Archive: January 2016
At Rolex, watches are always photographed at 10:10:31, and for models that list the day of the week and calendar day, it is always Monday the 28th.
The sweet 16 is here and the proverbial second week of the Australian Open will begin on Sunday. Kicking off the action in the top half of the draw are--among others--Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Kei Nishikori, and Tomas Berdych.
John Isner found himself in a familiar position after play at the Australian Open concluded on Saturday, and not just because he was in the fourth round for the second time in his career.
We saw a great effort by the organisers yesterday to catch up the schedule in a very heavily disrupted day, and the signs on Saturday morning did not look promising at all.
As the evening session started it was a family affair, Andy Murray playing the first night match on Margaret Court Arena, while father-in-law and coach to Ana Ivanovic, Nigel Sears was watching his charge go a set up against Madison Keys.
Second seed Andy Murray kept alive his chances of reaching the Australian Open final for a fifth time by beat Joao Sousa on Saturday.
Defending champions and fifth seeds Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini were knocked out of the Australian Open on Saturday. French pair Adrian Mannarino and Lucas Pouille won 7-6(5), 6-4 in 86 minutes...
Isner — all six feet, 10 inches of him — has long been known for his imposing on-court presence, his booming serve making him one of the hardest to break on the ATP World Tour. As Roger Federer once noted, “John can hold easy, that we know.”
Click here for the latest draws and EPA tennis photos from the Australian Open tennis in Melbourne.
Making a rare foray into Margaret Court Arena, Novak Djokovic closed out his third-round Australian Open match against Andreas Seppi 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(6) on Friday night.
Another day of delayed starts in Melbourne as the rain continued to make its presence felt, but with three roofed courts, (that were mostly planned for hot sun and heat conditions) fans (especially with ground passes to get into Hisense area) were assured of some tennis to start their day.
Tomas Berdych is through to the fourth round at the Australian Open for the sixth year in a row after fending off a fightback from Nick Kyrgios to prevail 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the Friday night session on Rod Laver Arena.
Roger Federer climbed into rarefied territory on a rainy Friday at the Australian Open. With a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 third-round win over 27th seed Grigor Dimitrov in Rod Laver Arena, the No. 3 seed clinched the 300th Grand Slam match win of his storied career...
Click here to catch up with the latest draws and great EPA tennis photos from the 2016 Australian Open!
Third-round action at the Australian Open will wrap up on Saturday. Only two Americans are still alive and they have tough tests against Spaniards on their hands.
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