Vintage Federer made Berdych wish he was watching, not playing
'Somebody was the unlucky one, it was me for this one,' Berdych said. 'It's not so much fun. I would rather be sitting in the stands watching than on the court.'
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Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson is a senior AFL football writer and Fairfax Media's athletics writer. He also covers tennis, cricket and other sports. He won the AFL Players Association Grant Hattam Trophy for excellence in journalism for the second time in 2014 and was a finalist in the 2014 Quill Awards for best sports feature writer. He was also a finalist in the 2014 Australian Sports Commission awards for his work on ‘Boots for Kids’. He is a winner of the AFL Media Association award for best news reporter and a two-time winner of Cricket Victoria’s cricket writer of the year award. Michael has covered multiple Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships and 15 seasons of AFL, He has also written seven books - five sports books and two true crime books.
Barty's dream return comes to an end
Ash Barty had been here before and never before. The newest sporting code-hopper has emphatically returned to the sport she eschewed for the other summer sport but she has done so as a reawakened player and taking her game to places she had never been before.
Oh boy! Guess Nishikori's dream selfie buddy
There are only so many questions you can ask about slice backhands
Gavrilova bounces through to second round
As predictably as a Sam Stosur early exit in Melbourne came an excitably perky Daria Gavrilova first up victory.
Karlovic pounds down 75 aces on way to marathon Australian Open win
Novak Djokovic beat Fernando Verdasco in the first round in Melbourne on Tuesday night in less time than it took Ivo Karlovic and Horacio Zeballos to complete a single set.
As good as it gets for Aussie
Australian battler Jordan Thompson had his Lleyton Hewitt moment in front of the man himself when he won in a gutsy come from behind five setter in the first round of the Australian Open.
Federer delivers Swiss master class
Six months out has not dulled Roger Federer's game, the record breaking former world number one has won his first round match at the Australian Open.
Kerber survives scare with a smile
World No.1 Angelique Kerber survives a scare after dropping set in opening round.
Burnt by Athletics Australia, Breen opts out of Nitro
Australia's fastest woman has turned down an offer to race in the Nitro series because she feels burnt by Athletics Australia.
Blow for Nitro as Pearson runs away to Europe
Sally Pearson's long road back from injury will bypass the biggest new thing in Australian athletics and take her straight to europe instead.
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