Jessica Korda tried to win it, appeared to throw it away, then stole it back again. At the end of an historic 6-way playoff, the first in women’s Australian Open history, the American teenager holed a seven-metre birdie putt to win the $1.1 million tournament, her first triumph as a professional. The 18-year-old Jessica Korda completed [...]
Anyone intending to watch the Australian Open women’s final had better have their earplugs at the ready because this year’s contest is between the two loudest squealers in the business. Maria Sharapova overcame Petra Kvitova to set up a women’s final against Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open before the attention quickly shifted to a [...]
Maria Sharapova believes Petra Kvitova is the “one to beat” as she prepares to face the Wimbledon champion in their Australian Open semi-final on Thursday. Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova, who each can climb to No. 1 in the world women’s rankings, advanced Wednesday to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Petra Kvitova, ranked No. [...]
Serena Williams has vowed to make a swift return to the practice court after crashing out of the Australian Open. Seven double-faults, including 4 in one game; 37 unforced errors, and a first-serve percentage of just over 50% Monday that had her convinced “maybe I should have started serving lefty.” Some other numbers indicated why [...]
Serena Williams was so dominant in her 6-1, 6-1 third-round win over Greta Arn at the Australian Open that there’s probably only one shot she’ll remember more than most. Five-time champion Serena Williams raced into the fourth round of the Australian Open, demolishing Hungary’s Greta Arn for the loss of just 2 games on Saturday [...]
Andy Roddick has retired after 3 sets of his second-round match against Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open. Andy Roddick’s 11th Australian Open campaign ended in disappointment Thursday when he was forced to retire against Australian Lleyton Hewitt when trailing 2 sets to one. “Lleyton. That’s it,” the 29-year-old American told his opponent. He draped [...]
Andrea Petkovic has withdrawn from the Australian Open with a stress fracture in her lower back. Andrea Petkovic, ranked No. 10, lost 7-5, 6-4 to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in a second-round match at the Sydney International on Tuesday. She needed an injury timeout during the match to receive treatment from a trainer. The 24-year-old German [...]
Andy Murray warmed up for the Australian Open with a commanding 6-1, 6-3 victory over third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov on Sunday in the Brisbane International final. For the second consecutive match, Andy Murray had Ivan Lendl watching from courtside. Aiming to break a drought for British men at the majors dating to 1936, Andy Murray hired [...]
Novak Djokovic held on to beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 Monday in a final filled with lengthy, mesmerizing points to win his first US Open championship and third Grand Slam trophy of the year. For more than 4 hours Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played punishing tennis that was also [...]
For the 4th straight year, the men’s final at the US Open had to be postponed a day because of bad weather earlier in the tournament. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal play Monday. Australian Samantha Stosur defeated American Serena Williams in the women’s final on Sunday. For Rafael Nadal to retain his US Open [...]