*Melbourne:* Ashleigh Barty said Tuesday that she prefers the quiet life but there is no chance of that after Australia's world number one reached the semi-finals of her home Grand Slam for the first.. Mid-Day - Published
A host of tennis stars including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams help the Nick Kyrgios inspired "Rally for Relief" raise money for Australian bushfire relief.
*Melbourne:* 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.. Mid-Day - Published
*Melbourne:* Coco Gauff's conqueror Sofia Kenin reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time Tuesday as the American ended the historic run of Tunisian Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open... Mid-Day - Published
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) World No.1 Ashleigh Barty on Tuesday became the first Aussie hope to reach the women's singles semifinals at the Australian Open in 36 years, as she defeated last year's.. Sify - Published
Thrashed 6-1, 6-4 by eventual finalist Petra Kvitova 12 months ago, top seed Ash Barty rode a wave of crowd support as she defused the twice Wimbledon champion`s power game before running away with the.. Zee News - Published
*Melbourne:* Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza underlined her return to form as she beat ninth seed Kiki Bertens in 68 minutes to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday. The.. Mid-Day - Published
*Melbourne:* Tennis superstars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal jointly donated Aus$250,000 (US$172,000) for Australian bushfire relief at a charity fundraiser in smoggy Melbourne on Wednesday. The two.. Mid-Day - Published
*Brisbane:* Karolina Pliskova said her tough three-set win over Madison Keys in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday was the ideal preparation for next week's Australian Open. The Czech.. Mid-Day - Published
*Brisbane:* World number two Karolina Pliskova will defend her Brisbane International title after edging Naomi Osaka in an epic three-set semi-final at Pat Rafter Arena on Saturday. Pliskova triumphed.. Mid-Day - Published
*Brisbane:* World number one Ashleigh Barty remains upbeat about her Australian Open preparations despite losing her opening match of the season at the Brisbane International on Thursday. American.. Mid-Day - Published
*Prague:* A Czech court said on Wednesday it had raised the prison term for the man who had attacked two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova with a knife at her Czech home to 11 years from a previous.. Mid-Day - Published
*Shenzhen:* Late entry Kiki Bertens on Tuesday stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty with a comeback three-set victory to shake-up the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen. All four players in the.. Mid-Day - Published
Barty will now lock horns with the winner of another quarter-final clash between third-seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and eigth-seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands. Zee News - Published
*New York:* Simona Halep said she was "not inspired at all" in Thursday's US Open loss to 116th-ranked American qualifier Taylor Townsend as her miserable run in New York continued.
The reigning.. Mid-Day - Published
Petra Kvitova said in a statement she had pulled out after the left arm injury that forced her to withdraw from the French Open flared up again. Firstpost - Published
*London:* World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty booked her maiden place in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Saturday while Serena Williams made the second week for the 16th time.
Barty overwhelmed British wild.. Mid-Day - Published
Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Petra Kvitova eased into the fourth round while Tennys Sandgren stunned 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini in the third round. Firstpost - Published
Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Petra Kvitova eased into the fourth round while Tennys Sandgren stunned 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini in the third round. Firstpost - Published
Petra Kvitova`s decision to give her shoes an almighty whack with her racket turned out to be a masterstroke as the Czech`s legs finally started to move more freely, and she eked out a 7-5 6-2 win over.. Zee News - Published
The force of Kvitova's tennis is such that it needs no strategising or variation to succeed; all it requires is a little bit of conviction. Firstpost - Published
Russian Sharapova, who ignited her money-spinning career by winning the title in 2004, was trailing 4-6 7-6(4) 5-0 to Pauline Parmentier of France when she retired injured. Zee News - Published Also reported by •DNA
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