Archive: australian-open-2016
Nigel Sears, the British coach of former world no.1 Ana Ivanovic who shocked the world of tennis by collapsing on the steps of Rod Laver Arena and lying unconscious during the recent Australian Open, has finally revealed it was not heart problems but quite possibly a dubious piece of sushi that caused his hospitalization.
When it came to the 2016 Australian Open, there was no shortage of storylines. Some not all that surprising or unexpected. On the other hand, the fairy tale stories of Angelique Kerber, Zhang Shuai and Johanna Konta came as a complete surprise.
With a slice of history on the line, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rose to the occasion on Sunday night in Melbourne as he defeated Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) in the final of the Australian Open.
Andy Murray will face Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final after coming from behind to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in a gripping semi-final on Friday night in Melbourne.
Click here to catch up with the latest draws and tennis photos from the 2016 Australian Open in Melbourne.
Andy Murray has been a model of consistency at the Australian Open, reaching the quarter-finals for the seventh consecutive time after dominating Aussie Bernard Tomic 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4).
Rafael Nadal has long since vacated the bottom half of the Australian Open draw, but it remains loaded with plenty of talent. Andy Murray. Stan Wawrinka. David Ferrer. John Isner. Milos Raonic. Bernard Tomic. Gael Monfils. And then there's...Andrey Kuznetsov?
Lleyton Hewitt is expected to make his final singles appearance at the Australian Open on Thursday night, when he goes up against heavily-favored David Ferrer during second-round action.
And we’re off! What a day to start – wall to wall Grand Slam champs as far as the eye could see, beautiful weather to start.