'King' meets 'The Maestro': Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma meet Roger Federer at Australian Open
Cricket | January 19, 2019 15:05 ISTKohli was at Melbourne Park on Saturday, a day after leading India to another series victory against Australia.
Kohli was at Melbourne Park on Saturday, a day after leading India to another series victory against Australia.
Sharapova's victory Friday was built on aggressive groundstrokes that gave her a 37-10 edge in total winners.
The 15th seeded Indian team of Bopanna and Sharan, who began their partnership with a bang in Pune, lost 1-6, 6-4, 5-7 to the unseeded Spanish pair of Carreno Busta and Garcia-Lopez.
Halep reeled off the last four games, and 13 of the final 15 points, to come back and beat Kaia Kanepi 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2.
Williams is pursuing an 8th title in Melbourne and 24th Slam trophy overall, which would equal Margaret Court — whose career spanned the amateur and professional eras — for the most in tennis history.
Maria Sharapova got out of the Melbourne heat as quickly as she could, needing just 63 minutes to beat British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-0, 6-0 in the first match.
Andy Murray lost to 22nd-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open.
The 2008 Australian Open champion got play started on Rod Laver Arena and needed only 63 minutes to advance.
Djokovic has six Australian Open titles, a record he shared with two-time defending champion Roger Federer and Roy Emerson.
The Swiss said he was aware of the potential of Istomin, who upset defending champion Novak Djokovic in Melbourne in 2017.
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.
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.
The US Open introduced a classic seven-point tie-break when players are tied at 6-6 in the decider.
The third-seeded India duo lost in straight games 17-21 15-21 to their top seed opponents in a 39-minute contest at the Quay Centre Olympic Park Court in Sydney.
The third-seeded India duo lost 17-21 15-21 to their top seed opponents in a 39-minute contest at the Quay Centre Olympic Park Court.
Sameer lost 14-21 6-21 to his opponent while Praneeth lost 21-23, 14-21 to his opponent from Hong Kong.
Praneeth beat Indonesia's Panji Ahmad Maulana 21-12 21-14, while Sameer edged past Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-16 21-12 in their respective second round matches.
Praneeth beat Israel's Misha Zilberman in straight games 21-17, 21-14, Sameer had to toil hard to get the better of New Zealand's Abhinav Manota 13-21, 21-17 and 21-12 in the opening round of the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.
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