[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas dreamed of holding the Australian Open trophy aloft after nodding off on the eve of Sunday’s final but Novak Djokovic ended up giving the confident Greek a rude awakening.In a rematch of the 2021 French Open decider, Tsitsipas lost 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) as the Serbian claimed …
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[ad_1] A ruthless Novak Djokovic resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday and crushing the Grand Slam dream of Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas in a one-sided final.HIGHLIGHTS: AS IT HAPPENEDIn a rematch of the 2021 French Open decider, Djokovic swept to …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Karen Khachanov reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday after ailing American Sebastian Korda retired while trailing 7-6(5), 6-3, 3-0.The 18th seed raced out to a 4-1 lead before Korda calmed his nerves to force a tiebreak but the Russian hit back …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic steamrolled local hope Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 on Monday to ease into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a statement win in his quest for a 10th title at the Grand Slam that has only been threatened by a hamstring issue.It was Djokovic’s …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: A vintage Andy Murray weathered a gallant fightback from Matteo Berrettini before dumping the 13th-seeded Italian out of the Australian Open first round with an epic 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(7) 7-6 (10-6) win on Tuesday.With the crowd largely in the palm of his hand, the 35-year-old Scot raced …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rafael Nadal‘s first round match at the Australian Open against Britain’s Jack Draper on Monday witnessed a hilarious moment that might have happened for the first time in tennis history.The bizarre incident took place between games in the first set when the Spanish great was heard saying …
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[ad_1] Former US Open champion Sam Stosur on Saturday said she will retire from the sport following this month’s Australian Open, 21 years after her first appearance at Melbourne Park.Ahead of last year’s Australian Open, the 38-year-old said that she would focus only on doubles.Stosur beat Serena Williams in the …
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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] 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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