Melbourne: Roger Federer cruised into his eighth consecutive Australian Open semi-final with a dominating straight-sets victory over his Swiss teammate Stanislas Wawrinka on Tuesday. It was a no-contest as the all-time Grand Slam champion cantered to a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win against the over-awed Wawrinka in just 1hr 47 min on Rod Laver Arena. Federer …
Melbourne: Rafael Nadal stormed past Croatia`s Marin Cilic into the Australian Open quarter-finals in his bid to unite the Grand Slam titles, as Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray also went through. World number one Nadal was in devastating touch against the 15th seed, who struggled throughout and double-faulted on match-point to go down 6-2, 6-4, …
Melbourne: Swiss world number two Roger Federer could extend his record grand slam tally to 20 if he remains fit and motivated, according to his coach Paul Annacone. “He can win every tournament he plays, he’s probably not going to, but he can win every match he plays and there’s not a lot of guys …
Perth: Former world number one Ana Ivanovic is doubtful for this month’s Australian Open after suffering a stomach injury at the Hopman Cup mixed team event. The Serb had a scan on the injury on Friday and the results showed a “significant strain”, according to tournament director Paul McNamee. With the first grand slam event …
Doha: Rafael Nadal overcame Ernests Gulbis and his continuing bout of fever with a courageous performance to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open. Nadal’s 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 win over Gulbis, a gifted but unpredictable Latvian ranked just outside the top 20, means that he is within one win of another episode of his great …
Auckland: Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova squandered a three-game lead in the final set against China’s Peng Shuai and was bundled out of the Auckland Classic 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday. After struggling to hold her first service game of the match, Kuznetsova settled and romped through the first set, looking like she would advance to …
Former world No 1 Justine Henin admits she is probably six months away from recapturing her best form, as she prepares for her second Antipodean comeback in as many years. The seven-times Grand Slam winner took almost two years off from tennis to grapple with her personal life before coming back at this year’s Australian …
Beijing: Chinese number two Zheng Jie will miss next month’s Australian Open, where she went to the semi-finals in 2010, as she continues to recover from wrist surgery, state media said Monday. Zheng, 27, said she was still not ready to get back on court following an injury to her left wrist that plagued her …
New Delhi: Emergence of a new men’s singles hope in Somdev Devvarman and resurgence of an injury-ravaged Sania Mirza were the highlights of a memorable 2010 for Indian tennis, which ended with the promise of more success in the coming season. The country can now look upon Somdev to be the sport’s torchbearer in men’s …
NEW DELHI: Sania Mirza, who recently won an ITF tournament in Dubai to end the year on a high, Tuesday expressed confidence of a good show in the Australian Open early next year. The 24-year-old, who is now ranked 164th in the world, beat Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the USD 75,000 …
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