Djokovic Versus Nadal – Head-to-Heads
Tennis players Rafael Nadal (R) of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia talk as they wear Colombian Vueltiao… [more]
Azarenka Wins Australian Open and No. 1 Ranking Over Sharapova
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame early match jitters to… [more]
Nadal’s Pre-Final News Conference at the Australian Open
Rafael Nadal had his pre-final interview at Melbourne Park on Saturday afternoon. Here is the transcript… [more]
Djokovic Survives Murray in Five Sets to Gain Third Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia fought off Scotland's Andy Murray in… [more]
Double Delight for Townsend: Wins Australian Open Girls’ Doubles Crown with Andrews and Advances to Girls’ Singles Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - A pair of 15-year-olds from the United States, Taylor Townsend of Stockbridge,… [more]
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Djokovic Versus Nadal – Head-to-Heads
Tennis players Rafael Nadal (R) of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia talk as they wear Colombian Vueltiao hats after an exhibition tennis match in Bogota March 21, 2011. Nadal won the game 2-0. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) Head-to-head: Nadal leads 16-13 2006 Roland [...]
Azarenka Wins Australian Open and No. 1 Ranking Over Sharapova
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame early match jitters to soundly defeat fourth seed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win her first Grand Slam title. Along with the win, Azarenka will rise to No.1 in the world as of Monday. Sharapova broke Azarenka in the opening game of the match [...]
Nadal’s Pre-Final News Conference at the Australian Open
Rafael Nadal had his pre-final interview at Melbourne Park on Saturday afternoon. Here is the transcript courtesy of AustralianOpen.com. Q. How are you feeling after your session on court just now? RAFAEL NADAL: Fine. I practiced for two hours. So having day off yesterday, today I felt with energy to practice a little bit more. [...]
Australian Open 2012 – Day 13 Schedule
Australian Open 2012 Schedule for Day 13: Saturday 28 January 2012 Rod Laver Arena 1:00 PM Start Time 1. Junior Girls’ Singles – Finals Taylor Townsend (USA)[14] v. Yulia Putintseva (RUS)[4] 2. Junior Boys’ Singles – Finals Luke Saville (AUS)[1] v. Filip Peliwo (CAN) Not Before:7:30 PM 3. Women’s Singles – Finals Victoria Azarenka [...]
Australian Open 2012 – Day 12 Results
AUSTRALIAN OPEN Melbourne, Australia January 16-29, 2012 $12,122,762/Grand Slam Hard/Outdoors Results – Friday, January 27, 2012 Women’s Doubles – Final Kuznetsova/Zvonareva (RUS/RUS) d. (11) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 57 64 63 Men’s Singles – Semifinal [1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [4] A Murray (GBR) 63 36 67(4) 61 75
Djokovic Survives Murray in Five Sets to Gain Third Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia fought off Scotland’s Andy Murray in five sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5 in a semifinal on Friday night which lasted into Saturday morning, to gain a berth in his third Australian Open final. The match lasted 4 hours and 50 minutes. Djokovic will [...]
Double Delight for Townsend: Wins Australian Open Girls’ Doubles Crown with Andrews and Advances to Girls’ Singles Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – A pair of 15-year-olds from the United States, Taylor Townsend of Stockbridge, Ga., and Gabrielle Andrews of Pomona, Calif., captured the Australian Open junior girls’ doubles title on Friday by defeating Irina Khromacheva of Russia and Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, 5-7, 7-5, 10-6. Townsend and Andrews have known each other since [...]
USTA Announces the US Open National Playoffs for a Third Year
The USTA announced today the return of the US Open National Playoffs for the third year. The US Open National Playoffs will again include both men’s and women’s singles and mixed doubles in 2012. The USTA created the US Open National Playoffs to expand the footprint of the US Open to cities nationwide by providing [...]
Nadal Storms Past Federer in Australian Open Thriller
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Rafael Nadal rallied to stop Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to his second Australian Open final. The two men battled in the semifinal with incredible shot-making and stamina in the three hour and 42 minute match. “I thought Rafa played well from start to finish, [...]
Sharapova Surges into Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Maria Sharapova has made the Australian Open final for the first time since she won it in 2008 by defeating Petra Kvitova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. “It means so much to be back in a Grand Slam final, “ Sad Sharapova, a stage I have been to before few years ago here. [...]
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Double Delight for Townsend: Wins Australian Open Girls’ Doubles Crown with Andrews and Advances to Girls’ Singles Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – A pair of 15-year-olds from the United States, Taylor Townsend of Stockbridge, Ga., and Gabrielle Andrews of Pomona, Calif., captured the Australian Open junior girls’ doubles title on Friday by defeating Irina Khromacheva of Russia and Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, 5-7, 7-5, 10-6. Townsend and Andrews have known each other since [...]
Nadal Storms Past Federer in Australian Open Thriller
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Rafael Nadal rallied to stop Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to his second Australian Open final. The two men battled in the semifinal with incredible shot-making and stamina in the three hour and 42 minute match. “I thought Rafa played well from start to finish, [...]
Azarenka Tops Defending Champ Clijsters to Move into Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia -Victoria Azarenka has defeated defending champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Australian Open final to be held on Saturday night. This will mark the Belarusian’s first major final. She’ll play the winner of the Maria Sharapova who defeated Petra Kvitova in the other semifinal 6-2, 3-6, [...]
“Big Four” Fill Semifinal Berths as Djokovic Survives Leg Injury and Ferrer at Australian Open
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Defending champion and World No 1 Novak Djokovic struggled with what appeared to be a left hamstring injury to beat fifth-ranked David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Wednesday night to complete the Australian Open semifinal picture. This is 4th time that Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray [...]
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Nadal Storms Past Federer in Australian Open Thriller
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Rafael Nadal rallied to stop Roger Federer 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to his second Australian Open final. The two men battled in the semifinal with incredible shot-making and stamina in the three hour and 42 minute match. “I thought Rafa played well from start to finish, [...]
Sharapova Surges into Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Maria Sharapova has made the Australian Open final for the first time since she won it in 2008 by defeating Petra Kvitova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. “It means so much to be back in a Grand Slam final, “ Sad Sharapova, a stage I have been to before few years ago here. [...]
Azarenka Tops Defending Champ Clijsters to Move into Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia -Victoria Azarenka has defeated defending champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Australian Open final to be held on Saturday night. This will mark the Belarusian’s first major final. She’ll play the winner of the Maria Sharapova who defeated Petra Kvitova in the other semifinal 6-2, 3-6, [...]
“Big Four” Fill Semifinal Berths as Djokovic Survives Leg Injury and Ferrer at Australian Open
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Defending champion and World No 1 Novak Djokovic struggled with what appeared to be a left hamstring injury to beat fifth-ranked David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Wednesday night to complete the Australian Open semifinal picture. This is 4th time that Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray [...]
