Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka pushed her way into the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, moving past the Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova, 6-2, 6-4. While Strycova hit 23 winners to Azarenka’s 15, she also committed 33 unforced errors, and failed to capitalize on either of her two break point chances. On the other side,…
Canadian Milos Raonic held off an inspired comeback from fourth-seed and former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday, beating the Swiss 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the second straight year. The 13th-seeded Raonic broke for a 5-4 lead in the opening set, and proceeded to consolidate that break with…
If there was any doubt that Novak Djokovic was the best player in the world heading into 2015, those doubts were not only erased, but obliterated from the minds of tennis fans and aficionados. The 28-year-old Serbian put together one of the best seasons in the history of the men’s game in 2015. He won…
While we here on the East Coast will be getting out our jackets and shovels ahead of Winter Storm Jonas making its landing, the tennis world will have its eyes on the other side of the world on the Australian summer, as the third round of the men’s and women’s singles comes to a close…
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…