) def. by Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 6-1 4-6 7-6(5)
Dino Prizmic (CRO) def. [18] Mariano Navone (ARG) 5-7 6-3 6-2
Ugo Blanchet (FRA) def. by Duje Ajdukovic (CRO) 6-4 6-2
Facundo Bagnis (ARG) def. by Aziz Dougaz (TUN) 7-6(4) 6-3
Ivan Gakhov def. by Rudolf Molleker (GER) 6-4 6-4
[5] Michael Mmoh (USA) def. by Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6-1 6-3
Stefano Napolitano (ITA) def. [23] Radu Albot (ROM) 7-5 7-5
[10] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) def. Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 6-1 6-1
Philip Sekulic (AUS) def. by Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) 7-5 6-1
Oliver Crawford (GBR) def. Ilya Ivashka 6-3 3-6 6-1
Abdullah Shelbayh (JOR) def. Titouan Droguet (FRA) 6-2 6-4
[6] Pedro Martinez (ESP) def. by Francesco Passaro (ITA) 6-3 6-2
[24] Vit Kopriva (CZE) def. Calvin Hemery (FRA) 6-3 6-3
Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) def. by Omar Jasika (AUS) 6-3 1-6 6-2
Jan Choinski (GBR) def. by Benjamin Hassan (LEB) 6-4 6-0
[4] Hugo Gaston (FRA) def. Yunchaokete Bu (CHN) 7-5 6-0
[9] Hugo Dellien (BOL) def. Goncalo Oliveira (POR) 6-4 6-2
[2] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def. Jeremy Jin (AUS) 6-2 6-2
Jakub Mensik (CZE) def. [25] Brandon Nakashima (USA) 6-4 7-6(4)
Laurent Lokoli (FRA) def. by Federico Gaio (ITA) 4-6 6-4 3-2 ret.
Daniel Rincon (ESP) def. by [30] Lloyd Harris (RSA) 6-2 6-2
Alexander Blockx (BEL) def. by [32] Zachary Svajda (USA) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Andrea Pellegrino (ITA) def. by [20] Zsombor Piros (HUN) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna (ARG) def. Antoine Escoffier (FRA) 6-4 7-6(6)
Harold Mayot (FRA) def. Andrea Collarini (ARG) 7-6(5) 6-3
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA) def. by [28] Sumit Nagal (IND) 6-3 7-5
Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) def. by John Millman (AUS) 6-3 6-4
[14] Alex Molcan (SVK) def. Gijs Brouwer (NED) 6-4 6-4
Franco Agamenone (ITA) def. by Edward Winter (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Beibit Zhukayev (KAZ) def. Nicolas Kicker (ARG) 6-1 6-4
Enzo Couacaud (FRA) def. by Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) 6-3 2-6 6-2
Yu Hsu (TWN) def. by [19] Maxime Cressy (USA) 6-2 6-1
Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) def. Sho Shimabukaro (JPN) 5-7 6-4 6-3
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (USA) def. by [27] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) 3-6 6-0 6-2
[3] Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) def. by Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) 6-3 7-6(8)
Mark Lajal (EST) def. by Hugo Grenier (FRA) 6-4 6-2
Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) def. by Vitaliy Sachko (UKR) 6-2 7-5
Filip Misolic (AUT) def. by Marc Andrea Huesler (SUI) 3-6 6-4 6-3

Australian Open women's singles qualifying scores, results

Round 3

Match Score
Lesley Kerkhove (NED) def. by [22] Sara Bejlek (CZE) 6-3 6-4
Maria Timofeeva def. Priscilla Hon (AUS) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Polina Kudermetova def. by Fiona Ferro (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Simon Waltert (SUI) def. by Anastasia Zakharova 7-6(1) 6-1
[3] Katie Volynets (USA) def. [25] Julia Riera (ARG) 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5
Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) def. [26] Eva Lys (GER) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3
[11] Anna Bondar (HUN) def. by Alina Korneeva 6-3 6-3
[10] Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def. Sijia Wei (CHN) 6-2 6-4
Katherine Sebov (CAN) def. by Rebecca Marino (CAN) 2-0 (walkover)
[1] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. Maya Joint (AUS) 6-2 1-6 6-4
[2] Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
Ella Seidel (GER) def. [19] Hailey Baptiste (USA) 6-0 6-4
Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def. by Lulu Sun (SUI) 6-4 3-6 6-2
Yulia Starodubtseva (UKR) def. Gabriela Knutson (CZE) 6-4 1-6 7-6(4)
Dominika Salkova (CZE) def. by Storm Hunter (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Maddison Inglis (AUS) def. by [24] Daria Snigur (UKR) 6-2 5-7 6-3

