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Madison Keys advances to Australian Open semis with easy win over No.4 Barbora Krejcikova
Melbourne : American Madison Keys made it to her fifth career Grand Slam semifinal, and her second at the Australian Open, shocking defending French Open champion and No.4 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2 at Melbourne…
Tsitsipas, Medvedev in Australian Open quarters after tough outings
Melbourne : Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas fought with his back against the wall to overcome American world No. 22 Taylor Fritz 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an Australian Open thriller to reach the quarterfinals here.Trailing by…
Swiatek gets past Cirstea; Cornet in Grand Slam QF for first time in 63 attempts
Melbourne : Polish tennis ace Iga Swiatek dropped her first set of the Australian Open, but rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea of Romania 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach her first quarterfinal at Melbourne Park here on Monday.Swiatek, the 2020 French…
Expecting a long battle with Nadal in Australian Open quarters : Denis Shapovalov
Melbourne : Ace Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov is expecting a "long battle" with Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal when the two clash in the Australian Open quarterfinal here on Tuesday.Shapovalov, ranked 14th in the world, upset world…
Matteo Berrettini advances to Australian Open quarters, to face Monfils
Melbourne : Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini of Italy rode his luck to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a 7-5, 7-6(4) 6-4 win against 30-year-old Spanish stalwart Pablo Carreno Busta at the Melbourne Park…
Australian Open: Shapovalov gets past No. 3 Zverev; sets up Rafa clash in quarters
Melbourne : Canadian star Denis Shapovalov remained calm and composed as he booked his Australian Open quarterfinal berth with a 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over world No. 3 and Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist Alexander Zverev of Germany at…
Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rajeev Ram advance to mixed doubles quarters
Melbourne : India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Rajeev Ram advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Australian Open mixed doubles event after beating Australia's Ellen Perez and Matwe Middelkoop of the Netherlands, here on…
Australian Open: Pegula ousts Sakkari; Krejcikova sets up QF clash vs Keys
Melbourne : Jessica Pegula, the No.21 seed from the United States, secured a quarterfinal berth for the second consecutive year at the Australian Open defeating No.5 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-6(0), 6-3, while compatriot Madison Keys…
Rafael Nadal faces tough first-set test on way to Australian Open quarterfinals
Melbourne : Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal drew inspiration from a 30-minute-long 16-14 first-set tie-break on Sunday as the winner of 20 Grand Slams defeated 33-year-old Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14), 6-2, 6-2 to advance into…
Sydney Sixers’ Dan Christian slams Cricket Australia for not allowing Smith to play in BBL
Melbourne : Big Bash League (BBL) side Sydney Sixers' all-rounder Dan Christian has slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for not allowing batting stalwart Steve Smith from playing in their Play-off game against Perth Scorchers, which they lost by…