[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s tennis ace Sania Mirza signed off her career with six Grand Slam titles after failing to win the Australian Open mixed doubles trophy with compatriot Rohan Bopanna at the Rod Laver Arna in Melbourne on Friday.Bopanna and Sania lost 6-7(2) 2-6 to Brazilian pair of Luisa …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka burnished her Australian Open title credentials on Saturday as she barrelled into the last 16 along with several other women’s seeds.The Belarusian fifth seed blew away 26th-seeded Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-3 to set up a clash with Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.Thirtieth seed Karolina Pliskova and …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Iga Swiatek dazzled in bright sunshine to make short work of their third-round opponents on Friday as some normalcy returned to the Australian Open after scheduling woes, wild weather, upsets and late finishes hogged the headlines.Third seed Tsitsipas, the top surviving seed in the men’s …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Former world number one Andy Murray produced one of his greatest ever comebacks to sink home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis in a titanic second-round thriller at the Australian Open in the early hours of Friday morning.The 35-year-old Scot looked down and out against an inspired Kokkinakis as he trailed …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Qualifier Katie Volynets stunned ninth seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 2-6 6-2 on Thursday to storm into the Australian Open third round and continue the good start for American players at the year’s opening Grand Slam.In only her sixth main draw appearance at a Grand Slam, the world number …
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[ad_1] Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will rekindle their bromance by playing a practice match before the Australian Open, giving the latter a chance to stretch his legs before the year’s first Grand Slam.Kyrgios, ranked 22nd in the world and runner-up at last year’s Wimbledon, has not played since October. …
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[ad_1] Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams pulled out of this month’s Australian Open due to injury, the organisers of the season’s first Grand Slam said on Saturday.Williams was set to play her 22nd Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard to the Jan. 16-29 tournament.The 42-year-old American, twice a …
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[ad_1] World number one Carlos Alcaraz will not play in the Australian Open after picking up a right leg muscle injury during pre-season training, the Spaniard said on Friday.“When I was at my best in preseason, I picked up an injury through a chance, unnatural movement in training. This time …
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