[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Two of the biggest hitters in women’s tennis go toe-to-toe when Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina clash in Saturday’s Australian Open final in Melbourne.Belarusian fifth seed Sabalenka is in the form of her life and on the brink of a maiden Grand Slam crown.The 24-year-old comes into the …
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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: As title contenders fall by the wayside at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic‘s march to a 22nd Grand Slam crown carries an air of inevitability, with American first-time semi-finalist Tommy Paul next in the super Serbian’s crosshairs on Friday.Fourth seed Djokovic, seeking a record-extending 10th Australian Open title, has …
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[ad_1] LONDON: Wimbledon will shorten men’s doubles matches from best-of-five sets to best of three from this year’s championships, the All England Club announced on Wednesday.The traditional five-set format had been criticised in the past for discouraging more singles specialists from entering the doubles.Wimbledon was the only grand slam tournament …
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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] CNN — And then there were none. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s fourth-round loss at the Australian Open means none of the stars of Netflix’s new tennis documentary ‘Break Point’ have made it through to the second week in Melbourne. Such poor showing from the series’ stars has led to talk of …
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[ad_1] CNN — Women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open, after losing in the fourth round on Sunday. Elena Rybakina defeated the 21-year-old Polish tennis player in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena. Światek had been favored heading into this year’s tournament after …
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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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