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Serena Williams put up both hands after sending a forehand long and high over the baseline in the first set. She wanted nothing to do with yet another unforced error in her Australian Open final against ...
January 30, 2016, Saturday
Like a defending champion before him, Novak Djokovic moved into the Australian Open final with a relatively untroubled 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over four-time winner Roger Federer.
Hours earlier on ...
January 28, 2016, Thursday
Roger Federer apologised on Tuesday after he sparked a row with Bernard Tomic by upbraiding the Australian about his work-rate -- without checking his ranking first.
Federer told Tomic he had to work ...
January 26, 2016, Tuesday
China's Zhang Shuai is daring to dream she can extend her amazing run all the way to the Australian Open title, crediting the use of compatriot Zheng Jie's "lucky locker" for her inspirational performances.
Against ...
January 24, 2016, Sunday
Tennis coach Nigel Sears was in a stable condition on Sunday after a dramatic mid-match collapse at the Australian Open which prompted his son-in-law, Andy Murray, to race to his bedside.
Sears, the ...
January 24, 2016, Sunday
Serena Williams served up a glamour Australian Open quarter-final against arch-rival Maria Sharapova on Sunday as she looks to extend her iron grip over the Russian star.
The world number one and defending ...
January 24, 2016, Sunday
Playing tennis carries its risks but at this year's Australian Open, watching has been even more dangerous after a series of medical emergencies in the opening few days.
Several players were struggling ...
January 21, 2016, Thursday
CHINA'S Zheng Saisai has powered into the second round at the Australian Open, with a searing straight sets win over German Carina Witthoeft here on Tuesday.
Zheng became the third Chinese player in ...
January 19, 2016, Tuesday
Andy Murray and Garbine Muguruza raced into the Australian Open second round Tuesday but Venus Williams was a major casualty as match-fixing claims continued to shake the Grand Slam tournament.
On another ...
January 19, 2016, Tuesday
Chinese qualifier Wang Qiang scored a sensational opening round win over American Sloane Stephens Monday on Day 1 of the Australian Open (AO).
Wang knocked out Stephens, an AO semi-finalist three years ...
January 18, 2016, Monday