By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams faced what were supposed to be their biggest challenges to date at this year’s Australian Open on Tuesday but both rattled off comfortable victories to march into the semi-finals. Australia Day fireworks were expected on court and off on day nine of the championships […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men’s tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday before China’s Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 20 years. Second seed Andy Murray, returning to court two days after […]
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 […]
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 […]
It was an eventful day in the Australian Open. There were quite a few matches which went to the wire. Here are the best reactions from the twitterati world.
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s grip on the Australian Open title looked shaky for a short spell on Sunday but the world number one finally shook off Gilles Simon in a four-and-a-half hour marathon to take his place in the quarter-finals. Serena Williams, by contrast, booked a re-match of last year’s title […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Belarus tennis ace Victoria Azarenka was more refined than former Australian cricketer Keith Miller when it came to dismissing concerns about pressure in sport, but the sentiment was similar. Miller, a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War Two, famously quipped that pressure was being chased by a German fighter plane […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Latest news from the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (all times GMT): 0328 RAONIC ROLLS ON Canadian Milos Raonic motored into the fourth round with a dominant 6-2 6-3 6-4 over Serbian Viktor Troicki at Margaret Court Arena. The big-serving 13th seed dedicated his win to the community of […]
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams reached the fourth round of the Australian Open without having lost a set between them on Friday as the grand slam establishment held firm on day five of the championships. Tougher challenges will undoubtedly come but the untroubled progress of the two reigning champions […]
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andre Agassi did not think much of the 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt when he marched out for their first match on a broiling hot day in South Australia in 1998. A short and skinny kid with straggly hair spilling out of a backward-facing baseball cap, Hewitt looked more like an […]
