Australian Open: Rafael Nadal nearing fitness, Alexander Zverev plays down injury scare
January 12, 2019 18:25 ISTRafael Nadal said he is nearing fitness and will be ready in time for the Australian Open, which is scheduled to start on January 14.
Rafael Nadal said he is nearing fitness and will be ready in time for the Australian Open, which is scheduled to start on January 14.
He said he's considering another hip operation, more to improve his quality of life than as a way of returning to the top level in tennis.
Police say 15 people were arrested, including some of the tennis players, after 11 houses were raided.
Sania recently had her first child with cricketer-husband Shoaib Malik. While the winner of six Grand Slams has started training to make a comeback.
Aiming for a third consecutive Australian championship, a 21st Grand Slam crown and a 100th career singles title, Federer will open against Denis Istomin.
Serena Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant with daughter Alexis Olympia, returns as the 16th-seeded player after missing last year's tournament.
It was Halep's first match since October after a lengthy layoff due to a herniated disc in her back.
Kei Nishikori defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4 3-6 6-2 while Karolina Pliskova got the better of Lesia Tsurenko 4-6 7-5 6-2 to win the men's singles and women's singles Brisbane International titles respectively.
It will be the first time Halep has played since the French Open champion ended her season in October due to a herniated disc in her back.
Switzerland took its fourth Hopman Cup title overall when Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 4-0, 1-4, 4-3 (4) in the Fast4 format.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated the British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Maara 6-3 6-4 to win the Tata Open Maharashtra men's doubles title.
Novak Djokovic lost to Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-7 (6/8) 4-6 to crash out of the Qatar Open.
Osaka turned her quarterfinal around on some coach's advice after losing the first set, but she wasn't able to replicate the pattern against the No. 27-ranked Tsurenko.
The 37-year-old Federer's precision went up against Tsitsipas' power in the first set of the men's singles match, and not much separated the two. Eight games were held at love.
Sharapova, who lost the first set 7-6 (4), was leading 5-2 in the second before the 17-year-old Wang was forced to quit.
Murray, a three-time major champion, recovered a service break in the first set and was in the match at 5-5 until Medvedev won six straight games.
Taking to her Twitter handle, Williams posted her picture along with daughter Olympia and said that as working parents "anything is possible".
The Sports Ministry and AITA had agreed to invest Rs 20 crore to establish the Centre, on the lines of the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, but eventually, the budget was brought down to Rs 10 crore.
Federer and playing partner Belinda Bencic overcame Williams and Frances Tiafoe in the Fast4 format in front of a 14,000 capacity crowd.
The US Open introduced a classic seven-point tie-break when players are tied at 6-6 in the decider.
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