Rafael Nadal made history with his 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 turnaround victory over Russian world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final, becoming the first male player ever to win 21 Grand Slam titles. The five-set blockbuster match on Sunday night lived up to all the expectations surrounding a Grand Slam …
Alexander Zverev matched his career best in Melbourne after a tough 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (8-6), 6-1 win over France’s Jeremy Chardy. But the third round won’t be enough for the German who has bigger challenges ahead.Drama is becoming a habit for Alexander Zverev, as Germany's great male hope made hard work of booking …
Andy Murray bowed out of the Australian Open with a roar, not a whimper. The former world No. 1 battled hard in the loss to Roberto Bautista Agut, which could be the last match of his professional career.With Murray opening up on the extent of his long-term hip injury last week, it was an emotionally-charged …
Billie Jean King has called for Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena to be renamed amid backlash over Court’s divisive views on sexuality. These include negative comments made about members of the LGBT community.Tennis legend Billie Jean King has been named the Australian Open “woman of the year” on the 50th anniversary of her first victory down under, …
Rafael Nadal edged past Grigor Dimitrov in a marathon semifinal on Friday. Nadal had to dig deep to set up an unlikely repeat of the 2009 final with Roger Federer, warming the hearts of tennis romantics everywhere.That Melbourne final eight years ago is Nadal’s only Australian Open win to date. Federer took the title the …
Serena Williams has joined her sister in the Australian Open semifinals. She will next face off with Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who earlier upset Karolina Pliskova to make it to the semifinals for the first time in 18 years.Mirjana Lucic-Baroni’s fairy tale Australian Open performance continued on Wednesday with her stunning defeat of fifth seed Karolina Pliskova …
She appears in music videos and fills tennis stadiums. She overpowers her opponents and she will probably soon be the world No. 1 again. However, Serena Williams has long been much more than a tennis star.At first, Serena Williams couldn’t get her serve in. Then she got lucky with two of her shots grazing the …
The Australian Open semifinals promise some thrilling battles in both the men’s and the women’s draws. Will there be a fairy-tale start to 2017 for one of tennis’ greatest stars?Roger Federer’s return to fine form continued on Tuesday as he swept past Germany’s Mischa Zverev in straight sets (6-1, 7-5, 6-2). The victory sets up …
Germany’s Mischa Zverev has knocked Andy Murray, the world number one, out of the Australian Open. Zverev is ranked 50th in the world.German tennis player Mischa Zverev on Sunday beat Britain’s Andy Murray 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 to remove the world number one from the Australia Open in an exciting match in the Rod Laver …
Grand Slam outsider Jo Konta swept aside a former world number one to book a spot in the fourth round. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal showed no signs of fitness issues with a dominant performance over Alexander Zverev.Rafael Nadal came out on top 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in a five-set thriller against bright, German teenager Alexander …
Grand Slam outsider Jo Konta swept aside a former world number one to book a spot in the fourth round. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal showed no signs of fitness issues with a dominant performance over Alexander Zverev.Rafael Nadal came out on top 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in a five-set thriller against bright, German teenager Alexander …
The first Grand Slam of the tennis season has seen its first major upset. Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the second round by a player few had previously heard of.Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan stunned Serbia’s world No. 2, Novak Djokovic with a 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), …
World number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber and four-time winner Roger Federer are in action on day three of the Australian Open in Melbourne. In first round doubles, the Williams sisters begin their campaign.Five-time finalist and current world number one, Andy Murray has yet to win the singles title in Melbourne. He takes on …
Day 2 of the Australian Open has seen no major upsets, with all of the usual suspects winning their first-round matches in scorching heat in Melbourne. Former champion Rafael Nadal moved on, as did Serena Williams.Rafael Nadal, determined not to go out in the second round for a second year running blasted past Germany’s Florian …
Germany’s Angelique Kerber has gotten off to a successful start as the No. 1 women’s player seeks to defend her Australian Open title. The men’s No. 1, Andy Murray, also prevailed over his first-round opponent.Angelique Kerber has defeated the 51st-ranked Lesia Tsurenko, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the first Grand …
World No. 1 players Angelique Kerber and Andy Murray have been named the top seeds at the Australian Open, which begins on Monday. Kerber will be looking to defend her first Grand Slam title.Defending champions Angelique Kerber and Novak Djokovic were brought their Australian Open trophies to the ceremony for the draw for the 2017 …
