Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena, Venus say all-Williams Aussie final is a win-winJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - When a euphoric Venus Williams picked up the pace of her celebratory pirouette and the crowd responded with thunderous applause, Serena Willi...
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Mattek-Sands, Safarova win 2nd Aussie Open doubles titleJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Czech Lucie Safarova enhanced their reputation as the dominant duo in women's doubles by winning the Austr...
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A fit-again Federer is back in an Australian Open finalJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Back in October, Roger Federer joined his rival, Rafael Nadal, to inaugurate the new tennis academy on the Spaniard's home island of Mallorca...
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Williams sisters, Federer advance to Australian Open finalsJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Win or lose, Serena Williams sees another all-sister final at the Australian Open as cause for celebration. The 35-year-old Williams arrived ...
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Vandeweghe exceeds expectations in maiden slam semifinalJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - CoCo Vandeweghe set two goals for herself at the start of the season: to make the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and then, at some poin...
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Nadal says he needs to peak to beat Dimitrov in semifinalsJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Even with such vast experience on the big occasion of a Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal is nervous. His jitters aren't eased by an impressive 7-1 he...
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The Latest: Federer wins 1st set vs Wawrinka in semifinalsJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Latest on Thursday from the Australian Open (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Roger Federer took the first set 7-5 in his Australian Open semi...
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Williams, Lucic-Baroni win in throwback Australian OpenJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - When Mirjana Lucic-Baroni served out her victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Australian Open on Wednesday, making an unlikely return to the...
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Nadal wins, keeps prospects of Roger-Rafa final aliveJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Another Roger vs. Rafa final is still in the mix at an Australian Open with an almost retro vibe. They're on opposite sides of the draw, and ...
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Bryan Brothers reach Australian Open doubles finalJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Bob and Mike Bryan earned a shot at a seventh Australian Open doubles title after a rain-interrupted 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 semifinal win Friday over ...