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Qatar Open: Simona Halep Beats Elina Svitolina to Reach Final

Simona Halep won five games in a row in the final set to beat Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open. World number three Halep beat Ukrainian Svitolina 6-3...... Read more World Number One Osaka in Shock Split with Coach

World tennis number one Naomi Osaka has split from her coach Sascha Bajin just 17 days after completing back-to-back Grand Slam victories at the Australian Open. “Hey everyone, I will no...... Read more Osaka Pulls Out of Qatar Open with Injury

World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of next week’s Qatar Open with an unspecified back injury, tournament organisers said on Tuesday. Osaka, who was set play for the first...... Read more Djokovic Spanks Nadal to Win Record Seventh Australian Open Title

Novak Djokovic won a record seventh Australian Open title and a third successive Grand Slam as he swept aside Rafael Nadal in Melbourne. The Serb, rarely troubled on his serve, won...... Read more Double Feat: Osaka is Australian Open 2019 Champion and the new world number one!

Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat Czech Petra Kvitova in a thrilling Australian Open final to win back-to-back Grand Slams and become the new world number one. The US Open winner, 21, shed...... Read more Djokovic Strolls into Australian Open Final, Set to Face Nadal

Top seed Novak Djokovic set up a tantalising Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal by thrashing Lucas Pouille in a one-sided semi-final. The Serb, 31, needed just one hour and 23...... Read more Rafael Nadal crushes Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final

Second seed Rafael Nadal ended Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas’ captivating run to reach his fifth Australian Open final. Nadal, 32, was in devastating form as he beat the 20-year-old 14th seed...... Read more Serena Williams knocked out of Australian Open

Serena Williams says she “did not choke” after missing four match points as Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova won the final six games to win a dramatic Australian Open quarter-final. The...... Read more Australian Open: Ruthless Nadal beats Tiafoe to cruise into last four

Rafa Nadal kept the flag flying for the old guard at the Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over American Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday for a place in the...... Read more Serena Williams knocks out Halep in epic Australian Open clash

Serena Williams outlined why she is the favourite to win the Australian Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win over top seed Simona Halep in a high-quality last-16 match. The 37-year-old...... Read more Wunderkind knocks Federer out of Australian Open

The bid by Roger Federer for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to floor the Swiss master. Tsitsipas thus becomes...... Read more Halep ousts Venus Williams from Australian Open, set to face Serena

Top seed Simona Halep set up a highly anticipated Australian Open last-16 tie against Serena Williams by beating the American’s older sister Venus. The 27-year-old Romanian eased to a 6-2 6-3...... Read more Australian Open: Maria Sharapova beats defending champion Caroline Wozniacki

Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the Australian Open as five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova provided a reminder of her ability with a three-set win. Russia’s Sharapova, seeded...... Read more Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Matthew Ebden to reach third round

Second seed Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the Australian Open with a straightforward victory over Australia's Matthew Ebden. The Spaniard, a 17-time Grand Slam champion, overcame his 47th-ranked opponent...... Read more Australian Open 2019: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal through, John Isner out

Defending champion Roger Federer is into the Australian Open second round after beating Uzbek Denis Istomin. The Swiss, who has won the tournament six times, came through 6-3 6-4 6-4 and...... Read more Brave Murray bows out of Australian Open after epic comeback

Andy Murray’s hopes of a fairytale swansong at the Australian Open were crushed in the first round on Monday as Roberto Bautista Agut held off a thrilling fightback from the ailing...... Read more Sandgren wins first ATP title

American Tennys Sandgren was left speechless on Saturday after claiming his first ATP tour title with a comprehensive straight sets win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the Auckland Classic final. The...... Read more Andy Murray set to retire from tennis

A tearful Andy Murray on Friday announced he would likely retire this year due to severe pain from a hip injury, saying next week’s Australian Open could be the last tournament...... Read more Federer to launch Australian Open defence against Istomin

Double defending champion Roger Federer will start his bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles next week against unseeded Uzbek Denis Istomin, who caused a huge upset when he defeated...... Read more Murray to face Djokovic in Australian Open warm-up

Andy Murray will face world number one Novak Djokovic in a practice match on Thursday as part of his preparations for the Australian Open. Murray has lost four times to Djokovic...... Read more Nishikori, Pliskova crowned Brisbane International champion

Japan’s Kei Nishikori overcame Daniil Medvedev in the Brisbane International final on Sunday for his first ATP title in nearly three years and the 12th of his career. Last year’s finalist...... Read more Federer wins record Hopman Cup title

Roger Federer has become the most successful player in Hopman Cup history after leading Switzerland to a 2-1 win in an enthralling final of the mixed teams tournament in Perth Saturday....... Read more Sharapova suffers injury blow ahead of Australian Open

Former world number one Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open preparations suffered a blow after a thigh injury forced her to retire from the Shenzhen Open quarter-final clash against Aryna Sabalenka on Friday....... Read more Ageless Venus Williams beats Azarenka in three sets

Ageless Venus Williams launched her 25th year as a professional by outlasting Victoria Azarenka in a three-set thriller on day two of the WTA Auckland Classic Tuesday. In the showdown between...... Read more Sloane Stephens out of Brisbane, Andy Murray advances

Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens has been bundled out of the Brisbane International in the first round by Briton Johanna Konta. A 2016 Australian Open semifinalist, world No. 37 Konta...... Read more