MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal finally got the better of a crazy, long tiebreaker and knew he’d won half the battle. After saving four set points and missing with the first six of his own, Nadal finally clinched a tiebreaker that lasted 28 minutes and 40 seconds to set himself on course to secure a …
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Two more top seeds took an early exit ahead of the Australian Open quarterfinals as action wrapped on Day 7. Olympic men’s singles gold medalist Alexander Zverev and women’s singles No. 5 seed Maria Sakkari both lost in the fourth round in Melbourne on Sunday. Rafael Nadal, seeded sixth on the men’s side, and women’s …
Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open on nine occasions, was denied the opportunity to defend the title he claimed last year after a federal court dismissed his effort to stay in the country to play at the tournament. Reports have since surfaced that Djokovic was planning to sue Tennis Australia, but Tiley denied that …
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Within an hour of her third-round loss at the Australian Open, defending champion Naomi Osaka had consigned it to the past. It’s part of her new resolution for 2022. No dwelling on what’s already happened. Osaka had two match points against 60th-ranked Amanda Anisimova in the third set, and she missed two …
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Villain one day, hero the next. Daniil Medvedev won over the Australian Open crowd with his convincing win over Botic van de Zandschulp. Medvedev dominated during the performance, taking three straight sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-2) from van de Zandschulp. It was the first time the two played since Medvedev defeated van de Zandschulp at the …
Former world number one Naomi Osaka is set to plummet below 80th in the rankings after her Australian Open title defence met a shuddering halt in only the third round. The four-time Grand Slam champion from Japan is currently ranked 14th — already low by her standards — but is set to fall after her …
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev faced a hostile crowd and a full array of Nick Kyrgios’ outbursts and tricks, and still remained calm for long enough to reach the third round at the Australian Open. The 115th-ranked Kyrgios worked up the crowd, hit ‘tweeners and drop shots, mixed up the pace of his groundstrokes and …
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We’re now halfway through Round 3 at the Australian Open, and Friday’s matches brought us some genuine thrillers along with the elimination of the first genuinely big name of the tournament. We’re starting to see how the later rounds will take shape, and the level of tennis is incredibly high. Here’s everything you need to …
MELBOURNE, Australia – Before Victoria Azarenka had a chance to analyze both players she might meet next, a question was posed to her son about the two-time Australian Open champion’s third-round performance. Five-year-old Leo, wearing his sunglasses in the news conference room and sitting on his mother’s knee, responded succinctly: “Awesome!” Thanks, kid. Azarenka’s own …
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Round 2 is now complete, but Thursday at the Australian Open could not have been more different than Wednesday. While nearly all of the top seeds made it through to Round 3 on Wednesday, Thursday brought the defeat of several top women’s seeds, a young champion and a longtime favorite. Some top seeds advance It …
Emma Raducanu buries her face in her towel – GETTY IMAGES Some members of Emma Raducanu’s support staff advised her not to play Thursday’s second-round match because of a deep blister that she has been nursing for five days. Raducanu still went on court and put up a determined fight against world No98 Danka Kovinic, …
MELBOURNE, Australia – The surprises started early at the Australian Open on Thursday. No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza became the highest-seeded player to exit at Melbourne Park, just minutes after No. 6 Anett Kontaveit lost. Muguruza never managed to earn a single break point and made a whopping 33 unforced errors, more than twice her …
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Day 3 of the Australian Open is in the books, and it saw nearly all of the top seeded players make it past their competitors to land in Round 3. There were some struggles, but all this strong tennis is a good sign for the remaining Round 2 matches on Thursday. If this trend continues, …
Emma Raducanu of Great Britain practices alongside coach Torben Beltz at Albert Park courts during day one of the 2022 Australian Open on January 17, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. – GETTY IMAGES As Emma Raducanu continues her quest to become a serial champion, her new coach Torben Beltz has switched to a different motivational tool …
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Rafael Nadal cruises past Yannick Hanfmann to reach Australian Open third round – GETTY IMAGES Rafael Nadal secured a smooth passage through to the Australian Open third round with a straight-sets win over Yannick Hanfmann. The German qualifier put up a good fight on Rod Laver Arena, including saving four match points, but sixth seed …
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With Day 2 in the books, we’re now past the two busiest days of the Australian Open. The second half of the men’s and women’s fields played on Tuesday, and the top seeds (minus the deported Novak Djokovic, of course) mostly rolled through to the second round — with a few notable upsets along the …
Emma Raducanu saw her sets-won streak at majors snapped at 21, but hung on to win in her Australian Open debut. Raducanu, who at the U.S. Open became the first qualifier to win a major, beat 2017 U.S. Open champ Sloane Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 to make the second round in Melbourne. Raducanu rolled Stephens …
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The first test of Naomi Osaka’s new approach to tennis might have been when she completely whiffed an overhead to give her opponent a break point on Day 1 of the no-Novak Djokovic Australian Open. Osaka didn’t throw her racket. She didn’t roll her eyes. She smiled. “There are situations where I …
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