MELBOURNE (Reuters) – With another Australian Open title having slipped through his fingers after a tournament plagued by off-court dramas, Andy Murray could not wait to see the back of Melbourne Park after losing his fifth final on Sunday. Murray suffered a deflating 6-1 7-5 7-6(3) defeat to Novak Djokovic, the man who had beaten […]
Factbox on Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who beat Serena Williams at the Australian Open to clinch her first grand slam title in 2016. The World No.1 will now be the defending champion at the tournament starting on 16th January: Born: Bremen, Germany on January 18, 1988. (Age: 28) GRAND SLAM CAREER (Best Performances): US Open – Champion […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Brazil’s Bruno Soares, fuelled by numerous cups of coffee, produced a doubles double on Sunday when he and Russian partner Elena Vesnina won the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Rod Laver Arena. Soares, who won the men’s doubles title with Britain’s Jamie Murray that finished early on Sunday, clinched his second […]
Novak Djokovic created tennis history as he lifted his 6th Australian Open title to equal the legendary Roy Emerson's record. Here are the best tweets!
At a time when the curtain is about to fall at the first grand slam of the year, a question looms around the corner,’ Who is going to be the next men’s champion down under?’ In less than 24 hours, the question will be answered as the final game is down to the top two […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Britain’s Jamie Murray gained an early claim to bragging rights over younger brother Andy when he combined with Brazil’s Bruno Soares to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title early on Sunday. Murray and Soares beat Canada’s Daniel Nestor and Czech Radek Stepanek 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the final that followed Angelique […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Angelique Kerber upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on Saturday and become the first German to win a grand slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999. The 34-year-old American had been seeking her seventh Melbourne Park title and 22nd overall, which […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Angelique Kerber said a renewed sense of self-belief had helped her stun six-times champion Serena Williams to win her maiden grand slam title at the 33rd attempt at the Australian Open on Saturday. The left-hander was a rank outsider in the match but overturned the odds with an inspired performance to become […]
The Australian Open women’s final between the German Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams turned out to be a mega blockbuster with great display of shot-making from both players. To our immense surprise, Serena, who was the popular choice and was expected to win the title since she has a record of 21-4 in Grand Slam finals lost the match […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ relaxed outlook on life spilled over even in defeat on Saturday when she appeared to be almost as happy that Angelique Kerber had won her first grand slam final as the German herself. The 34-year-old Williams lost the Australian Open final to the seventh-ranked Kerber 6-4 3-6 6-4 in just […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Angelique Kerber said her dreams came true in just over two hours on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday when she upset defending champion Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 to win the Australian Open. The 28-year-old was a rank outsider in her maiden grand slam final but stunned the six-times Melbourne champion with […]
