Serena dug herself out of a hole while big sister Venus put herself in one during an eventful Australian Open women’s quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Serena dug herself out of a hole while big sister Venus put herself in one during an eventful Australian Open women’s quarter-finals on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE - Roger Federer had some anxious moments before seeing off in-form Russian Nikolay Davydenko to claim his 23rd consecutive Grand Slam semi-final spot at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
China’s Li Na created a massive boilover when she came from a set down to beat Venus Williams 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 in an error-strewn match to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
BEIJING - Zheng Jie and Li Na’s march to the semi-finals of the Australian Open is a “great achievement” that will act as a superb example to young Chinese players, the China Tennis Association (CTA) said on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE - Andy Murray on Thursday has US Open conqueror Marin Cilic barring his way to the Australian Open final as British tennis fans dare to dream for an end to a 74-year Grand Slam drought.
MELBOURNE - A year ago, Rafa Nadal was sprinting along the road to tennis immortality.
DUBAI — French flair has played a leading role at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships ever since Fabrice Santoro reached the very first final back in 1993. Even though he lost to Czech Karel Novacek on that occasion, the player nicknamed ‘The Magician’ was still at the top of his game 10 years later as he claimed the title with victory over Younes El Aynaoui.
Andy Murray stayed on track for his first Australian Open final when defending champion Rafael Nadal pulled out injured on Tuesday, as Justine Henin’s dream run gathered pace.
Justine Henin’s dream run gathered pace on Tuesday as she powered into the Australian Open semi-finals where she will face China’s Zheng Jie.
MELBOURNE - Confident and in form, Nikolay Davydenko can draw some small comfort from facing off against Roger Federer in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.