Australian tennis battlers savour ‘crazy’ pay days at US Open

Kim Birrell, Maya Joint and James Duckworth advance on day twoBirrell plans to spend $265,000 pay day on upcoming weddingAn elated Kim Birrell plans on paying down her mortgage after surviving a match point and a restless night’s sleep to chalk up a life-changing US Open win in New York.The gritty Gold Coaster wore down Croatian Petra Marcinko 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to finally reach the second round after losing all three of her previous Flushing Meadows openers in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Continue reading...