Novak Djokovic’s extraordinary juggernaut rolls on after the Serb on Sunday claimed the longest Grand Slam final in history. Condemning Rafael Nadal to a record third consecutive major final loss, exhausted Djokovic posted a 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 Australian Open triumph – a victory for the ages. On rubbery legs and fighting mental [...]
Victoria Azarenka won her first Grand Slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The third-seeded Belarusian overpowered the 2008 champion to win 6-3, 6-0 in 82 minutes to lift the trophy and become the fourth women’s first-time Grand Slam [...]
The world number one Novak Djokovic came from two set down to beat Britain’s fourth seed Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5 in the Australian open semi final on Friday. Djokovic will now play Rafael Nadal, who defeated his long time rival and 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer on Thursday, in the final [...]
World number two Rafael Nadal came from behind to beat long-time rival and third seed Roger Federer 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 in the nail-biting Australian Open semi final at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne today. The 10-time Grand Slam winner Nadal extended his head-to-head lead over Federer to 18-9 with this exciting victory. Nadal will [...]
Once a grand slam liability, Novak Djokovic showcased new-found resilience to overcome David Ferrer and guarantee the Australian Open a dream semi-final cast in the quarter final game on Wednesday at the Australian Open. Herald Sun reports that the world No. 1 was obviously inconvenienced by leg and breathing problems as he struggled to stave [...]
The secretary of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Segun Oguntade, has assured Nigerians that the body will increase its participation in International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF’s Open Pro-Tour championships in 2012. Oguntade said that the participation of more Nigerian players in the championships would boost their international rankings and that of the country in [...]
Thirty four selected players from the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF)’s trials yesterday resumed camping for the 2012 Africa Junior Tennis Championship (AJC) qualifiers for West and Central nations. According to the national junior coach, Mohammed Ubale, the players were picked based on their performance during the trials while 22 of them are expected to make [...]