Injured Kei Nishikori retires from quarterfinal clash against Novak Djokovic
Kei Nishikori retired from his quarterfinal against top seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, succumbing to an injured thigh as he trailed 6-1, 4-1. Nishikori, ranked ninth in the world, was coming off a five-hour, five-set match on Monday and could not keep up with the ...
Naomi Osaka powers past injured Elina Svitolina into Australian Open semis
U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka kept her hopes of winning back-to-back women's singles Grand Slam titles alive Wednesday when she beat reigning tour finals champion Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-1 in the Australian Open quarterfinals. The win, her third against the Ukrainian in six tries, made ...
Rafael Nadal ousts Frances Tiafoe, reaches 30th Grand Slam semifinal of illustrious career
Rafael Nadal is back to feeling healthy. Probably not a coincidence that he's back in the Australian Open semifinals. Playing his familiar brand of court-covering, ball-bashing, opponent-frustrating tennis, Nadal claimed 20 of his first 23 service points and saved the only two break chances he ...
Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since 2007
Lest anyone get the idea that Stefanos Tsitsipas' upset of Roger Federer was a fluke, the 20-year-old from Greece followed it up by beating No. 22 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) at the Australian Open on Tuesday to become the ...
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 tried donning disguises in recent visit to Japan
Naomi Osaka recently took up her big sister's suggestion to wear a wig and sunglasses to conceal her identity as she walked around in Japan. The 21-year-old Osaka has become a big star in Japan since beating Serena Williams in last year's U.S. Open final. "I ...
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 ...
Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori advance to Australian Open fourth round
Reigning U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka on Saturday advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the second year in a row, while Kei Nishikori also reached the last 16. World No. 4 Osaka survived a major scare in her campaign for a ...
Kei Nishikori weathered a barrage of aces from towering Croat Ivo Karlovic on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. In a match that lasted nearly four hours in the Melbourne heat, Nishikori rallied in the decider after giving up a ...
Novak Djokovic cruises past Mitchell Krueger in opening round at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title in easy fashion Tuesday, crushing 230th-ranked American Mitchell Krueger 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena. The world No. 1 had reached the Australian Open second round for 13 consecutive years and that ...
