Djokovic Beats Nadal in Five Sets to Claim Third Australian Open Title and Third Major in a Row
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - Defending Champion World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rallied from a set… [more]
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]
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ATP World Tour Results and Schedules for Vina del Mar, Montpellier, Zagreb
ATP World Tour 250 Viña del Mar, Chile (-3 hours GMT) 30 January – 5 February, 2012 Surface: Clay RESULTS – MONDAY, 30 JANUARY, 2012 Singles – First Round L Mayer (ARG) d [6] S Giraldo (COL) 76(5) 61 J Souza (BRA) d [8] F Volandri (ITA) 16 75 76(5) I Andreev (RUS) d [...]
Djokovic and Nadal Final Australian Open News Conferences
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in five sets to capture the 2012 Australian Open Men’s singles championship. Courtesy of AustralianOpen.com and ASAPSports, here are the official interview transcripts: Rafael Nadal N. DJOKOVIC/R. Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 Q. How are you feeling physically? RAFAEL NADAL: Fine. No, I’m tired, sure. Physically was the [...]
Djokovic Beats Nadal in Five Sets to Claim Third Australian Open Title and Third Major in a Row
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Defending Champion World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to defeat No. 2 Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7( 5), 7-5 to win his third Australian Open title. The match lasted five hours and 53 minutes, the longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era in addition [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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, [...]
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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 [...]
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. [...]
