Professional Tennis
(1) Serena Williams (United States) vs. (7) Angelique Kerber (Germany) Serena was two wins away from history just a few months ago at the U.S. Open. She had a chance at the Calendar Grand Slam and to match Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam titles. And as we know, that didn’t happen…
The top-seeded women’s duo of Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza continued to dominate the rest of the doubles field, knocking off the seventh-seeded Czech duo of Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka 7-6(1), 6-3 to win the Australian Open Women's Doubles Title. Neither team could do much on serve in the opening set, as each pair…
For the second year in a row and the fourth time in six years, the Australian Open final will see Novak Djokovic square off against Andy Murray, after Murray came back from two sets to one down against Canada’s Milos Raonic, eventually outlasting him for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 victory. Raonic, with a…
We have almost reached the end of 2016’s first Grand Slam, but there is still plenty of tennis left to be played. Novak Djokovic awaits the winner of the other men’s semifinal today between Milos Raonic and Andy Murray, while the women’s doubles duo of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis will try to extend their…
World number one Serena Williams was dialed in from her opening serve in her semifinal match, and despite a late surge from fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, the six-time champion rolled to a 6-0, 6-4 victory on Thursday to advance to the finals of the Australian Open. Serena looked like a woman possessed from the very start….
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic moved past rival and third-seed Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to reach his fifth Australian Open final in the last seven years. In the 45th chapter of the still-being-written Djokovic vs. Federer rivalry, it was Djokovic who controlled this one from the start. “I played unbelievable…
The men’s singles and women’s singles semifinals will get underway today on the 11th day of the Australian Open in Melbourne, as well as the semifinals of the men’s doubles tournament. While there are a number of intriguing matchups on today’s slate, there is one match that stands out from the rest. (1) Novak Djokovic…
The USTA and United States Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that former world number one and current world number 10 Venus Williams, world number 26 Sloane Stephens, number 42 CoCo Vandeweghe and world number three doubles player Bethanie Mattek-Sands will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World…
In a battle of two of the best players from the baseline, second-seed Andy Murray moved past eighth-seed David Ferrer 6-3. 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals. Ferrer entered this quarterfinal as the only player who hadn’t dropped a set, but that ended immediately against Murray. The Spaniard was…
Victoria Azarenka entered her quarterfinal matchup with Angelique Kerber as one of the hottest players on the tour having not even dropped a set in 2016. But the left-handed German came out on fire and never looked back, stunning the two-time champion 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third Grand Slam semifinal of her career. Kerber,…