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  Australian Open 2015: Andy Murray advances quarterfinals

  January 25, 2015 19:16 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray overcame a relentlessly athletic Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to secure a spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals.In a 3-hour, 32-minute minute match

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  Australian Open 2015: Kyrgios joins Nadal in quarterfinals

  January 25, 2015 19:13 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Nick Kyrgios is no longer just the kid who upset Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, he's also the teenager who beat the guy who beat Roger Federer at the Australian Open.Nick Kyrgios came back

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  Australian Open 2015: Halep through to quarterfinals

  January 25, 2015 17:54 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Simona Halep advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the second straight year with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium on SundayThe 23-year-old Romanian has moved through the first four

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  Australian Open 2015: Paes-Hingis advance, Bopanna crashes out

  January 25, 2015 14:38 IST

  Melbourne: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis won their mixed doubles opener while Rohan Bopanna and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova were knocked out of the competition at the Australian Open tennis tournament here Sunday.Seventh seeds Paes and

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  Australian Open 2015: Sharapova, Bouchard into quarterfinals

  January 25, 2015 15:58 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal put earlier stumbles behind them with convincing wins Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.French Open champion Sharapova was broken once in the first set before

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  Australian Open 2015: Berdych beats Tomic to reach quarters

  January 25, 2015 12:05 IST

  Melbourne: Tomas Berdych reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the fifth consecutive year with a 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over local hope Bernard Tomic.With his new fiancee Ester Satorova watching from the

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  Australian Open 2015: Rafael Nadal through to Australian Open quarterfinals

  January 25, 2015 12:03 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal stayed in contention for his second Australian Open title six years after his first with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 fourth-round win Sunday over Kevin Anderson.The 2009 Australian Open winner turned around

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  Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova beats Peng in 4th round

  January 25, 2015 9:41 IST

  Melbourne: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-0 win over China's Peng Shuai on Sunday, setting up another Grand Slam meeting with Eugenie Bouchard.Peng, playing with her usual

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  Australian open 2015: Love, Ouch, Towel and all that

  January 24, 2015 21:22 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic took a break from his tennis match Saturday to applaud a marriage proposal in the stands."It's nice to see this moment," Djokovic said, after advancing to the fourth round of the

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  Australian Open 2015: Djokovic advances to 9th straight 4th round

  January 24, 2015 16:34 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the ninth consecutive year with a 7-6 (8), 6-3, 6-4 win over Fernando Verdasco on Saturday.Four-time champion Djokovic won the tiebreaker

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  Woman sues Australian Open tennis organisers

  January 24, 2015 15:10 IST

  Melbourne: A fan who fell down while evading severe hot conditions at the Australian Open has decided to sue the organisers for not providing enough shade in the stands at the Hisense Arena here.Susan Carman,

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  Australia Open 2015: At 34, Venus no pushover for gen next

  January 24, 2015 14:55 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: In her two-decade career on the tennis tour, Venus Williams has seen plenty of players come and go.She used to take the court against the likes of Steffi Graf and Jennifer Capriati. Now

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  Australian Open 2015: Kei Nishikori advances to 4th round

  January 24, 2015 14:49 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori stayed on track for another extended Grand Slam tournament performance with a 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win over American Steve Johnson at the Australian Open on Saturday.Nishikori

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  Australia Open 2015: Bhupathi out of mixed doubles

  January 24, 2015 13:44 IST

  Melbourne: Veteran Mahesh Bhupathi went out of the mixed doubles competition following a first-round loss, even as India's junior tennis players began their campaign on a positive note in the Australian Open here today.Bhupathi and

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  Australia Open 2015: Unseeded Azarenka continues strong run

  January 24, 2015 13:36 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic.Azarenka, unseeded here because her ranking

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  Australian Open 2015: Defending champ Wawrinka reaches 4th round

  January 24, 2015 12:37 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Defending champion Stan Wawrinka used service breaks to clinch all three sets on his way to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Jarkko Nieminen in a third-round match Saturday at the Australian Open.Warwinka

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  Australian Open 2015: Milos Raonic advances to 4th round

  January 24, 2015 12:27 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic reached the fourth round at a fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament when he beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Saturday.The 24-year-old Raonic fired

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  Australian Open 2015: Serena, Venus Williams into 4th round

  January 24, 2015 12:26 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Serena Williams saw that older sister Venus was progressing to the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2011 and it inspired her own comeback win on Saturday

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  Australian Open 2015: Radwanska advances to 4th round

  January 24, 2015 8:54 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Uzbekistan-born American Varvara Lepchenko.Opening the day's play on Rod Laver Arena, Radwanska won

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  Australian Open 2015: Venus Williams into 4th round

  January 24, 2015 8:50 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Venus Williams has reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since Wimbledon in 2011, coming back from a set and a break down to beat Camila Giorgi

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  Australian Open 2015: Rafael Nadal through to fourth round

  January 23, 2015 21:28 IST

  Melbourne: World No.3 Rafael Nadal got off to a fast start against Israel's Dudi Sela Friday, but was later tested before he booked a spot in the Australian Open tennis tournament's fourth round.Nadal, the third

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  Bouchard tones down twirl controversy

  January 23, 2015 18:18 IST

  Melbourne: World No.7 Eugenie Bouchard has played down the twirl controversy, saying she is "OK" with the request as long as male players are asked to "flex their muscles" by the TV presenter in Australian

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  Murray bristles at online criticism over being 'drama queen'

  January 23, 2015 17:00 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Andy Murray usually avoids reading social media during tournaments, but he wasted no time issuing a scathing tweet at the Australian Open this week about those who've called him a "drama queen" in

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  Australian Open 2015: Sharapova easily through to 4th round

  January 23, 2015 16:26 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two days made a world of difference for Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open.Sharapova needed just 61 minutes to beat Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas 6-1, 6-1 on Friday, ensuring there were no match-point worries

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  Australian Open 2015: Paes, Bopanna, Sania crashes out of doubles

  January 23, 2015 16:56 IST

  Melbourne: On a largely disappointing day for Indian tennis players, Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza lost their respective doubles matches in the second round of the Australian Open leaving the country's challenge restricted

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  Australian Open 2015: Murray eases into 4th round with win over Sousa

  January 23, 2015 13:29 IST

  Melbourne: Andy Murray beat Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-1, 6-1, 7-5 at the Australian Open on Friday to set up a 4th round clash with Grigor Dimitrov.The sixth-seeded Murray is attempting to become the first man

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  Australian Open 2015: Federer crashes out in 3rd round

  January 23, 2015 16:05 IST

  Melbourne: For the first time in a dozen years, Roger Federer won't be featuring in the Australian Open semifinals after being beaten 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) Friday in the third round by Andreas

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  Australian Open 2015: Eugenie Bouchard through to 4th round

  January 23, 2015 11:35 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Eugenie Bouchard recovered her rhythm late in the first set to beat Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-0 in a third-round match featuring 10 breaks of serve at the Australian Open on Friday.Six of the