Grand Slam

Australian Open: At 34, Azarenka Says ‘Why Not Keep Going?’

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Victoria Azarenka is the sixth player in the Open Era to win 50 women’s singles matches at the Australian Open, after Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis. The […]

Australian Open: Fritz Earns First Top 10 Win At A Major

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 12 Taylor Fritz put a lot of trust in himself and it rewarded him handsomely. On Middle Sunday at the Australian Open, the U.S. No. 1 and the last of 12 […]

Australian Open: Nuno Borges Is Living A Dream Come True

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) When 69th-ranked Nuno Borges upset No. 13 seed Grigor Dimitrov in four dramatic sets, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6), Saturday at the Australian Open, it lifted the Portuguese star into the second […]

Australian Open: Noskova Stuns Swiatek In Melbourne

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As Linda Noskova secured the biggest victory of her nascent career, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 upset of World No. 1 and top seed Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open Saturday night in Melbourne, […]

Australian Open: First On Court, First Off Suits Sinner Just Fine

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Blink and you might not realize that Jannik Sinner has already won three matches to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. As the opening week of the year’s first major Down […]

Australian Open: Rublev Doesn’t Want To Think, He Just Wants To Play

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 5 Andrey Rublev notched an impressive third-round victory at the Australian Open Friday night over 2023 AO quarterfinalist Sebastian Korda, 6-2, 7-6 (8), 6-4, to advance to the fourth round. After starting […]

Australian Open: Blinkova Refuses To Blink, Ousts Rybakina

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Anna Blinkova saved six match points against No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina and toppled last year’s Australian Open finalist after winning the longest tiebreak in a singles match in Grand Slam history Thursday […]