Never-say-die Nishikori into Australian Open quarters after five-set epic
Marathon man Kei Nishikori recovered from two sets down to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals with an epic five set win over Pablo Carreno Busta Monday. It was never-say-die Nishikori's third five-setter of the tournament, the second time he came from two sets down and ...
Naomi Osaka reaches Australian Open quarterfinals for first time
Naomi Osaka conceded the opening set for the second straight match, but mounted a successful comeback against Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova on Monday and reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in four attempts. The fourth-seeded Osaka overcame her opponent's skillful net game and ...
Roger Federer knocked out by Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roger Federer's bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to floor the Swiss master and become his nation's first Grand Slam quarter-finalist. In a match pitting the oldest and youngest players left in ...
Top seed Simona Halep eclipses Venus Williams, faces Serena Williams next
World No. 1 Simona Halep hit form to cruise past Venus Williams Saturday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open last 16 clash with her sister Serena. The Romanian top seed defeated Williams 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour, 17 minutes to post her best performance ...
Kei Nishikori survived a dramatic Australian Open first-round match Tuesday after his Polish qualifier opponent retired with cramps in the searing heat having raced to a shock two-set lead. Eighth seed Nishikori of Japan won 3-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-2, 3-0 but the scoreline fails ...
Shy, maturing Naomi Osaka determined to stay focused during Australian Open
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka said Saturday that her approach ahead of the Australian Open is to not worry about winning it all. In a press conference in which she touched on her maturity and the discomfort she sometimes feels talking with others, the 21-year-old ...
Naomi Osaka's poise key for success at Australian Open
It's often said that getting to the upper echelon of tennis is the easy part. But staying there? That's another story. Following her semifinal loss last week in Brisbane, Naomi Osaka spoke candidly about the added pressure she feels now that she's one of the sport's ...
Kei Nishikori poised to have deep run in Melbourne after ending title drought
Joy, elation, exuberance. To be sure, those emotions were apparent in Kei Nishikori in the moments after he won his first ATP title in 2 years, 10 months and 23 days on Sunday. But most of all, the world No. 9 looked relieved. Relieved to have ...
Yuichi Sugita, Yoshihito Nishioka knocked out of Australian Open in second round
Yuichi Sugita bowed out in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after losing a five-set marathon against big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic. The world No. 41 came within a game of victory in the final set, but it was 89th-ranked Karlovic who secured ...
Yuichi Sugita and Yoshihito Nishioka pull off upsets at Australian Open
Yuichi Sugita scored one of the upsets of the Australian Open's first round on Monday, beating eighth seed Jack Sock of the United States in four sets. The 41st-ranked Sugita took 2 hours, 33 minutes to complete the 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-3 victory over ...
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato were knocked out of the women's doubles in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Hozumi and Kato were aiming to become the first Japanese pair ever to reach the final of a Grand Slam event, but their surprise ...
Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semifinal in 14 years and become the oldest woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park in the Open era. The quarterfinal ...
