Naomi Osaka has claimed back-to-back Grand Slam titles, after she added the Australian Open to her US Open crown. Osaka on Saturday recorded a dramatic three-set victory against Petra Kvitova. The 21-year-old from Japan recovered from a dramatic second-set collapse to defeat Kvitova 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4 victory on Rod Laver Arena. Osaka’s win stopped […]
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Nadal secures berth in Australian Open Final
Serena Williams crashes out of Australian Open
Serena Williams will not win her 24th grand slam title at the Australian Open this year. Williams crashed out of the Australian Open at the quarter-final stage in dramatic circumstances on Wednesday. A left ankle injury surely contributed to her squandering of a massive 5-1 advantage and four match points to Karolina Pliskova, although the […]
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Osaka reaches Melbourne semis for first time
Reuters/NAN US Open champion Naomi Osaka powered to a 6-4 6-1 win over Elina Svitolina on Wednesday to book a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time. The 21-year-old, who will play Karolina Pliskova for a place in the final, committed a string of unforced errors but still proved too strong for […]
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Plucky Pliskova stuns Serena with epic Australian Open fightback
Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova produced a fightback for the ages to claim a 6-4 4-6 7-5 quarter-final win over Serena Williams at the Australian Open on Wednesday. This was after Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the deciding set. The American great, chasing a milestone 24th Grand Slam triumph, also […]
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Serena Williams makes no excuses for her shock Australian Open collapse
Serena Williams refused to blame a jarred ankle after suffering a remarkable Australian Open collapse in the quarter-finals against Karolina Pliskova. From a set and a break down, the title favourite turned things around to lead 5-1 in the deciding set and had four match points but lost six games in a row to fall […]
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Unseeded Collins storms into Australian Open semi-finals
Federer’s conqueror Tsitsipas sails into Aussie Open semi
Tsitsipas lands in Australian Open semi-final Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas showed resilience and maturity to power into a fairytale Australian Open semi-final Tuesday after sweeping past Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut.Roger Federer’s conqueror had to contend with dropping his serve early in each of the first three sets to the 22nd seed
