MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova served up a storm to slap down teenage firebrand Belinda Bencic 7-5 7-5 and become the first woman through to the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday. The 2008 champion fired 21 aces in her most impressive serving performance of the tournament to keep the rising Swiss at bay in the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the third time when he eased past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-2 6-4 on Sunday. The seventh seed hit 31 winners and sealed his place in the last eight when Tsonga, seeded ninth, made his 36th unforced error by slashing a forehand […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams wasted little time in swatting aside Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-1 on Sunday, setting up an Australian Open quarter-final showdown with Maria Sharapova. Williams was broken in the first game of the fourth round match, only the second time she had dropped serve in the tournament, before […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Latest news from the seventh day of the Australian Open on Sunday (all times GMT): 0340 WILLIAMS ON MEETING SHARAPOVA “I had no idea who I was playing. She had a really good match earlier but I’ve got nothing to lose and will just do my best.” 0339 WILLIAMS SETS UP SHARAPOVA […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic returns to Rod Laver Arena for clash against Gilles Simon on Sunday as he looks to seal his place in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the ninth year in a row. The Serbian world number one, farmed out to Margaret Court Arena for his third round […]
