MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 25, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Ten years ago, Zheng Qinwen watched beloved Chinese star Li Na win the Australian Open women’s singles title in front of a TV set surrounded by her junior tennis teammates. She was 11 […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) In a minute shy of four hours, Daniil Medvedev won his second five-setter of the Australian Open fortnight, and with his 7-6 (4) 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory over No. 9 seed Hubert […]
UMELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Neither Linda Noskova nor Dayana Yastremska, who faced off in the quarterfinal round of the Australian Open Wednesday afternoon, had ever reached the last eight of a major until now. With the elimination […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Top seed Novak Djokovic was extended to four sets by American Taylor Fritz during their Australian Open quarterfinal match Tuesday afternoon. However, the World No. 1 from Serbia prevailed in three-hours, 45-minutes, 7-6 […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) This year’s Australian Open women’s draw has showcased both superstars and Cinderellas, big names and fresh faces. Thanks to a slew of early-round upsets in the lower half of the draw, the first […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With a two-sets-to-none lead in his Australian Open fourth-round match, Carlos Alcaraz raised the level of his game against Miomir Kecmanovic. Monday night on Rod Laver Arena, the World No. 2 from Spain […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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