Tag: #AustralianOpen
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German Kerber looks to Rekindle Success with coach Beltz
German Kerber looks to rekindle success with coach Beltz.
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‘I can still win Slams’ – Federer has no plans to retire
Melbourne, Jan 30 (AFP/APP): Injury-hit Roger Federer said Thursday he had no plans to retire and insisted he was still in good enough shape to win Grand Slams after crashing out of the Australian Open semi-finals to Novak Djokovic. The 38-year-old fell to the Serb 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-3, admitting he only had “a three…
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‘Miracle’ man Federer saves seven match points to set up Djokovic semi
Melbourne, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Swiss great Roger Federer said “I believe in miracles” after he saved seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren to go into an Australian Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic on Tuesday. The six-time champion, struggling physically, saved three match points at 4-5 in the fourth set and…
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Federer roars into record 15th Australian Open quarter-final
Melbourne, Jan 26 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer flicked a switch after losing the opening set to crush Marton Fucsovics and book a record 15th Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday, with unheralded American Tennys Sandgren his next hurdle. The Swiss master took time to work out the Hungarian but when he did it was one-way traffic, romping…
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Coco Gauff, 15, crashes out in tears at Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 26 (AFP/APP): Coco Gauff’s bid for history at the Australian Open ended in tears in the last 16 on Sunday as the 15-year-old crashed out in three sets to fellow American Sofia Kenin. The 14th seed Kenin recovered from a set down to win convincingly 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-0 and Gauff left the…
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Serena Williams not going quietly as Coco makes case as heir
Melbourne, Jan 25 (AFP/APP):Serena Williams suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open since 2006 but the 23-time Grand Slam champion is not ready to hand over the baton to heir apparent Coco Gauff just yet. The 38-year-old Williams was downcast but quietly defiant in the aftermath of her shock third-round loss to Wang Qiang…
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Serena Williams stunned at Australian Open, ending record bid
Melbourne, Jan 24 (AFP/APP): Serena Williams was sensationally knocked out of the Australian Open third round by China’s Wang Qiang on Friday, torpedoing her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown. Williams, 38, was the bookies’ favourite to win an eighth title at Melbourne Park but she came unstuck against a determined Wang, who…
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Nadal aims to keep heat on Federer Slams record
Melbourne, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): Rafael Nadal will step up his bid for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title when he faces Argentina’s Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open on Thursday. The Spaniard can only count one Melbourne title among his 19 Majors but he will be confident of reaching the third round at least after…
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Wildcard Sharapova dumped out in Australian Open first round
Melbourne, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): Maria Sharapova’s faltering career hit a fresh low Tuesday when the five-time Grand Slam champion was turfed out in the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets. The 32-year-old former world number one carried a haunted look at times in a 3-6, 4-6 defeat to Croatia’s 19th-seeded Donna Vekic.…
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Osaka makes net-busting start to Australian Open title defence
Melbourne, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): Naomi Osaka began her Australian Open title defence in emphatic fashion, breaking the net with a blockbuster serve as she dismantled unseeded Czech Marie Bouzkova on Monday. The 22-year-old Japanese, the world’s second highest-paid female athlete after Serena Williams, powered through 6-2, 6-4 in 80 minutes. The two-time Grand Slam champion,…