tennis

Japanese fourth seed Osaka battles into Open quarters

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka edged past 13th seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in three sets…

Serena relentlessly marches on as Osaka, Svitolina survive scares

by Martin PARRY Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Serena Williams' relentless drive towards an eighth Australian Open title…

Sharapova says revenge not behind Wozniacki Open upset

by Neil SANDS Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Maria Sharapova denied revenge was a motivating factor behind her…

Sharapova claims underdog status against Wozniacki

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Maria Sharapova has declared herself the underdog in her blockbuster third round clash with Australian Open…

Go away! No one likes you: Tomic blasts Davis Cup skipper Hewitt

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - Firebrand Bernard Tomic has launched an extraordinary attack on fellow Australian Lleyton Hewitt, saying "no one…

Murray’s agony: ‘It’s so sore I even hate walking the dogs’

by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Andy Murray has opened up about the personal agony of…

Serena kickstarts quest for record 24th Slam

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Serena Williams kickstarts her bid to match Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles on…

Tensions rise as Nadal backs under-pressure ATP boss

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal Monday threw his support behind ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode as he fights to…

Federer ‘shocked’, Djokovic ‘hurt’ by Murray retirement bombshell

by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Roger Federer admitted Sunday he was shocked that tennis was…

Andy Murray to retire, Australian Open could be last event

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A tearful Andy Murray on Friday announced he would likely retire this year due to severe…

Djokovic thrashes Murray in Open practice match

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- World number one Novak Djokovic exposed Andy Murray's frailties in a practice match ahead of the…

Djokovic and Halep top seeds at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- World number ones Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were named top seeds on Thursday for next…

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