MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Johanna Konta spurned the country of her birth to play tennis for Britain but the Sydney-born 24-year-old has enjoyed huge support from the Melbourne Park crowds during her run to the Australian Open fourth round. After upsetting Venus Williams in her opening round match, Konta said she had no intentions of switching […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Belarus tennis ace Victoria Azarenka was more refined than former Australian cricketer Keith Miller when it came to dismissing concerns about pressure in sport, but the sentiment was similar. Miller, a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War Two, famously quipped that pressure was being chased by a German fighter plane […]
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Stan Wawrinka let his tennis do the talking as he brushed off the after-effects of a cold to breeze into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-3 7-6(3) victory over Lukas Rosol on Saturday. A croaky voice and bloodshot eyes told the tale of the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Latest news from the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (all times GMT): 0328 RAONIC ROLLS ON Canadian Milos Raonic motored into the fourth round with a dominant 6-2 6-3 6-4 over Serbian Viktor Troicki at Margaret Court Arena. The big-serving 13th seed dedicated his win to the community of […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Milos Raonic dedicated his third-round win over Viktor Troicki at the Australian Open on Saturday to victims of the school shooting that rocked the remote Canadian town of La Loche. Four people were killed and several injured in the shooting on Friday in Canada’s worst school violence in years. “Today before I […]
By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Third seed Garbine Muguruza was left searching for her game as Czech Barbora Strycova outwitted her to record a 6-3 6-2 upset victory in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday. The 22-year-old Spaniard had been considered one of the contenders for the title but looked lethargic […]
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams reached the fourth round of the Australian Open without having lost a set between them on Friday as the grand slam establishment held firm on day five of the championships. Tougher challenges will undoubtedly come but the untroubled progress of the two reigning champions […]
By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has been eager to quell expectations that he is hurtling towards a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title but a clinical performance against Andreas Seppi on Friday proved that he is still the man to beat. The world number one, who is bidding to tie Roy Emerson on […]
REUTERS – World number two Andy Murray, four-times a losing finalist, will continue his pursuit for a first Australian Open title against Joao Sousa in the third round on Saturday. Sousa, who has won only one set against Murray in six attempts, will hope to break his horrible record of having lost his last 16 […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams sent a warning to the rest of the field that she was still working towards her A-game as she charged into the Australian Open fourth round with a 6-1 6-1 demolition of Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina on Friday. Playing a record 80th main draw match at Melbourne Park against an […]
