Tag: Australian Open
Tennis: Li Na cruises into semi finals, Ivanovic dumped out
World number four Li Na swept aside Italian Flavia Pennetta in a one-sided, straight-sets demolition to move into the Australian…
Born-again Federer fires into last-eight clash with Murray
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Roger Federer will play Andy Murray in a much-anticipated quarter-final showdown at the Australian Open after tossing…
Sharapova, Jankovic follow Serena out of Australian Open
Injury-hit third seed Maria Sharapova was stunned at the Australian Open by Slovak Dominika Cibulkova on Monday, the second major…
Tennis: Djokovic, Ferrer move into quarter finals
Defending champion Novak Djokovic romped past Italian seed Fabio Fognini into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday. The…
Serena praises Ana, but reveals back injury
World number one Serena Williams on Sunday revealed she has a back injury and almost pulled out of the Australian…
Veteran Pennetta into first Aussie Open q/finals
Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta battled into her first-ever Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday by blasting ninth-seeded German Angelique Kerber off…
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Serena Williams dumped out of Aussie Open, Li Na wins
Ana Ivanovic has dumped out World number one, Serena Williams from the Australian Open. The Serb, seeded 14th in the…
Tennis: Federer crushes Gabashvili
Record Grand Slam champion Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday, downing unseeded Russian…
Ivanovic sees off Australia’s last woman standing
Resurgent former world number one Ana Ivanovic set up a fourth-round Australian Open clash with Serena Williams Friday after battling…
Results from the Australian Open on Friday
Men’s singles 3rd round Florian Mayer (GER) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL x20) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt…
Williams sisters pull out of Aussie Open doubles
Four-time champions the Williams sisters pulled out of the Australian Open doubles on Friday after an injury to elder sister…
Juan Martin del Potro sent home, but Nadal, Federer win easy
Title-contenders Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Australian Open third round unscathed Thursday after extreme heat forced…
Li Na made to sweat for third round, Serena cruises
Serena Williams kept her cool in the scorching Melbourne heat to make the Australian Open third round Wednesday, where she…
Australian heat making me paranoid, says Serena
Ivan Dodig feared he might die and Serena Williams said the high temperatures were making her “paranoid” Wednesday as sweltering…
Tennis: Rafter’s comeback lasts one match
Pat Rafter’s Grand Slam comeback lasted just one match after he and Lleyton Hewitt lost in the first round of…