[ad_1] Serbian eyes record-equalling Slam No. 22; Greek ace targets maiden Major and No. 1 rankingMELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas was engaged in an on-court interview with Jim Courier after the third seed had dispatched Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 to make his first Australian Open final.The interaction …
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[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: Self-described “obnoxious soccer mom” Victoria Azarenka was ordered to take off her Paris St Germain shirt at the Australian Open on Thursday before bowing out of the Grand Slam with a straight sets defeat by Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.The 33-year-old Belarusian twice champion has worn shirts showing …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday and end the Belarusian’s dream of a third Melbourne title.Rybakina won their semi-final 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 and will meet Aryna Sabalenka or Magda Linette in Saturday’s final.Azarenka, who won the …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka outmuscled Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-2 in a ferocious battle of big hitters on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.The 24-year-old, the only top-10 seed left in the draw, took her chances in a physical one-hour first set …
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[ad_1] India ace all set for her final Grand SlamMELBOURNE: The 2023 Australian Open is Sania Mirza’s Grand Slam coda. But that’s not what the path-breaking superstar was thinking when getting her legs strapped, prepping for that last dance on a big stage. It has been 18 years since an …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reportedly cut short a practice match against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday because of a left hamstring issue, five days before the Grand Slam.The Serbian superstar is back in Melbourne after his deportation last year but required treatment and then ended the knock-about …
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[ad_1] PUNE: Without any emotive rhetoric or balderdash, Yuki Bhambri says that he has quit the singles format.The 28-year-old, once considered a top-50 prospect, is the first big Indian player after Sania Mirza to quit the singles format to prolong his tennis career.Tired of a stop-start singles career due to …
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[ad_1] PUNE: Roger Federer was such an inspiration around the world that no one ever wanted him to leave the game and the ATP Tour will not feel the same without the iconic Swiss tennis player, world number 17 Marin Cilic said on Monday.Federer bid a tearful adieu to the …
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[ad_1] Rafael Nadal said losing two straight matches was hardly the ideal preparation for his Australian Open title defence, but the world number two believes he had no reason to feel alarmed ahead of the season’s first Grand Slam starting in two weeks.Following an injury-ravaged 2022, Nadal lost his United …
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