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  Australian Open 2014: Sania-Horia sail into the mixed doubles semifinals

  Tennis | January 23, 2014 16:38 IST

  Melbourne: India's Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau stormed into the semifinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open with straight sets victory over Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Julia Georges, here on

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  Australian Open 2014: Li Na beats Bouchard, reaches final

  Tennis | January 23, 2014 10:43 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Li Na has her third and probably best chance to win the Australian Open final after advancing with a 6-2, 6-4 win over 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.   No. 4-seeded Li, the 2011 French

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  Australian Open 2014: Radwanska ends Victoria Azarenka's run in quarterfinal

  Tennis | January 22, 2014 9:55 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka's 18-match winning streak at the Australian Open ended in an upset 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 quarterfinal loss to Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday to continue the flow of stars tumbling out of the

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  Australian Open 2014: Dominika Cibulkova reaches semifinals

  Tennis | January 22, 2014 8:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Dominika Cibulkova won the last eight games in a one-hour, 6-3, 6-0 quarterfinal rout of No. 11-seeded Simona Halep at the Australian Open on Wednesday.   The diminutive Cibulkova, among the shortest women on

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  Australian Open 2014: Sania-Black go down in quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2014 14:22 IST

  Melbourne: Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black lost to No.1 seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy in the quarterfinals of the women's doubles tennis competition at the Australian Open here Tuesday.The

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  Australian Open 2014: Federer vs Murray, a quarterfinal worthy of a major final

  Tennis | January 21, 2014 13:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: As Roger Federer sees it, he and Andy Murray are making a comeback from a year of ups and downs.   That's putting it mildly.   For 32-year-old Federer, the winner of 17 Grand Slam

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  Australian Open 2014: Tomas Berdych beats David Ferrer, reaches semifinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2014 13:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Tomas Berdych dominated early and then withstood a comeback attempt by third-seeded David Ferrer in a 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win Tuesday that earned him a spot in the Australian Open semifinals for

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  Australian Open 2014: Eugenie Bouchard to meet Li Na in Semifinal

  Tennis | January 21, 2014 10:23 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Eugenie Bouchard has reached the semifinals in her first trip to the Australian Open, beating 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 on Tuesday to set up a showdown with fourth-seeded

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  Australian Open 2014: Li Na advances to semifinals

  Tennis | January 21, 2014 9:01 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na stayed in contention for another Australian Open title match after beating Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the semifinals at Melbourne Park.   After beating two 16-year-olds in

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  Australian Open 2014: Andy Murray reaches quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 14:39 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray ended lucky loser Stephane Robert's unexpected run at the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-2 win over the Frenchman in a fourth-round match Monday.   Murray wasted

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  Australian Open 2014: Grigor Dimitrov reaches 1st Grand Slam quarterfinal

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 11:33 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Grigor Dimitrov has advanced to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in his 14th attempt after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the Australian Open on Monday.   Dimitrov, who beat No.

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  Australian Open 2014: Maria Sharapova out, followed Serena Williams

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 10:12 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova followed Serena Williams out of the Australian Open after the second fourth-round upset in 24 hours.   Third-seeded Sharapova lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Dominika Cibulkova on Monday, struggling with her serve

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  Australian Open 2014: Victoria Azarenka into quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 9:58 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka remained on track for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over American Sloane Stephens in a fourth-round match Monday.   Azarenka, who has seen two major contenders

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  Australian Open 2014: Bryans make earliest exit since 2003

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 8:16 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan have made their earliest exit from the Australian Open in 11 years, losing to American Eric Butorac and South African Raven Klaasen in the third round of the

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  Australian Open 2014: Leander Paes ends Bhambri's run in men's doubles

  Tennis | January 19, 2014 13:50 IST

  Melbourne: India's Leander Paes ended young compatriot Yuki Bhambri's dream run in the men's doubles at Australian Open here Sunday. Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek beat the unseeded team of Bhambri and Michael

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  Australian Open 2014: Novak Djokovic enters quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 19, 2014 12:51 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic ensured there wouldn't be consecutive upset losses at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday when he beat Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 in a fourth-round match at the Australian Open.   Immediately following

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  Australian Open 2014: David Ferrer advances to quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 19, 2014 13:00 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Third-seeded David Ferrer overcame a sluggish start to post a 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 win over Germany's Florian Mayer and advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.   Ferrer was broken in

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  Australian Open 2014: Li Na advances to quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 19, 2014 9:21 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in four years with a 6-2, 6-0 win in just 59 minutes over Ekaterina Makarova on Sunday.   No.

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  Australian Open 2014: Flavia Pennetta becomes first woman to reach quarterfinal

  Tennis | January 19, 2014 9:15 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Flavia Pennetta became the first woman through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win over ninth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany on Sunday.   The 28th-seeded Pennetta, who turns

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  Australian Open 2014: Yuki-Venus enters 3rd round, Paes-Stepanek march to 2nd

  Tennis | January 17, 2014 13:00 IST

  Melbourne: Wild card entrants Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus created a big upset by dumping 10th seeded Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau out of the Australian Open while Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek scored an