MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray would not have continued playing at the Australian Open if his father-in-law’s health had deteriorated following his collapse at Rod Laver Arena, the world number two said on Monday. Nigel Sears, who is the coach of Ana Ivanovic, fell ill during the Serb’s third-round match against Madison Keys on Saturday […]
REUTERS – The business end of the Australian Open begins in earnest on Tuesday when top seed Serena Williams faces old rival Maria Sharapova for a place in the semi-finals in a repeat of last year’s title match. In the men’s draw defending champion Novak Djokovic, taken to five sets in the fourth round, will […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Johanna Konta mounted a stirring comeback to upset Ekaterina Makarova 4-6 6-4 8-6 on Monday in an attritional battle and become the first British woman to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 30 years. Konta was followed into the quarter-finals by men’s world number two Andy Murray, who beat Australian […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Second seed Andy Murray had his feathers ruffled but scrapped his way into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-4 7-6(4) victory over local hope Bernard Tomic on Monday. The Briton, four-times a runner-up at Melbourne Park, was close to exasperation after being broken four times by the unorthodox Australian world […]
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 […]
