The man once labelled "Baby Federer" was supposed to have outgrown the original version by now, but Grigor Dimitrov is still living firmly in the shadow.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams made light work of unseeded Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei to charge into the Australian Open third round with a 6-1 6-2 victory. The world number one, bidding for a 22nd grand slam title to match the great Steffi Graf, cruised through the one-hour romp in glorious sunshine at Rod […]
REUTERS – Victoria Azarenka said she was modelling her improved footwork on Novak Djokovic after beginning her quest for a third Australian Open title with a 6-0 6-0 drubbing of Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck on Tuesday. The Belarusian produced a powerful masterclass to post the first ‘double bagel’ of the tournament, offering more evidence that […]
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The more familiar shock of falling seeds added to the ructions caused by allegations of tennis corruption as former champion Rafa Nadal and highly-fancied Simona Halep both departed in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. Nadal arrived at Melbourne Park with high hopes of arresting his […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka believes betting companies can help tennis weed out corruption, playing down concerns over the propensity of gambling brands sponsoring major events. His prospective semi-final opponent in Melbourne Andy Murray, however, accused tennis organisers of hypocrisy as the fall-out from Monday’s allegations of match-fixing in the sport […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Disillusioned by her struggles on the tour, the Australian Open could have been Zhang Shuai’s last grand slam appearance but the Chinese qualifier found a reason not to quit on Tuesday when she sent second seed Simona Halep packing. With her parents watching in the crowd for the first time, the 25-year-old […]
