(January 26, 2016) Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will clash in the semifinals of the Australian Open as both men advanced with straight set victories on Tuesday. The No. 3 seed Federer moved into his 12th Australian Open semifinal beating Tomas … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Beats Maria Sharapova to Reach Australian Open Semifinals
(January 26, 2016) Serena Williams won her 18th straight match against Maria Sharapova on Tuesday 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open. The beginning of the contest looked promising for the world No. 5 Sharapova when she … [Read more...]
2016 Australian Open – Day 9 Men’s Preview
2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY 9 MEN’S NOTES Tuesday 26 January Quarterfinals Top Half Featured matches No. 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) v No. 7 Kei Nishikori (JPN) No. 3 Roger Federer (SUI) v No. 6 Tomas Berdych (CZE) On court … [Read more...]
Konta Becomes First British Woman to Reach Australian Open Quarterfinals in 32 Years: Keys Loses
Embed from Getty Images (January 25, 2016) Johanna Konta’s Australian Open run continued on Monday, when the world No. 47 came back to knock out 21st seed Ekaterina Makarova 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 to reach the quarterfinals. Konta became the first … [Read more...]
Raonic Knocks Out Fourth Seed Wawrinka to Gain Berth in Australian Open Quarterfinals; Murray Advances
(January 25, 2016) Thirteenth seed Milos Raonic held off fourth seed and 2014 Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3. The Canadian employed an aggressive net game to … [Read more...]
Azarenka Sails into Australian Open Quarterfinals; Will Face Kerber
(January 25, 2016) Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has moved into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a a 6-2, 6-4 win over Barbora Strycova. This marks the third year in succession that the two women have played each other in … [Read more...]
2016 Australian Open – Day 8 Men’s Preview
2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY 8 MEN’S NOTES Monday 25 January Round of 16 Bottom Half Featured matches No. 2 Andy Murray (GBR) v No. 16 Bernard Tomic (AUS) No. 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v No. 13 Milos Raonic (CAN) No. 8 David Ferrer (ESP) v No. 10 … [Read more...]
Djokovic Survives Five Set Test Against Simon; Federer Cruises Past Goffin to Reach Australian Open Quarterfinals
Embed from Getty Images (January 24, 2016) Novak Djokovic survived a five-set test from Gilles Simon, while Roger Federer routed David Goffin to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Sunday. No. 1 Djokovic made 100 unforced errors in … [Read more...]
Serena Williams to Face Maria Sharapova in Australian Open Quarterfinals
Embed from Getty Images (January 24, 2016) Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will battle it out for a spot in the Australian Open semifinals as both women won fourth round matches on Sunday in Melbourne. The quarterfinals match-up will be a … [Read more...]
Qualifier Zhang’s Run Continues into Fourth Round of the Australian Open
Embed from Getty Images (January 23, 2016) Before this fortnight, Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai had no match wins in Grand Slam tournaments. She now has three. Zhang, who shocked No. 2 seed Simona Halep in the first round continued her run at the … [Read more...]