Holder Stan Wawrinka was sensationally dumped out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday as his form collapsed following an early 4-1 lead. The Swiss three-time Grand Slam winner was beaten 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in the first round by outsider Damir Dzumhur. Wawrinka was playing for the first time since suffering a right knee injury … Read more
Roger Federer rewound his career by about ten years to edge out his old rival Rafael Nadal in a sensational Australian Open final to take his eighteenth Grand Slam title at 35. A championship climax that lived up to all its extravagant billing ended with Federer winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in three hours … Read more
Roger Federer won his 18th Grand Slam title and first for five years with a thrilling five-set victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. The 35-year-old Swiss won 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 to claim his fifth Melbourne title and extend his lead at the top of the all-time men’s major winners’ list. … Read more
Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer has survived a mid-match scare to grind out a place in the Australian Open final over Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3. “In the fifth, I just knew I had to find my energy again… play with intensity, play more aggressive, take the ball early, believe in … Read more
Roger Federer beat fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final and stay on course for an 18th Grand Slam title. The 35-year-old will face Rafael Nadal on Sunday if the Spaniard beats Grigor Dimitrov in Friday’s semi-final. The Swiss, returning from a six-month lay-off to rest his … Read more
Four-time champion Roger Federer coasted into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-set defeat of unseeded Mischa Zverev in 92 minutes. The 35-year-old reached the last four in Melbourne for a 13th time with a 6-1 7-5 6-2 win over Zverev, who upset world number one Andy Murray on Sunday. Federer, seeded 17th as he … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in four hours and 48 minutes. It is the first time Djokovic, 29, has lost in the second … Read more
Nick Kyrgios was knocked out of his home Grand Slam as he blew a two-set lead and a match point in losing to Andrea Seppi at the Australian Open. Italy’s Seppi triumphed 1-6 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-2 10-8 in round two against the typically unpredictable Australian. Kyrgios was given two warnings, for swearing and racquet … Read more
He will miss the Australian Open due to injury concerns Olympic silver medallist Juan Martin del Potro will miss the Australian Open next month and the Auckland Classic in New Zealand due to fitness concerns. The 28-year-old has struggled with wrist problems since reaching a career-high fourth in the world in 2010. After missing most … Read more
Argentina fought back to beat Croatia 3-2 and win the Davis Cup for the first time in a dramatic final in Zagreb. Croatia led 2-1 going into the final day and looked on course for their second title when Marin Cilic led Juan Martin del Potro by two sets to love. However, Del Potro staged … Read more
Andy Murray improved after a slow start to see off the challenge of Croatia’s Marin Cilic. Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash for his first victory after climbing to the top of the world rankings at the ATP World Tour Finals in London’s O2 Arena on Monday. In … Read more
Andy Murray began life as the world number one with a convincing victory over Croatia’s Marin Cilic at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The Briton, who replaced Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the top of the rankings last week, won 6-3 6-2 at the O2 Arena for his 20th win in a row. … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will resume their battle for the year-end world No. 1 at the ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena in London from November 13-20. Murray, who has won eight titles this year, leads Group John McEnroe alongside Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic. He will play … Read more
World number one Novak Djokovic says tennis now has a ‘big five’ following Stan Wawrinka’s US Open triumph. Wawrinka beat Djokovic in four sets on Sunday to win his third Grand Slam. “He plays best in the big matches and definitely deserves to be mentioned in the mix of top players,” said Djokovic. But world … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray made his earliest Grand Slam exit of the year as Japan’s Kei Nishikori fought back to win their US Open quarter-final in five sets. Murray, seeded second, led by two sets to one but eventually lost 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 in three hours 57 minutes. The Wimbledon champion lost his rhythm … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray dropped only five games as he thrashed Bulgarian 22nd seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals at the US Open. Murray, the second seed, won 6-1 6-2 6-2 and goes on to face Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori in the last eight. The Scot, 29, was below his best against Paolo Lorenzi … Read more