MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer won his 18th Grand Slam title and put some extra distance on the all-time list between himself and Rafael Nadal, the man he beat 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in a vintage Australian Open final on Sunday night.
Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, and her sister was right there on court to give her a congratulatory hug.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal fended off Grigor Dimitrov in five long sets to set up a vintage title match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open, where every singles finalist is in their 30s.
These days, it’s generally easier to win a major tennis title when Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic crash out before the quarter-finals. Until last week, that hadn’t happened since the 2013 French Open, which Murray sat out altogether.
Tennis star Milos Raonic has withdrawn from Canada’s Davis Cup World Group tie against Britain after a nagging adductor injury flared up during his recent Australian Open run.
Perhaps Milos Raonic wasn’t quite ready to play the villain.
Not every tennis player quotes from Goethe on Twitter, keeps a journal and visits art exhibitions during tournaments.
There was some symmetry about the fourth-round exits of top-ranked Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal held back time, for one tournament at least, when he rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 win over German teenager Alexander Zverev to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday, falling to Coco Vandeweghe 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
Third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada maintained his record of reaching the third round all seven years he has contested the Australian Open.
It was inevitable after such an energetic performance in her second-round win over Stefanie Voegele at the Australian Open that Venus Williams would get asked about transcending the generations in tennis.
Canada’s Milos Raonic and Germany’s Dustin Brown renewed their Grand Slam duel on Tuesday and the result was the same as the last time — a three-set win for Raonic.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open.
The tennis broadcasters Patrick McEnroe and Chris Evert were asked last week if anyone in the men’s draw could stop 2017 from being defined by the rivalry between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic.