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Azarenka sounds Australian Open warning with Brisbane win
REUTERS – Victoria Azarenka displayed the form that could lead her to a hat-trick of Australian Open titles this month by brushing aside German fourth seed Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the Brisbane International final on Saturday. The former world number one has been plagued by injury over the last two years but, now ranked […]
Spirited Stephens bags Auckland title as Melbourne looms
Sloane Stephens bagged the title at the Auckland Classic ahead of the Australian Open.
Radwanska takes Riske for easy Shenzen triumph
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska rose to the number 4 position as she beat Riske in the Shenzhen Open.
Champion Federer sets up Raonic final in Brisbane
REUTERS – Defending champion Roger Federer will meet big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International after the Swiss top seed dismantled rising Austrian talent Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-4 on Saturday. Federer left his opponent and the centre court crowd stunned as he charged to a 5-0 lead at the Pat Rafter […]
Formidable Murray too strong for Zverev in Perth
REUTERS – Briton Andy Murray showed no signs of a thigh injury as he dispatched German teenager Alexander Zverev in the punishing Perth heat at the Hopman Cup on Friday. The world number two had spoken of soreness in his right thigh during Wednesday’s loss to Australian Nick Kyrgios at the mixed team event but […]
Federer battles past Dimitrov, Azarenka sails into final
REUTERS – Roger Federer quelled Grigor Dimitrov’s challenge in three sets in the Brisbane International quarter-finals and Victoria Azarenka blew away Samantha Crawford to reach the final in the women’s draw on Friday. Azarenka ended American qualifier Crawford’s dream run with a 6-0 6-3 win to set up a decider with Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who […]
Murray too strong for Zverev in Hopman Cup
REUTERS – Briton Andy Murray showed no signs of the thigh injury that had previously troubled him as he dispatched German teenager Alexander Zverev in the punishing Perth heat at the Hopman Cup on Friday. The world number two had spoken of soreness in his right thigh during Wednesday’s loss to Australian Nick Kyrgios at […]
Radwanska receives ranking boost with Shenzhen win
REUTERS – Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska will move to fourth in the world rankings after beating Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam to reach the final of the Shenzhen Open in China on Friday. The Pole, currently ranked fifth, prevailed 6-2 6-4 to set up a Saturday showdown with American Alison Riske, who beat Hungary’s Timea Babos by the […]
Tomic continues top 10 trail, Raonic wins in Brisbane
Bernard Tomic admits just being near the Top 10 inspires and fires him to perform better, at the Australian Open.
ITF chief wants ‘final four’ format for Davis Cup
LONDON (Reuters) – The format of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup could be changed to feature a “final four” showdown if new International Tennis Federation (ITF) chief David Haggerty pushes through on plans to revolutionise the competitions. Both team events, particularly the Davis Cup, have suffered from top players opting out of national duty […]
Roger Federer: Year in review
Federer had a pretty good 2015. Here's a qiuck roundup of the maestro's calendar year.
Federer sails in Brisbane, Crawford crushes Petkovic
REUTERS – Roger Federer took 55 minutes to dispel all injury doubts with a 6-2 6-1 routing of unheralded German Tobias Kamke in the second round of the Brisbane International on Thursday. Media speculations swirled around the fitness of the world number three less than two weeks before he launches his bid for a fifth […]