Round 2

Match Score
[13] Olga Danilovic (SER) def. by Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 4-6 6-1 6-1
Ella Seidel (GER) def. Francesca Jones (GBR) 6-3 6-7 4-4 ret.
Ann Li (USA) def. by Daria Snigur (UKR) 6-4 6-2
Maddison Inglis (AUS) def. Katarina Zavatska (UKR) 7-6 6-3
Storm Hunter (AUS) def. [30] Celine Naef (SUI) 6-3 7-6
Melisa Ercan (AUS) def. by Sijia Wei (CHN) Walkover
Katherine Sebov (CAN) def. Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 6-7(5) 6-4 4-0 ret.
[5] Erika Andreeva def. by Polina Kudermetova 6-3 6-2
[11] Ana Bondar (HUN) def. Ivana Popovic (AUS) 6-4 6-4
Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) def. by Fiona Ferro (FRA) 6-4 6-1
Rebecca Marino (CAN) def. [23] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2
Irina Bara (ROU) def. by [26] Eva Lys (GER) 6-1 6-2
Laura Jeanjean (FRA) def. Carole Monnet (FRA) 6-1 4-6 6-2
Ye Xin Ma (CHN) def. by Alina Korneeva 5-7 6-4 7-6(5)
[2] Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. Jule Niemeier (GER) 6-4 5-7 7-6(9)
Destanee Aiava (AUS) def. Jil Teichmann (SUI) 2-6 7-5 6-1
[1] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) 6-4 3-6 6-4
[10] Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def. Talia Gibson (AUS) 1-6 6-3 7-5
Maya Joint (AUS) def. [32] Darja Semeņistaja (LAT) 6-1 7-6(3)
Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) def. by Dominika Salkova (CZE) 7-5 6-4
[12] Harriet Dart (GBR) def. by Yulia Starodubtseva (UKR) 6-4 6-4
Arianne Hartono (NED) def. by [19] Hailey Baptiste (USA) 6-2 6-4

