World number one Rafael Nadal survived a brief scare against local teenager Bernard Tomic to reach the Australian Open last 16 Saturday, as women’s favourite Kim Clijsters also battled through.
World number one Rafael Nadal survived a brief scare against local teenager Bernard Tomic to reach the Australian Open last 16 Saturday, as women’s favourite Kim Clijsters also battled through.
Andy Murray pulverised Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1 6-1 6-2 to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday while being serenaded in bright sunshine.
Fourth seed Robin Soderling eased effortlessly into the last 16 of the Australian Open with a methodical 6-3 6-1 6-4 trouncing of Czech qualifier Jan Hernych on Saturday.
MELBOURNE - Swiss tennis great Roger Federer Friday warned players not to get involved in match-fixing, as Italian media reported a new investigation.
MELBOURNE - Fourth seed Venus Williams retired from her Australian Open third round match against Germany’s Andrea Petkovic with injury on Friday after lasting just seven points.
A fired-up Maria Sharapova strained her vocal chords to exhaustion as she fought off a stiff challenge from German Julia Goerges to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
There was to be no fairytale run for Justine Henin at this year’s Australian Open as the seven-times grand slam champion slipped out of the tournament in a 6-4 7-6 loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki turned the tables on the media after reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, taking charge of her post-match news conference in a charming effort to prove she was not boring.
Seven-times grand slam winner Justine Henin was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round on Friday, the 11th-seeded 2004 champion losing to Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 7-6.
Rafa Nadal and Kim Clijsters swept into the Australian Open third round on Thursday as Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic became the first top-10 player to exit the tournament.