Melbourne: Chinese Zheng Jie crashed out of the Australian Open tennis tournament after opening round straight sets loss to Chinese Taipei's Chang Kai-Chen in the women's singles here Tuesday.Chang was never in trouble as she
Melbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the second round of the Australian Open after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands in 63 minutes on Tuesday.Kvitova won her second
Melbourne, Australia: Four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic returned to Rod Laver Arena for the first time as a husband and father, shrugging off the effects of a cold to beat No. 116-ranked Aljaz Bedene
Melbourne, Australia: Canada's Milos Raonic defeated Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.The eighth-seeded Raonic was a semifinalist at Wimbledon last
Melbourne, Australia: Caroline Wozniacki saved seven of eight break points she faced to withstand a tough challenge from 18-year-old American Taylor Townsend, winning 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on
Melbourne, Australia: Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the
Melbourne, Australia: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova concluded an opening day of matches on Rod Laver Arena with a 6-4, 6-1 win Monday over Croatian player Petra Martic at the Australian Open.Sharapova, who began the season by
Melbourne: Russian tennis player Alexander Kudryavtsev accused the Australian fans of behaving like "animals" during his defeat at the hands of local talent Marinko Matosevic on Day 1 of the Australian Open here Monday.“They are
Melbourne, Australia: Second-seeded and 17-time major champion Roger Federer defeated Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 Monday in a first-round match at the Australian Open.Federer, wearing a neon yellow shirt which matched his shoes,
Melbourne: Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray Monday said India's Yuki Bhambri was a much better player than his ranking suggested.Murray kick-started his Australian Open tennis campaign with a straight-sets win over India's Bhambri here.The sixth-seeded
Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri's Australian Open singles campaign came to an end despite a fighting effort against world number six Andy Murray here today but the Indian tennis player walked away with rich appreciation from his
Melbourne, Australia: After nearly six months away, Rafael Nadal is back. And he's hard to miss.Nadal outshone his first-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny, literally and sartorially, decked out in a pink florescent tennis shirt and a
Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal didn't show any side effects from a lack of match practice while beating former top-10 player Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.Playing
Melbourne, Australia: Fifth-seeded Ana Ivanovic struggled with her serve and lost in three sets to Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka in first big upset of the Australian Open.The former No. 1-ranked Ivanovic, a finalist at the
Melbourne, Australia: Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray beat Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) Monday to begin another quest to win an elusive Australian Open title.Playing in the newly refurbished Margaret Court
New Delhi: Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman of Great Britain feels Novak Djokovic has the favourite to win the Australian Open while Roger Federer's best chance to add to his kitty of 17 Grand Slams
Melbourne, Australia: On the eve of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic revived what he called his "little tradition" — a moment where he stops talking about tennis, rises from the chair at his pre-tournament news
Melbourne, Australia: The 2015 Grand Slam season begins Monday with multiple major winners Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova gracing the Melbourne Park courts on the opening day of the Australian Open.The
Melbourne, Australia: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has overcome a bout of the flu to take his place at the Australian Open.Djokovic was forced to cancel a training session on Saturday and said he may have picked
Melbourne: Juan Martin del Potro's injury time-off from Grand Slam tournaments just got a little longer.The 2009 U.S. Open winner withdrew Sunday from the Australian Open on the eve of the tournament to avoid re-injuring
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