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Ferrer negates Isner’s power to reach quarters
David Ferrer negated John Isner's booming serve to beat the towering American 6-4 6-4 7-5 and advance to his sixth Australian Open quarter-final.
Konta continues fairytale run in Melbourne
Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 30 years.
5 Things that Sharapova needs to do to defeat Serena
Maria Sharapova has lost to Serena Williams 16 times in a row. Here's 5 things she needs to do to get lucky on her 17th attempt.
Superman Monfils flies into first Australian quarter-final
Gael Monfils was hailed as 'Superman' after another customary acrobatic dive filled photographers' lenses.
‘Loco’ Azarenka battles Broncos anxiety
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka was plagued by anxiety about her beloved Denver Broncos in the NFL playoffs but the Belarusian had few nervous moments in a 6-2 6-4 win over Barbora Strycova on Monday that put her into a fifth Australian Open quarter-final. After wrapping up victory over the unseeded Czech, twice champion Azarenka […]
Match-fixing concerns return as former player pleads guilty
By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) – Allegations of corruption in world tennis were reignited on Monday when a former Australian professional tennis player pleaded guilty to match-fixing just hours after a top global bookmaker suspended betting on a suspicious match at the Australian Open. The case against former 187-ranked player Nick Lindahl reached court after […]
Twitter reacts as Raonic knocks out Wawrinka
The Rod Laver Arena witnessed a classic encounter as the 2014 Champion Stan Wawrinka took on the Milos Raonic in the 4th round. Here are the best tweets!
Former champion Azarenka reaches quarter-finals
Twice champion Victoria Azarenka reached her fifth Australian Open quarter-final on Monday.
Twitter reactions from Australian Open day 7
It was an eventful day in the Australian Open. There were quite a few matches which went to the wire. Here are the best reactions from the twitterati world.
Error-prone Djokovic survives scare, Serena rocks on
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s grip on the Australian Open title looked shaky for a short spell on Sunday but the world number one finally shook off Gilles Simon in a four-and-a-half hour marathon to take his place in the quarter-finals. Serena Williams, by contrast, booked a re-match of last year’s title […]
Federer races into quarters with demolition of Goffin
By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Four-times champion Roger Federer was in no mood to extend his Sunday too far into Monday as he raced into his 47th grand slam quarter-final with a 6-2 6-1 6-4 Australian Open fourth round victory over David Goffin. Federer was the last match on the main showcourt in Rod […]
Djokovic suffers “brain freeze” in Simon scare
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic was keen to forget his unconvincing victory over Gilles Simon that put the Serb through to another Australian Open quarter-final but also gave hope to his title rivals. Having come into the match without dropping a set, the world number one bashed repeatedly against the brick wall of 14th […]
