There was wide gamut of sporting action over the weekend and 3news.com’s Yaw Ofosu Larbi picks his five major highlights. Conventional wisdom is that the English Premier League title is Chelsea’s to lose. Crystal Palace ripped that conventional wisdom apart on Sunday with a well executed comeback win over Chelsea. The Blues still sit pretty … Read more
Roger Federer defeated long-standing rival Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to win the Miami Open on Sunday and continue his outstanding start to the year. Since returning from his six month injury lay-off, the 35-year-old Federer has also won the Australian Open and Indian Wells and he heads into the clay season as, once again, the … Read more
Johanna Konta’s days of flying under the radar are numbered now that the Briton has bagged her biggest title yet at the Miami Open. The 25-year-old will rise to a career-high seventh in the world rankings next week after a start to the year in which she won in Sydney, reached the quarter-finals of the … Read more
Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Saturday – the biggest title won by a British woman in 40 years. Konta, who had never won an elite WTA premier mandatory event, will move to number seven in the world rankings with the victory. She began superbly, breaking to love … Read more
The greatest rivalry in tennis resumes on Sunday in the final of the Miami Open when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet at the venue where it all began. It was 13 years ago, at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne where the two first faced each other on a court in an ATP Tour event. … Read more
Rafael Nadal reached the Miami Open final with a dominant straight-sets victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini. Spain’s 14-time Grand Slam champion won 6-1 7-5 to set up a tie with Roger Federer or Nick Kyrgios, who play their semi-final on Saturday at 00:00 BST. Fognini, 29, had become the first unseeded player in 10 years … Read more
Johanna Konta defeated seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams 6-4 7-5 to become the first British woman to reach the Miami Open final. The 25-year-old will face world number 14 Dane Caroline Wozniacki, who overcame Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-1 6-1. Konta said: “Caroline’s one of the best athletes on tour, so I … Read more
Roger Federer dramatically fought his way into the Miami Open semi-finals with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych on Thursday. The 35-year-old Swiss, who has already won the Australian Open and Indian Wells so far this year, extended his win streak over Berdych to seven matches. There was plenty … Read more
Roger Federer continued his stunning start to 2017 by reaching the Miami Open semi-finals with a dramatic win against Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych. The 35-year-old Swiss survived two match points in the deciding tie-break before winning 6-2 3-6 7-6 (8-6). Berdych double faulted on Federer’s second match point to gift victory to the 18-time … Read more
Top seed Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Miami Open on Tuesday falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to German young gun Alexander Zverev. Zverev’s win earned him his first place in a Masters 1000 quarter-final and he will face the winner of Tuesday’s late game between Australian Nick Kyrgios and Belgian David Goffin. Roger Federer, Rafael … Read more
World number one Angelique Kerber reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open after swiftly dealing with Japanese qualifier Risa Ozaki in a 6-2, 6-2 victory. But fourth-seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia crashed out to the Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova and ailing French Open champion Garbine Muguruza also bowed out in the fourth round. Kerber took … Read more
Germany’s Angelique Kerber heads into this week’s Miami Open in the unusual position of having regained the world number one ranking despite a disappointing start to the season. But the 29-year-old says her newly gained status will not add any extra pressure as she seeks to secure her first tournament win of 2017. “I am … Read more
Homelessness is on the rise in Australia, experts warn, with a growing number of people failing to benefit from the nation’s stellar economy as it readies to mark a record 26 years without a recession. The unprecedented economic expansion — fuelled by a massive mining investment boom — has boosted house prices and lined the … Read more
Roger Federer claimed a record-equalling fifth ATP Indian Wells Masters title on Sunday, continuing his career resurgence with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Stan Wawrinka. Federer, sidelined some six months after knee surgery last year, returned to win his 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January. With Sunday’s triumph in the all-Swiss … Read more
World number two Novak Djokovic won’t defend his ATP Miami Masters title next week, saying Sunday that he was withdrawing because of injury. “I apologize to my fans and ppl who purchased tickets to watch me play live at @MiamiOpen. Sadly, I’m injured and won’t be able to compete,” the Serb star said on Twitter. … Read more
France’s Kristina Mladenovic rallied to beat former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Thursday and reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells. The 26th-ranked Mladenovic, continues to build on a strong start to a season that has included a first career title in St. Petersburg in February and a runner-up finish in … Read more
Nick Kyrgios’s back-to-back victories over Novak Djokovic at last have the explosive Australian tennis talent in the spotlight for all the right reasons. The 21-year-old, whose petulant antics have often overshadowed his immense skill, overpowered three-time defending champion Djokovic to book a Friday quarter-final showdown with Roger Federer at the ATP Indian Wells Masters. The … Read more
Rafael Nadal did his part to set up a fourth-round clash with Roger Federer at the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday, powering past Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-5. Nadal’s victory marked the second straight year he has vanquished his fellow Spaniard in the third round at Indian Wells. Federer, who beat Nadal in a five-set … Read more
Fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori eased past Daniel Evans 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to reach the third round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters. Japan’s Nishikori, a quarter-finalist in the California desert last year, has reached two finals in 2017, but he knows he’ll have his work cut out to reach a third playing talent-laden lower half … Read more
US teenager Kayla Day shocked Australian Open semi-finalist Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at Indian Wells on Friday to earn a clash with French Open champion Garbine Muguruza. Day, 17, out-lasted the 35-year-old Lucic-Baroni 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, rallying from a break down in the third to reach the third round. Lucic-Baroni served for the match in the final … Read more