Professional Tennis
Former champion Maria Sharapova dominated the third set to hold off American Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-0 to win the 600th match of her career and reach the Australian Open fourth round. Sharapova cruised through the opening set 6-1 in just 26 minutes, and opened up an early break advantage in the second to look…
Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer made his way into the fourth round in Melbourne, moving past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena on Friday, capturing the 300th win in his career at the four Grand Slams. “I’m pleased. It wasn’t easy,” said Federer. “I didn’t expect it to be…
We have reached the point of the Australian Open where you will begin to see some star-studded matchups, and that is the case on Day 5 in Melbourne as the third round of both the men’s and women’s singles draw gets underway. Below are some of the men’s matchups to watch: (3) Roger Federer (Switzerland)…
Victoria Azarenka blasted her way into the third round in Melbourne, rolling past Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic 6-1, 6-2 as the 14th seed Belorussian continues her blistering start to the 2016 season. “I really don’t count the games,” said Azarenka, who has dropped just 20 games in 2016. “What works for me is to stay in…
American John Isner fired 20 aces to move past Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-3, 7-6(6), 7-6(2) and reach the Australian Open third round. Isner was sharp in the opening set, committing just two unforced errors, and notching the only break point at 4-3. In that first set, he got 80 percent of his first serves into…
Lleyton Hewitt’s career was hoping to have a stay of execution when he took to the court at Rod Laver Arena to play eighth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer in the Australian Open second round on Thursday. But Ferrer put an end to that quickly, and went on to defeate Hewitt 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 to earn his…
The second round of the Australian Open will come to a close later this evening, as the bottom half of both the men’s and women’s draws will play for a spot in the tournament’s third round. Below are some of the men's matchups to watch: (2) Andy Murray (Great Britain) vs. Sam Groth (Australia) Andy…
After a tricky first-round opponent in powerful Camila Giorgi, world number one and defending champion Serena Williams blew past Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the Australian Open third-round. “She’s definitely a tricky opponent,” said Serena afterwards. “It was a good matchup for me to play someone who can hit any shot…
The third day of the Australian Open gets underway tonight as the second-round begins in Melbourne. The top seeds, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are both in action, as well as former champions Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, making tonight’s action must-see television. Below are some of the matchups to watch: (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)…
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka steamrolled into the second-round of the Australian Open, defeating Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium 6-0, 6-0 in just 53 minutes. “I’m pretty happy—I don’t think I’m looking for perfection, I’m looking for effort. I’m looking for focus,” said Azarenka. “I like that I was very composed today from the…