Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Former world number one Garbine Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets here on Saturday to reach round four of the Australian Open for the fourth time. The number 18 seed…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Top-seed Novak Djokovic decimated Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov in a third-round showdown here on Saturday at the Australian Open. The six-time champion wrapped up the match 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Madison Keys defeated 2018 semi-finalist Elise Mertens on Saturday to advance to the round of 16 in the Australian Open. The number 17 seed, a Australian Open semifinalist in 2015 and…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal (2), after defeating Australia’s Alex De Minaur (27) in the third round of the Australian Open here, said that tennis has skipped a few generations in Spain and…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka of Japan outlasted upset artist Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei to reach the last 16 of the 2019 Australian Open on Saturday. The No.4 seed downed her…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Anastasija Sevastova booked herself a spot in the second week of a Grand Slam for the fifth time in her career on Saturday after routing China’s Wang Qiang in straight sets…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina defeated former quarterfinalist Zhang Shuai of China to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open on Saturday. The No.6 seed rallied from two breaks down in…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Serena Williams used the 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska’s inexperience to her advantage as she overpowered the Ukrainian to make it to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday. She routed…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Japan’s Kei Nishikori defeated Portugal’s Joao Sousa in straight sets on Saturday to book his place in the fourth round of the Australian Open. The eighth seed overcame a tight start…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Russia’s Daniil Medvedev defeated Belgium’s David Goffin 6-2,7-6(3),6-3 in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday. After defeating Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the earlier round, Medvedev routed…
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) A ruthless Angelique Kerber of Germany on Friday lost just a game on her way to routing Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-0 in the third round of the 2019 Australian…
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Russia’s Maria Sharapova defeated defending Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 here on Friday. The 30th-seeded 2008 Australian Open champion recorded her first win against Denmark’s Wozniacki (seeded third)…
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Swiss tennis star Roger Federer (3) defeated American Taylor Fritz by a comfortable 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 scoreline in less than an hour and a half in the third round men’s singles…
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna prefers to stay in Airbnb while competing in tournaments abroad as it helps to unwind yourself and gives homely feeling. Airbnb is a privately held global…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Top-seed Romanian Simona Halep and Venus Williams of the United States set up a third round clash at the Australian Open after beating American Sofia Kenin and France’s Alize Kornet respectively…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Canadas Milos Raonic ousted Switzerlands Stan Wawrinka in an epic four-hour clash at the Australian Open on Thursday to advance to the third round. The 16th-seeded Raonic beat 2014 Australian Open…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Japan’s Naomi Osaka downed Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open here on Thursday. Zidansek put up a fight and after the match,…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori defeated 39-year-old veteran Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-6(6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6(7) in round two of the men’s singles at the Australian Open on Thursday. Melbourne Park…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Madison Keys of the United States on Thursday beat Russia’s Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Australian Open. In humid conditions, 17th seed Keys defeated World…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (6), Italian Camila Giorgi (27) and Chinese Qiang Wang each beat their opponents in two sets in the second round at the Australian Open on Thursday. Svitolina faced…