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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Johanna Konta mounted a stirring comeback to upset Ekaterina Makarova 4-6 6-4 8-6 on Monday in an attritional battle and become the first British woman to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 30 years. Konta was followed into the quarter-finals by men’s world number two Andy Murray, who beat Australian […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Second seed Andy Murray had his feathers ruffled but scrapped his way into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-4 7-6(4) victory over local hope Bernard Tomic on Monday. The Briton, four-times a runner-up at Melbourne Park, was close to exasperation after being broken four times by the unorthodox Australian world […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – For all his heavy metal tennis, big-serving Milos Raonic relies on a quiet head on his shoulders during times of trouble, as was the case when beating Stanislas Wawrinka in the Australian Open fourth round on Monday. The Canadian 13th seed looked serene as he moved two sets ahead against the Swiss […]