Round 1 

Match Score
Stacey Fung (CAN) def. by [25] Julia Riera (ARG) 6-1 6-4
Priscilla Hon (AUS) def. Emerson Jones (AUS) 6-2 7-5
Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) def. by [22] Sara Bejlek (CZE) 6-3 6-1
Anastasia Zakharova def. Jana Kolodynska 6-1 6-3
Solana Sierra (ARG) def. by Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 6-4 7-5
Sofya Lansere def. by [29] Dalma Galfi (HUN) 3-6 6-4 6-2
Valeria Savinykh def. by Carol Zhao (CAN) 6-3 7-6(7)
[3] Katie Volynets (USA) def. Suzan Lamens (NED) 7-6 (6) 7-6(4)
Alex Eala (FIL) def. by [18] Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 6-2 7-5
Simona Waltert (SUI) def. Petra Marcinko (CRO) 6-1 6-1
Ankita Raina (IND) def. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) 6-4 5-7 7-6(4)
[4] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) def. Tara Wurth (CRO) 6-0 6-2
Katarzyna Kawa (POL) def. Lina Gjorcheska (NMD) 7-5 4-6 6-3
[15] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def. by Lesley Kerkhove (NED) 6-3 6-3
Talia Gibson (AUS) def. Andreea Mitu (ROU) 6-3 1-6 6-2
[10] Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def. Petra Hule (AUS) 6-4 6-4
Darya Astakhova def. by Maria Timofeeva 6-2 6-3
[16] Astra Sharma (AUS) def. Francisca Jorge (POR) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3
[9] Emiliana Arango (COL) def. by Katherine Sebov (CAN) 6-4 6-4
Aliona Bolsova (ESP) def. by Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 6-3 6-3
Sijia Wei (CHN) def. [28] Viktoria Hruncakova (CZE) 6-3 6-2
Yuriko Miyazaki (GBR) def. by Melisa Ercan (AUS) 6-4 7-6(5)
Alina Korneeva def. [31] Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Yang Ya-yi (TWN) def. by Rebecca Marino (CAN) 7-6(3) 6-0
Arina Rodionova (AUS) def. by Laura Jeanjean (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Chloe Pacquet (FRA) def. by Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-3 7-6(5)
Tena Lukas (CRO) def. by Ivana Popovic (AUS) 6-3 6-2
[11] Anna Bondar (HUN) def. Su Wei Hsieh (TPE) 7-6(3) 6-4
Alice Robbe (FRA) def. by [20] Jil Teichmann (SUI) 6-2 6-1
[2] Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) 6-4 6-3
Lanlana Tararudee (THA) def. by [23] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1
Irina Bara (ROM) def. Yuliya Hatouka 6-2 5-7 6-3
Veronika Erjavec (SVN) def. by [26] Eva Lys (GER) 6-2 6-3
[5] Erika Andreeva def. Kaylah McPhee (AUS) 6-1 6-2
[15] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def. by Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) 6-3 6-3
Aliona Bolsova (ESP) def. by Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 6-3 6-3
Selena Janicijevic (FRA) def. by Carole Monnet (FRA) 6-4 6-1
Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-0
Polina Kudermetova def. Carlota Martinez Cirez (ESP) 6-1 6-1
Ye Xin Ma (CHN) def. Miriam Bulgaru (ROM) 7-5 6-2
Fiona Ferro (FRA) def. [21] Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 3-6 6-4 6-1
Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) def. by Martina Capurro Taborda (ARG) 6-3 6-0
Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) def. by Maya Joint (AUS) 6-3 1-6 7-5
[12] Harriet Dart (GBR) def. Nuria Brancaccio (ITA) 6-2 7-6(4)
Gabriela Knutson (CZE) def. [17] Anna Lena Friedsam (GER) 2-6 6-1 6-2
Tatiana Prozorova def. by [30] Celine Naef (SUI) 6-1 6-0
[6] Laura Pigossi (BRA) def. by Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 5-7 7-5 6-0
Timea Babos (HUN) def. by [32] Darja Semenistaja (LAT) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Dominika Salkova (CZE) def. Jana Fett (CRO) 7-5 3-6 7-5
[1] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. Lea Boskovic (CRO) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. by Storm Hunter (AUS) 6-3 6-2
Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) def. Elvina Kalieva (USA) 7-5 6-3
Raluka Serban (CYP) def. Despina Papamichail (GRE) 7-5 6-2
Sinja Kraus (AUT) def. by [24] Daria Snigur (UKR) 6-3 6-0
Ann Li (USA) def. Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
[14] Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (ESP) def. by Maddison Inglis (AUS) 4-6 6-3 7-5
You Xiaodi (CHN) def. by Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 7-5 6-2
[8] Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) def. by Ella Seidel (GER) 6-3 2-6 6-4
[13] Olga Danilovic (SRB) def. Iryna Shymanovich 6-2 6-0
Harmony Tan (FRA) def. by Katarina Zavatska 6-1 6-3
Margaux Rouvroy (FRA) def. by Francesca Jones (GBR) 6-2 6-4
Seone Mendez (AUS) def. by [19] Hailey Baptiste (USA) 6-3 6-1
Lulu Sun (SUI) def. [27] Heather Watson (GBR) 6-4 6-3
[16] Astra Sharma (AUS) def. Maria Timofeeva 6-2 6-4
Ankita Raina (IND) def. by [22] Sara Bejlek (CZE) 6-1 7-5
Priscilla Hon (AUS) def. [29] Dalma Galfi (HUN) 4-6 6-3 6-4
[4] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) def. by Simona Waltert (SUI) 2-6 6-1 6-3
Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) def. by [25] Julia Riera (ARG) 6-4 6-2
[3] Katie Volynets (USA) def. Carol Zhao (CAN) 6-3 6-1
Arianne Hartono (NED) def. Panna Udvardy (HUN) 7-6(4) 6-3
Anastasia Zakharova def. [19] Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Noma Noha Akugue (GER) def. by Su Jeong Jang (KOR) 6-1 6-4
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) def. Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 6-4 6-1

When does Australian Open qualifying finish? Dates, schedule for 2024

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The 2024 qualifying tournament for the Australian Open is taking place over four days.

It began on Monday, January 8 and will wrap up on Thursday, January 11.

As usual, players will have to progress through three rounds of qualification to earn entry into the main draw.

MORE: Aus Open 2024 main draw entry lists revealed

How many players can qualify for the Australian Open?

16 players – in both the women's and men's singles – will qualify for the Australian Open main draw.

When is Australian Open 2024?

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Australian Open 2024 will commence on Sunday, January 14 and become a 15-day event for the first time, finishing on Sunday, January 28.

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Joshua Mayne

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again. 

 

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.