Professional Tennis
Great Britain’s Johanna Konta won her fourth consecutive match in straight-sets on Monday, dispatching Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova 6-1, 6-4 to return to the Australian Open quarterfinals, and setting up a showdown with world number two Serena Williams. “I was really happy with the level I was able to bring from the very beginning,” said Konta….
Rafael Nadal advanced to the 30th Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career on Monday as the Spaniard held off sixth-seed Gael Monfils of France 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the final eight in Melbourne. Nadal secured the only break point of the opening set and won 76 percent of points on his first serve…
Coco Vandeweghe moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, outlasting former semifinalist Eugenie Bouchard 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Friday. “It was kind of expected, in my mind, to get the win and to get the victory and to move a step closer to achieving what I…
Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer moved into the fourth round in Melbourne in dominating form on Friday, dismissing 10th seed Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 to beat the Czech for the 17th time in his career. “I didn’t expect this as such, to be honest, especially not this kind of a scoreline,” said Federer….
The first tickets in the Australian Open fourth round will be punched as we enter the fifth day in Melbourne. Top seeds Angelique Kerber and Andy Murray will be in action, and there are multiple intriguing matchups in both draws to entertain you on Thursday night. On the men’s side, 23rd seeded American Jack Sock…
Two former world number ones rolled into the Australian Open third round on Thursday, as Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki won their respective matches in straight sets to move on in Melbourne. Serena took on former world number five Lucie Safarova in a rematch of the 2015 French Open final. That match went the full…
The second round of the men’s singles draw at the Australian Open came to a close on Thursday with only one real upset. But it was a big one. Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin upset defending champion and world number two Novak Djokovic 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to hand the Serb his earliest loss at a…
Credit photo to Sidney Beal III The second round of the Australian Open comes to a close tonight as we embark on the fourth day of 2017’s maiden Grand Slam, and six-time champion Serena Williams is one of seven Americans who will be in action seeking third round spots in Melbourne. Serena got past a…
World number one Angelique Kerber entered Wednesday’s second round matchup knowing there would be some added pressure as she took on fellow German Carina Witthoeft, a player who idolizes her older compatriot. But the defending champion Kerber, who was celebrating her 29th birthday, pushed through to the Australian Open third round with a 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2…
Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer moved into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, downing 20-year old Long Islander Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3) on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Rubin, playing in the biggest match of his life, showed no signs of nerves in the opening games of this second-round…