Coco Vandeweghe described her coach Pat Cash as a “dork” on Tuesday and insisted the Australian should be honoured on the 30th anniversary of his Wimbledon title. American 24th seed Vandeweghe hired Cash as her coach ahead of Wimbledon, hoping to tap into the expertise which took him to victory, and his only Slam title, … Read more
Alison Riske downed Alison Petkovic to give the United States a 1-0 lead in their Fed Cup tie with Germany, which got off to an awkward start Saturday thanks to a gaffe involving the German national anthem. “The USTA extends a sincere apology to the German Fed Cup team & fans 4 the outdated National … Read more
Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their semi-finals in Melbourne. Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to reach her first major final since 2009. World number two Serena, 35, saw off unseeded Croat … Read more
Venus Williams reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years with a straight-set win over Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Williams, the 13th seed, saw off 24th seed Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in the first of the quarter-finals. The 36-year-old American has never won the title, her best effort a runner-up finish to … Read more