MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former champion Stan Wawrinka battled past Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in five sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 2-6 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 victory on Monday. Medvedev came into the contest having won both their ... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the eighth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (times AEDT- GMT+11): 1633 MUGURUZA MARCHES INTO LAST EIGHT Unseeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza continued her charge toward a third... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Simona Halep had to be at her counter-punching best to fight off another determined second-set comeback bid from Elise Mertens on Monday as the Romanian world number three advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Halep, a be... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer continues his quest for a 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Tuesday but for his journeyman opponent Tennys Sandgren their quarter-final meeting is the latest chapter in a story of survival in professional tenni... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Garbine Muguruza powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-3 demolition of ninth-seed Kiki Bertens in just 68 minutes on Monday. Muguruza, a former French Open and Wimbledon champion, was unseeded at Melbourne Park and ... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer showed no sign of rust despite a lack of match practice ahead of the Australian Open as he launched his bid for a record-extending 21st Grand Slam title by hammering Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the first round on Monday. Pl... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Coco Gauff shone on her Australian Open debut on Monday as she knocked Venus Williams out of the first round in a repeat of her stunning victory over the seven-times Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon opener last year. The 15-year-old A... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Dan Evans, urged to “miss a few meals” earlier this month by Britain captain Tim Henman, patted his stomach after completing a brave five-set comeback win over American Mackenzie McDonald to reach the second round of the Australian Open o... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams put aside her concerns about the air quality at Melbourne Park as she breezed into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday to remain on course for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title. Buoyed by securing her f... More »
(Reuters) – The bushfire smoke that hampered the buildup to the Australian Open highlights the need for Tennis Australia to be doing much more to combat climate change, the country’s national environmental lobby group said. The Australian Open, the season open... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Canadian young gun Denis Shapovalov raged at the chair umpire before succumbing to nerves as he crashed out of the Australian Open first round 6-3 6-7(7) 6-1 7-6(3) to unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. Shapovalov, seeded 13th and widel... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Defending champion Naomi Osaka fired back at a social media user who jeered her arrival on court before her 6-2 6-4 victory over Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova in the Australian Open first round on Monday. The 22-year-old from Japan next... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Defending champion Roger Federer served straight through Denis Istomin to win their first-round encounter at the Australian Open on Monday, securing a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory. Istomin, of Uzbekistan, has twice reached the fourth round of a Gr... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s hopes of a fairytale swansong at the Australian Open were crushed in the first round on Monday as Roberto Bautista Agut held off a thrilling fightback from the ailing Briton to claim a 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(4) 6-2 epic. Though ... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki launched her title defense at the Australian Open with a comfortable 6-3 6-4 win against Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round on Monday. The third-seeded Dane broke Van Uytvanck once in each set and kept down ... More »
(Reuters) – Simona Halep begins her Australian Open campaign against Kaia Kanepi on Tuesday in a rematch of their U.S. Open meeting which the world number one lost in straights sets. The Romanian has struggled for form and fitness since that first-round defeat... More »
(Reuters) – A look at the records of Romanian Simona Halep and Estonian Kaia Kanepi before their first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-SIMONA HALEP Age: 27 WTA Ranking: 1 (Highest ranking: 1) Grand Slam titles: ... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roping in former world number one Andre Agassi was an obvious decision for Grigor Dimitrov as he chases his maiden grand slam and the Bulgarian says he can already feel the benefits of the partnership. Since winning the junior Wimbledon t... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year’s opening Grand Slam as favorites for the Australian Open as questions remain as to whether one of Generation Next could finally end their stranglehold. The Serbian wo... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia, January 29, 2018. Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the men’s singles trophy during the winner’s photoshoot at the government house in Melbourne, Australia. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Semifinals – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 26, 2018. Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates after winning his match against South Korea’s Chung Hyeon. REUTERS/Issei Kato MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A ruthless Roger Federer... