Tag: Australian Open
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Ashleigh Barty’s retirement probably cost Tennis Australia millions according to reports
A foxsports.com.au report on Saturday claimed that TA was planning to use Barty's popularity for their good, "potentially looking at an unprecedented TV rights deal worth up to AUD500 million over five years for the Aussie summer of tennis".
April 16, 2022 -
Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna loses mixed doubles 1st-round match
Both Saina and Bopanna had earlier crashed out of the women's and men's doubles events, respectively, after losing their first-round matches.
January 22, 2022 -
He is a very strange cat, indeed
The longer-term damage might be to Djokovic’s legacy. Given the extraordinary backstory to his medical exemption from COVID vaccination to enter Australia – along with the many questions that have arisen about his Covid infection in December – public opinion about him has swayed back and forth on a daily basis.
January 16, 2022 -
Barty backs Australian Open decision on vaccination as Djokovic’s wait continues
However, Barty said she has no problem about competing against players who are unvaccinated.
January 3, 2022 -
Djokovic has the freedom to decide his Australian Open participation: Tsitsipas
Djokovic, the nine-time Australian Open winner, is also the defending champion at Melbourne Park. The Australian Open commences on January 17.
December 27, 2021 -
Roger Federer to miss remaining part of 2020 season due to knee injury
Earlier, Roger Federer had skipped the entire second half of 2016 due to injury before returning to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2017.
June 10, 2020 -
Won’t be easy for Andy Murray to win a Grand Slam again: Greg Rusedski
The 32-year-old Andy Murray has not played a competitive match this year due to bone bruising near the site of his surgery.
April 26, 2020 -
Beating Novak Djokovic in 2014 Australian Open a mental breakthrough: Stan Wawrinka
Wawrinka's victory made him the first man apart from his legendary compatriot Roger Federer, Britain's Andy Murray, Djokovic and Nadal to win a Grand Slam title since Juan Martin Del Potro won the US Open in 2009.
April 24, 2020 -
Former world number 1 Maria Sharapova announces retirement
It is worth highlighting that Sharapova won all the four grand slams between 2006 and 2012 before adding a second Wimbledon title to her cabinet in 2014.
February 26, 2020 -
Garbine Muguruza ‘smiling inside’ despite Australian Open final loss
The 26-year-old Spaniard was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014 but defied low expectations and a torrid 18 months to come within one victory of a third Major.
February 1, 2020 -
Horror stories
A near-full-house crowd showing up at the stadium even though New Delhi’s citizenry had been instructed to stay indoors evoked critical sighs about the state of subaltern-level Indian ignorance in the time of wide-ranging climate change.
January 30, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal stopped by security official
Nadal was training outside and not carrying his accreditation and it needed a colleague of the security official to intervene and familiarise his colleague with the great Spaniard.
January 29, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza reach semis
Romania's Simona Halep will face Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the semi-finals on Thursday.
January 29, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Ashleigh Barty defeats Petra Kvitova in straight sets to reach semis
The victory is also being seen as successful revenge for the 23-year-old Australian.
January 28, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Stan Wawrinka stuns Daniil Medvedev in 5-set thriller to reach quarters
Notably, this will be Wawrinka's fifth quarter-final in Melbourne and his first at this event since 2017.
January 27, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab women to reach Grand Slam quarters
She will be up against America's number 14 seed Sofia Kenin in the quarters.
January 26, 2020 -
Roger Federer wins five-set thriller over John Millman to register 100th win in Australian Open
Federer, world number 3 and 20-time Grand Slam champion, won the remarkable five-setter- 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(8), to advance to the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open.
January 24, 2020