MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic spent 2015 relentlessly trampling on the hopes and dreams of would-be challengers and the world number one again looms as the reality check to their new season ambitions when the Australian Open gets underway on Monday. The defending champion will start as raging favourite for a sixth title at the […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ailing knees, Father Time and even a resurgent Victoria Azarenka stand in the way of Serena Williams clinching her seventh Australian Open title and giving her one more shot at an achievement that would cap her storied career. Williams, already considered one of the all time greats, has 21 grand slam singles […]
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova rolled back the years with a ruthless 6-0 6-2 demolition of Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig to win her 16th WTA title at the Sydney International on Friday. In 55 minutes of one-sided tennis, the 30-year-old former French and U.S. Open champion […]
Top seed Bernard Tomic retired in the Sydney International quarter-final after making it clear to the umpire his focus was on next week's Australian Open.
The members of the quartet have had an exemplary run in 2015. Novak Djokovic thrilled us with his career best performance by playing sublime tennis and producing near-perfect results in 2015. In his most physically draining year, he clinched three of the four Grand Slams, won 82 matches and 11 titles overall, held the No.1 […]