MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic was unable to draw much support from the crowd at Rod Laver Arena during his 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 semi-final win over sentimental favourite Roger Federer on Thursday, but the Serb found vital friends in the weather and the net-cord. Two sets of the best tennis of his career […]
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic hit some spectacular shots and showed true grit to hold off a Roger Federer fightback as he reached the final of the Australian Open for the fifth time in six years with a 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory on Thursday. For the first two sets, 17-times major […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday and charge into a fifth successive grand slam final. Storming to a two-set lead within an hour, Djokovic appeared destined to complete a stinging humiliation under the lights […]
Admirer of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei & pop-art master Andy Warhol, Milos Raonic is now trying to create his own memorable work, albeit on a tennis court.