[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Factbox on Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who defeated Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the Australian Open final on Sunday to tie the men’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles.Age: 35Country: SerbiaATP Ranking: 1Seeding: 4Grand Slam titles: 22 (Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, …
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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: Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times champion crushed third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1 to reach the semi-finals and remain on course for her third Grand Slam crown.Victory marked the first time in a decade that the 33-year-old had …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Second seed Ons Jabeur crashed out of the second round of the Australian Open after an error-strewn display in a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 loss to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday.The Tunisian, who stormed up the rankings last year after runs to the final at Wimbledon …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australian Open fans witnessed an engaging 70-shot rally which went back and forth for 90 seconds during the second round match between the local lad Jason Kubler and Russian Karen Khachanov in Melbourne on Wednesday.What was surprising was the way that rally ended as a Kubler backhand …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Rain prevented play on outside courts at the Australian Open Wednesday, compounding a scheduling backlog, with some players not happy about it.Play was due to start at 11am (0000 GMT) but persistent drizzle meant there will be no action before 1pm at the earliest.It follows intense heat then …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic swept past Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena to launch his bid for a 10th Australian Open title Tuesday, with the Serb enjoying a rousing reception following his deportation a year ago.The 35-year-old, who was banned from last year’s tournament, showed few signs of the hamstring niggle he …
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[ad_1] BERLIN: Novak Djokovic is even hungrier to win a 10th Australian Open title this year following his deportation from Australia 12 months ago due to his unvaccinated Covid-19 status, former world number one Boris Becker said on Friday.Becker, 55, who was himself deported from Britain last month after being …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s chances of sealing the second spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) table and make it to the final received a boost on Thursday when Australia thrashed South Africa by an innings and 182 to runs in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne. Australia’s series-clinching win …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Opener David Warner battled through searing heat to hit an epic unbeaten 200 in his 100th Test on Tuesday before retiring in pain as Australia consolidated their advantage against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.On a scorching day, the hosts were 386-3 at stumps on day two …
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