By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray went through paroxysms of frustration but seized another opportunity to break his Australian Open jinx with a four-hour, five-set semi-final victory over Milos Raonic on Friday. Four times the British world number two has advanced to the final at Melbourne Park and four times he has been […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s brilliant returning was always going to be a handful for Milos Raonic but it was the quality of the Briton’s serve that proved decisive in the world number two’s advance to a fifth Australian Open final on Friday. Murray will meet his Melbourne Park nemesis Novak Djokovic […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A gallant Milos Raonic was left heartbroken by his Australian Open semi-final loss to Andy Murray on Friday, having pushed the Scot to his limits before a leg injury took the game out of his hands. The 13th seed played majestically for much of the four-hour classic at Rod […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Iron-clad defence triumphed over all-out attack as Andy Murray overhauled Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 on Friday to book another Australian Open final against Melbourne Park nemesis Novak Djokovic. World number two Murray came from behind twice to topple the rangy Canadian, who was troubled by a […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – It is not often that a 17-times grand slam champion is left humiliated but at break point down midway through the third set, Roger Federer must have wondered how much worse things could get in his Australian Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic. The Swiss, who has left countless opponents red-faced with his […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic was unable to draw much support from the crowd at Rod Laver Arena during his 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 semi-final win over sentimental favourite Roger Federer on Thursday, but the Serb found vital friends in the weather and the net-cord. Two sets of the best tennis of his career […]
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic hit some spectacular shots and showed true grit to hold off a Roger Federer fightback as he reached the final of the Australian Open for the fifth time in six years with a 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory on Thursday. For the first two sets, 17-times major […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday and charge into a fifth successive grand slam final. Storming to a two-set lead within an hour, Djokovic appeared destined to complete a stinging humiliation under the lights […]
