Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open 2012 Men’s Singles Title

Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open 2012 Men’s Singles Title

In the Men’s Championship in the 2012 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic outlasted Spain’s relentless Rafa Nadal.


Makarova Clubs Serena Williams, Tsonga Ousted

Makarova Clubs Serena Williams, Tsonga Ousted

In the wake of two Day 8 upsets, fan favorites Serena Williams and Jo Willy Tsonga are down and out in Australian Open 2012.


Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic Go Center Stage

Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic Go Center Stage

On a day when the cream began to rise to thew top, the youngest player in the Men’s Draw, Bernard Tomic, showed he is ready for the big time.


Tomic’s Star Keeps Rising

Tomic’s Star Keeps Rising

Day Three Featured stellar matches in both the Men’s and Women’s Draws, but Australian teen phenom Bernard Tomic stole the day.


Samantha Stosur Succumbs To Sorana Cirstea

Samantha Stosur Succumbs To Sorana Cirstea

Day 2 of The Australian Open featured more large crowds, but not even boisterous support could help Samantha Stosur survive Sorana Cirstea’s assault.


Closing Time: Federer tops Murray for 16th Major title

Closing Time: Federer tops Murray for 16th Major title

The 2010 Australian Open, much like the 2009 edition of the event, will be remembered in a very simple way: It witnessed the continued dominance of tennis’s greatest modern-day champions.


Tested But Triumphant: Serena Fights Off Henin for 5th Aussie Title

Tested But Triumphant: Serena Fights Off Henin for 5th Aussie Title

Justine Henin stood on Mount Olympus, playing tennis from the gods. Serena Williams realized, though, that even tennis legends are mortal. That’s why one great champion turned back another in a deliciously dramatic Australian Open women’s singles final. Serena Jameka Williams and Justine Henin entered their ultimate Saturday showdown in Melbourne with 18 Major singles [...]


At Your Service: Men’s Final Preview

At Your Service: Men’s Final Preview

The men’s singles final of the 2010 Australian Open doesn’t figure to be boring, but an analysis of the titanic tilt involving top-seeded Roger Federer and fifth-seeded Andy Murray isn’t going to win many points for originality. No, it’s hard to be overly creative in assessing the second Major final to pair the world No. [...]


In With Fear, Out With Fire

In With Fear, Out With Fire

Andy Murray began his first-ever Australian Open men’s singles semifinal with the trepidation of a middle-tier performer. He left Rod Laver Arena with not just a victory, but a newfound sense of swagger that could lift him to the very top of his sport. The fifth-seeded Murray – ranked fourth in the world and poised [...]


Chinese Tennis Torture

Chinese Tennis Torture

The eyes of China were fixed upon the women’s singles semifinals at the 2010 Australian Open. After two homeland heroes were dismissed on Thursday afternoon, the world’s most populous nation might not remain riveted to the rectangle inside Rod Laver Arena. When one considers the quality of the matchup that’s been established for Saturday’s women’s [...]

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