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Doubles Final – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 26, 2018. Hungary’s Timea Babos and France’s Kristina Mladenovic celebrate winning the Women’s Doubles Final with the trophy after winning their match against Rus... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates winning against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary. REUTERS/Thomas Peter MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer was a strictly nocturnal beast thr... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2018. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios during his match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios’s Australian Open ended with a gallant fourth ... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Simona Halep of Romania celebrates winning against Naomi Osaka of Japan. REUTERS/Thomas Peter MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep proved too experienced fo... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates winning against Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan. REUTERS/Thomas Peter MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former champion Angelique Kerber was driven to distrac... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic celebrates winning against Fabio Fognini of Italy. REUTERS/Toru Hanai MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Tomas Berdych belied his lowest seeding at a gr... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Madison Keys of the U.S. celebrates winning her match against Caroline Garcia of France. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Madison Keys blew French eighth seed Caroline Ga... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Rafael Nadal of Spain v Victor Estrella Burgos of Dominican Republic – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2018. Nadal celebrates after winning his match. REUTERS/Thomas Peter MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A ruthless Rafa Nada... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Nick Kyrgios of Australia v Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil – Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2018. Kyrgios hits a shot. REUTERS/Toru Hanai MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Home hope Nick Kyrgios launched his Australian Open camp... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of Monday’s opening day of the Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year: 0955 NADAL KICKSTARTS 2018 IN STYLE World number one Rafa Nadal, playing his first competitive match of the year, hit top form as he c... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia, January 14, 2018. Maria Sharapova of Russia hits a shot during a practice session before the Australian Open tennis tournament. REUTERS/Toru Hanai MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former champion Maria Sharapova will not c... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – CoCo Vandeweghe of the U.S. v Timea Babos of Hungary – Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2018. Vandeweghe reacts. REUTERS/Toru Hanai MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Coco Vandeweghe’s petulant standoff over a shortage of bananas ... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Kevin Anderson of South Africa v Kyle Edmund of Britain – Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2018. Edmund celebrates winning the match. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Britain’s Kyle Edmund outfought Kevin Anderson in a court t... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Denis Shapovalov dazzled in pink as he claimed a debut victory over Greek newcomer Stefanos Tsitsipas in a battle of the teenagers at the Australian Open on Monday. The 18-year-old Canadian, whose rise to 50th in the ATP rankings in the p... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria v Dennis Novak of Austria – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2018. Dimitrov hits a shot. REUTERS/Thomas Peter MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Grigor Dimitrov looked every inch the potential grand s... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 11, 2018. Switzerland’s Roger Federer holds the Men’s singles trophy as he participates in the official draw ceremony ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. REUTERS/David Gray ME... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 12, 2018. Romania’s Simona Halep hits a shot during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. REUTERS/David Gray (Reuters) – Picking a women’s singles champion at... More »
(Reuters) – List of Australian Open women’s singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated): 2017 Serena Williams (U.S.) bt Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-4 6-4 2016 Angelique Kerber (Germany) bt Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 2015 Serena Will... More »
(Reuters) – List of Australian Open men’s singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated): 2017 Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 2016 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) bt Andy Murray (Britain) 6-1 7-5 7-6(3... More »
(Reuters) – Penpix of the top women’s contenders at the 2018 Australian Open, which begins on Monday: Simona Halep (Romania) World ranking: 1 Born: Sept. 27, 1991 (Age 26) Height: 1.68 metres Plays: Right-handed Grand slam titles: 0 WTA match record in 2018 (w... More »
(Reuters) – Penpix of top men’s contenders at the 2018 Australian Open, which begins at Melbourne Park on Monday. Roger Federer (Switzerland) World ranking: 2 Born: Aug. 8, 1981 (Age 36) Height: 1.85 metres Plays: Right-handed Grand slam titles: 19 (Australian... More »
Tennis – ATP 250 – Qatar Open – Finals – Doha, Qatar – January 6, 2018. Andrey Rublev of Russia returns to Gael Monfils of France. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari (Reuters) – “Sound the alarm! The Russians are coming” sounds like Cold War paranoia but when applied t... More »
