
The 19th seed met Sharapova in the same round last year at Melbourne Park. ...

09:20 PM, Jan 21, 2013

Serena finished off a 6-2, 6-0 win over No. 112-ranked Garbine Muguruza. ...

10:31 AM, Jan 17, 2013

Djokovic defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena. ...

11:34 AM, Jan 14, 2013

Djokovic bids for an unprecedented third straight Australian Open title, with Murray and Federer shaping as his biggest challenges. ...

01:48 PM, Jan 13, 2013

Hewitt heads into the Australian Open full of confidence after winning the Kooyong exhibition tournament. ...

12:03 PM, Jan 13, 2013

Federer to face unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paire in the first round in Melbourne. ...

11:45 AM, Jan 12, 2013

Murray's biggest obstacles to a second Grand Slam remain top-ranked Djokovic, who is aiming for a third consecutive Australian Open title. ...

11:18 AM, Jan 12, 2013

The world number one will try to create history by becoming the first man to win three straight Australian Open titles. ...

10:07 AM, Jan 12, 2013

For some players, achieving their lifetime goal leaves them content but blights their ambition. For Andy Murray, nothing could be further from the truth. ...

02:51 PM, Jan 11, 2013

Sao Paulo: Tennis great Roger Federer is looking at reducing his playing schedule in a bid to extend his career till the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 17-time grand slam winner will be 35 at the next Games, but said the lure of competing at the first Olympics in South America could prove too difficult to resist. "I have to make sure that I take care of my schedule, my body,...

04:49 PM, Dec 07, 2012

Manacor: Rafael Nadal returned to the training court and started hitting balls again on Tuesday for the first time since the latest in a series of knee injuries forced his withdrawal from the US Open at the end of August. The 11-times grand slam singles champion, who has not competed since being stunned by Czech Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon in June, completed a session under the...

05:15 PM, Nov 20, 2012

New York: The latest example of John Isner's knack for playing marathon matches - and, lately, losing them - was a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round exit at the US Open against Philipp Kohlschreiber that ended at 2:26 am on Monday, tying the tournament record for latest finish. Isner left all four Grand Slam tournaments this year with five-set losses, and he didn't make it past the third round...

02:48 PM, Sep 03, 2012

New York: Roger Federer looks to cap an "incredible" season when he launches his bid for a sixth US Open title against American Donald Young on Monday. Federer beat Briton Andy Murray to win the 2012 Wimbledon title, regained his world number one ranking and comes into the final grand slam of the year in ominous form. "I'm just happy how I'm playing," said Federer. "I already reached my goal...

12:48 PM, Aug 27, 2012

London: Andy Murray hired eight-time Grand Slam winner Ivan Lendl as his coach on Saturday, in a bid to finally win a Major title. The fourth-ranked Scot will begin working with the Czech-born Lendl as he prepares for the Australian Open, which starts on January 16. "It was important to me that any new person joining my team was able to add fresh insight," Murray said in a statement. "Ivan's...

01:25 PM, Jan 01, 2012

Clijsters will play about 16 tournaments in 2009 including all four grand slams. ...

12:48 AM, Sep 25, 2009