The defending Australian Open champion, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, has moved on to the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Daniela Hantuchova. In the next round, she will face Li Na of China, the 2011 French Open champion, and Clijsters’ opponent in the finals of the 2011…
On Day Four of the 2012 Australian Open, top-ranked Serbian and defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic needed only one hour and 42 min. to dispatch of his second round opponent, Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. "I try to not underestimate any opponents in early rounds," Djokovic said. "Santiago came out early hitting the ball…
American Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the 2012 Australian Open. He was trailing two sets to one when he was forced to retire against Australian Lleyton Hewitt. He was trailing 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and said, "Lleyton. That’s it," and retired. After seeing a trainer early in the match he went on to battle in 16…
Mardy Fish is now the top-ranked American in the world, surpassing Andy Roddick who held the distinction as the top-ranked American for a number of years. Fish has been playing the best tennis of his life as of late, and despite a lack of success in years past at the Australian Open, Fish is arguably…
American John Isner has moved on after a long drawn out four-hour and 41-min. second-round match, which included a 99-min. final set, in Day Three action at the 2012 Australian Open. Isner defeated David Nalbandian in five sets, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 10-8, with a total of 43 aces. Throughout the course of the match,…
Top-ranked American Mardy Fish has fallen at the hands of Alejandro Falla from Colombia in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 in second round action at the 2012 Australian Open. Fish did not seem himself and had built up frustration which shown through his play. He made a comment to a ball boy and also made…
Tuesday saw two local hopefuls take to the courts at the Australian Open and both came up with performances to make the Tri-State area proud. On the women’s singles side of play, Christina McHale of Teaneck, N.J. defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand, coming back from a set down to win her second round match…
On the eve of the Australian Open, American teenagers Grace Min and Jack Sock, both U.S. Open junior champions, started the year strong by winning the USTA Pro Circuit’s season-opening women’s and men’s events in Innisbrook, Fla., and Plantation, Fla., respectively. Min and Sock will see their professional rankings jump following the Australian Open with…
Tennis Channel and Verizon FiOS TV have reached a new multi-year carriage agreement, it was announced by Patrick Wilson, senior vice president, distribution, Tennis Channel, and Terry Denson, vice president of global content strategy, Verizon. Verizon has started rolling out Tennis Channel—with Grand Slam coverage of Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, French Open and the Australian Open,…
Day Two of the 2012 Australian Open finished with all the seeds on both the men’s and women’s sides of the draw advancing with the exception of hometown favorite Samantha Stosur, the number six-ranked and 2011 U.S. Open Champion. Stosur was ousted in straight sets on Tuesday, 7-6 (2), 6-3, to the 59th-ranked Sorana Cirstea of…