REUTERS – Novak Djokovic moved ahead for the first time in his long-running rivalry with Rafael Nadal when the world number one thrashed the Spaniard to win the Qatar Open in Doha on Saturday. The Serb, appearing in his 16th consecutive final, won 6-1 6-2 in little more than an hour and now has 24 […]
REUTERS – Nick Kyrgios continued his impressive run of form ahead of this month’s Australian Open by powering the host nation to the mixed-team Hopman Cup title against Ukraine in Perth on Saturday. Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova, playing for Australia Green, one of two teams representing the host nation, won their singles matches in straight […]
REUTERS – Victoria Azarenka displayed the form that could lead her to a hat-trick of Australian Open titles this month by brushing aside German fourth seed Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the Brisbane International final on Saturday. The former world number one has been plagued by injury over the last two years but, now ranked […]
REUTERS – Defending champion Roger Federer will meet big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International after the Swiss top seed dismantled rising Austrian talent Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-4 on Saturday. Federer left his opponent and the centre court crowd stunned as he charged to a 5-0 lead at the Pat Rafter […]
REUTERS – Briton Andy Murray showed no signs of a thigh injury as he dispatched German teenager Alexander Zverev in the punishing Perth heat at the Hopman Cup on Friday. The world number two had spoken of soreness in his right thigh during Wednesday’s loss to Australian Nick Kyrgios at the mixed team event but […]
REUTERS – Roger Federer quelled Grigor Dimitrov’s challenge in three sets in the Brisbane International quarter-finals and Victoria Azarenka blew away Samantha Crawford to reach the final in the women’s draw on Friday. Azarenka ended American qualifier Crawford’s dream run with a 6-0 6-3 win to set up a decider with Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who […]
REUTERS – Briton Andy Murray showed no signs of the thigh injury that had previously troubled him as he dispatched German teenager Alexander Zverev in the punishing Perth heat at the Hopman Cup on Friday. The world number two had spoken of soreness in his right thigh during Wednesday’s loss to Australian Nick Kyrgios at […]
REUTERS – Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska will move to fourth in the world rankings after beating Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam to reach the final of the Shenzhen Open in China on Friday. The Pole, currently ranked fifth, prevailed 6-2 6-4 to set up a Saturday showdown with American Alison Riske, who beat Hungary’s Timea Babos by the […]
