At beautiful La Costa Resort & Spa, the normally peaceful community came roaring to life rallying behind one of their own to support a stunning upset.

Now that the first week – and the opening three rounds – of the 2010 Australian Open are over, it’s time to examine what seasoned hands call the “business end” of the tournament, a time when the summer charms of Australia take a back seat to the pursuit of a major championship and some hefty [...]

Justine Henin is evidently a magnet for two things at the 2010 Australian Open: the best efforts of worthy challengers, and great tennis theater. Ever since she escaped a routine first-round match against a tomato can opponent, Henin’s had to spill every ounce of energy in her small but willful frame in order to progress [...]

In the bottom half of the women’s draw at the 2010 Australian Open, two clear storylines are emerging after a fateful Friday in Melbourne. While Serena Williams and Venus Williams do battle in the top half of the draw, en route to a potential semifinal showdown, the bottom half of the women’s field has proven [...]

Day Five of the 2009 Australian Open was going along as planned until two stirring late-day performances by longshots rocked the grounds in Melbourne. 29th seed Russian Alisa Kleybanova muscled her way to the biggest upset of her career with a hard fought three set win over Serbia’s 5th seed and 2008 Australian Runnerup, Ana [...]

A once-stoic Jelena Dokic is showing an emotional side of her this week at the Australian Open 2009. And for good reason. The fallen star has now, improbably, won two matches in Melbourne Park after upsetting Anna Chakvetadze in an emotional 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 on Wednesday night in an emotional thriller on Rod Laver Arena. [...]