2012-01-18 10:20:14

Melbourne: Champion Kim Clijsters and the player she beat in last year's final Li Na rarely got out of first gear while Roger Federer did not even have to get out of bed to advance to the third
2012-01-17 19:43:07

A rusty and agitated Serena Williams returned to Melbourne Park after a two-year break with a scratchy 6-3 6-2 win over Austria's Tamira Paszek on Tuesday.Williams, unable to defend her 2009 and 2010
2012-01-17 18:31:10

Former world number one Andy Roddick is convinced professional tennis players have the leverage to push through the changes they want to see in the men's game if they remain united.Speaking about last
2012-01-17 14:40:37

Melbourne: Seven-times grand slam champion Mats Wilander was rushed to hospital in Melbourne after suffering a fall in his apartment at the weekend."He had an accident in his apartment and as a
2012-01-17 13:24:20

Melbourne: Britain's Andy Murray got a first-set wake up call from Ryan Harrison but rallied to reach the second round of the Australian Open with an ultimately comfortable 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory on
2012-01-17 12:20:14

Melbourne: U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur crumbled once again under the huge weight of local expectation to crash out of the Australian Open 7-6 6-3 at the hands of Romania's Sorana Cirstea in the
2012-01-17 09:58:34

Melbourne: Petra Kvitova, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic ensured they spent as little time as possible in the Melbourne heat on Tuesday with lopsided first round victories at the Australian
2012-01-17 09:37:20

Novak Djokovic stayed cool in the heat to kick off his Australian Open title defence with an emphatic 6-2 6-0 6-0 victory over Italian journeyman Paolo Lorenzi on Tuesday.The Serbian, yawning under
2012-01-17 09:32:50

Maria Sharapova marched into the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a ruthless 6-0 6-1 victory over Agrentina's Gisela Dulko in just 58 minutes.The 24-year-old Russian had been
2012-01-16 19:33:55

Melbourne: Caroline Wozniacki thanked Roger Federer for roaring through his match and allowing her a decent night's sleep after she crushed local hope Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-1 at the Australian