Argentine Gisela Dulko and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta beat Eastern Europeans Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2-6 7-5 6-1 to win the Australian Open women’s doubles titles on Friday.
Argentine Gisela Dulko and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta beat Eastern Europeans Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2-6 7-5 6-1 to win the Australian Open women’s doubles titles on Friday.
The top-ranked team of Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta rallied from a set and 4-1 down to beat Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 for the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday.
BEIJING - Li Na’s charge to the Australian Open women’s singles final has struck a patriotic chord among Chinese citizens, her feats in Melbourne proving once again how interwoven sports and national pride are in China.
Kim Clijsters, who takes on Li Na in the final of the Australian Open this weekend, said on Friday that 2011 would probably be her last full year on the women’s tour.
Novak Djokovic said it was good for men’s tennis that the duopoly in grand slams had been broken after he thumped Swiss Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday.
Third seed Novak Djokovic stunned defending champion Roger Federer 7-6 7-5 6-4 to reach his second Australian Open final on Thursday after a match of high emotion and drama.
LONDON - The sight of a stricken Rafa Nadal being finished off by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer at the Australian Open on Wednesday was a stark reminder of the precipice he walks in search of sporting perfection.
MELBOURNE - Li Na hopes reaching the final of a grand slam for the first time at the Australian Open on Thursday will inspire a new generation of Chinese players to one day rival the number of Russians in women’s tennis.
India’s Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi stayed on course for their maiden Australian Open tennis title as they made it to the men’s doubles final on Thursday.
China’s tennis trailblazer Li Na roared back from the brink of defeat to upset world number one Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday and set up an Australian Open final against Kim Clijsters.