Tag: Australian Open
17 Results
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Divij Sharan exits Australian Open in 2nd round
Sharan and Sitak lost 7-6 (6-2), 6-3 to Brazil's Bruno Soares and Mate Pavic of Croatia in a match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.
January 24, 2020 -
Sania Mirza exits Australian Open with calf injury
Mirza, who had injured her leg during practice, went into the match with heavy strapping and didn't look comfortable throughout the 33 minutes the match was played.
January 23, 2020 -
Australian Open: Naomi Osaka charges through to 3rd round
Osaka, the No.3 seed was twice down a service break before turning on a four-game barrage to progress 6-2, 6-4 at the Margaret Court Arena.
January 22, 2020 -
Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka start Australian Open campaign in style
Seeded number 8, Williams hardly broke any sweat as she ousted Potapova 6-0, 6-3 in a match that lasted less than an hour.
January 20, 2020 -
Robert Farah fails drug test, pulls out of Australian Open
The Australian Open starts in Melbourne on Monday.
January 15, 2020 -
Juan Martin del Potro withdraws from Australian Open due to knee problems
Three-time champion Andy Murray and Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori have already withdrawn from the Australian Open.
January 11, 2020 -
Serena Williams, Wozniacki march into Auckland semis
Williams showed her class as she broke Siegemund and then held serve to take the first set.
January 10, 2020 -
Bushfire smoke threatens Australian Open in Melbourne
On Monday afternoon, the city's air quality was downgraded from 'very poor' to 'hazardous', prompting health warnings from authorities
January 7, 2020 -
Near-death experience gives Naomi Osaka perspective
An upbeat Osaka told reporters ahead of the season-opening Brisbane International that she had tried to have a bit of fun and experience new things during the off-season, which meant her "first vacation ever".
January 5, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty gets tough draw in her home Brisbane tournament
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.
January 4, 2020 -
Venus Williams pulls out of Brisbane International
The American veteran said she still hoped to play at the Adelaide International later this month ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.
January 1, 2020 -
Margaret Court hits out at transgender athletes, calls them ‘Devils’
77-year-old Margaret Court doubled down on her controversial views regarding sexuality during a sermon at her Perth church at the weekend.
December 30, 2019 -
Andy Murray pulls out of 2020 Australian Open, ATP Cup due to injury
The 32-year-old tennis star will not play any match until February. However, he will continue practising at home to build up fitness.
December 29, 2019 -
Maria Sharapova still has ‘fire and motivation’ despite 2019 misery
The former world number one was only able to play in eight events in 2019, contesting just 15 matches in total.
December 20, 2019 -
Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year
Barty became the first Australian to be named WTA world number 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.
December 12, 2019 -
Not confident enough to win Wimbledon now, says Andy Murray
"If I can play a five-set match and get through and have no ill effects on the hip then that is success," says Murray.
November 27, 2019 -
Don’t be surprised if you see Roger Federer in the last couple of days at Australian Open: Leander Paes
Roger Federer is yet to win an Olympic singles title in his otherwise illustrious career. His best performance came at the London Olympics in 2012 where he lost to Britain’s Andy Murray and won a silver medal.
October 15, 2019