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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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.
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 […]
