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,…
The first halves of the men’s and women’s singles semifinals at the Australian Open were set yesterday. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska all booked their spots in the final four in Melbourne, and the other half of the semifinals will be determined today with four intriguing matchups: (2) Andy Murray (Great…
A week after scoring the biggest win of his career, a straight set win over 17th-seeded Benoit Paire in the first round of the Australian Open, Long Island’s Noah Rubin defeated Thibaud Berland 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the SportMaster Tennis Championships of Maui. Rubin secured one break point…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both won their respective quarterfinal matchups in straight sets on Tuesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals, setting up the 45th meeting between these two all-time greats. Federer was up first and he took on the sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych, and it was Berdych, the two-time semifinalist in Melbourne, who…
It wasn’t the best start for world number one Serena Williams, but the end result was just the same on Tuesday, as the American defeated fifth-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova for the 18th consecutive time with a 6-4, 6-1 victory to reach the Australian Open semifinals. Sharapova looked sharp early on, opening up a 2-0 advantage…