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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Four-times champion Roger Federer was in no mood to extend his Sunday too far into Monday as he raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-1 6-4 victory over David Goffin. Federer was the last match on the main showcourt in Rod Laver Arena on Sunday but because of an […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray will be looking to put a stressful two days behind him when he faces Bernard Tomic, the last home hope in the men’s draw, in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday. Murray’s father-in-law Nigel Sears, the coach of Ana Ivanovic, was taken to hospital on Saturday after […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Anna-Lena Friedsam’s giant-killing run at the Australian Open ended in tears and injury on Sunday when ailments to both legs allowed world number four Agnieszka Radwanska to snatch a 6-7 (6) 6-1 7-5 fourth round win. The 21-year-old German, who had never been past the second round of a grand slam before […]
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 […]
