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Federer ramps game up to move into semis
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer ramped his game up another level in a clinically efficient 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4 win over sixth seed Tomas Berdych on Tuesday and advance to his 12th Australian Open semi-final. Berdych was a potentially tricky quarter-final opponent for the 34-year-old Swiss, having beaten him the last two times they had clashed […]
Longevity has its place but Serena just wants to have fun
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams, with 21 grand slam titles in her trophy cabinet, thinks she has nothing left to prove to anyone and just wants to have fun for the remainder of her career. The 34-year-old American eased into the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Maria Sharapova on […]
Back to the drawing board for inspired, frustrated Sharapova
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova said she was inspired as well as frustrated after losing to Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, a defeat which extended her losing streak against the American to 12 years and 18 matches. The 28-year-old Russian, who last beat Williams at the season-ending tour championships in 2004, […]
Serena maintains hex on Sharapova to reach semis
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Reigning champion Serena Williams ramped up the power in the second set to vanquish fifth seed Maria Sharapova for the 18th match in a row and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-1 victory on Tuesday. Sharapova broke the world number one in the first game and mounted […]
Radwanska dispatches Suarez Navarro to make semis
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska advanced to her second Australian Open semi-final after beating Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Pole jumped out to a 4-0 lead with two breaks of serve in the first set, and while the Spaniard finally managed to hold in […]
Twitter reacts as Djokovic sets SF date with Roger Federer
It was a big day down under, as Masha-Williams, Federer and Novak lined up for their quarters. Check out the best tweets of the day
Australian Open Quarter-finals: Predictions and Expectations
We are down to 8 men and to the finest 8 athletes in men circuit as they have proved in the last 9 days. The first Grand Slam of the year brings with it an air of excitement and fills the lives of every tennis fan with thrill and joy yet again as it is […]
Australian Open : Week 1 as it was
The Australian Open is already past its one week mark and it has witnessed some stunning finishes as well as some unprecedented upsets. The big fish are through to the second week and it’s time to check how they have fared. Novak Djokovic The No.1 seed is through to the quarter-finals and is up against […]
Raonic shocks Wawrinka, qualifier Zhang rolls on
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men’s tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday before China’s Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 20 years. Second seed Andy Murray, returning to court two days after […]
Qualifier Zhang beats Keys to reach quarter-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – China’s Zhang Shuai became the first women’s qualifier since 1990 to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals after beating a hobbling Madison Keys 3-6 6-3 6-3 on Monday. The 15th-seeded Keys had comfortably won the opening set but was broken by the Chinese in the third game of the second and immediately took […]
I would not have played on if Sears had deteriorated – Murray
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray would not have continued playing at the Australian Open if his father-in-law’s health had deteriorated following his collapse at Rod Laver Arena, the world number two said on Monday. Nigel Sears, who is the coach of Ana Ivanovic, fell ill during the Serb’s third-round match against Madison Keys on Saturday […]
Sharapova faces nemesis Williams as stakes rise at Open
REUTERS – The business end of the Australian Open begins in earnest on Tuesday when top seed Serena Williams faces old rival Maria Sharapova for a place in the semi-finals in a repeat of last year’s title match. In the men’s draw defending champion Novak Djokovic, taken to five sets in the fourth round, will […]
