Professional Tennis
In Australian Open mixed-doubles action, former Stanford star Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. and his partner Zheng Jie of China defeated the top-seeded duo of Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany & Alexander Peya of Austria 2-6, 7-6 (5) [10-5] to reach the quarterfinals. Lipsky, 32, won the 2011 French Open mixed-doubles title with Casey Dellacqua of Australia….
The quarterfinals are set in Melbourne and the upsets continued at the Australian Open, as the number 20 seed Dominika Cibulkova was a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 upset winner over the number three seed, Maria Sharapova. After dropping the first set, Cibulkova took a commanding 5-0 lead in the second set, eventually closing out the set,…
Ana Ivanovic stunned Serena Williams in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open this weekend, defeating the top-seeded Serena 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Coming into the match, Ivanovic had never won a set against Serena in their four previous head-to-head matches. "I actually believed," Ivanovic said. "I had some confidence coming into today's match. I…
The Australian Open kicked off earlier this week, and with it a great deal of attention has been paid to the extreme weather rather than the play on the courts. For the first time since 2009, the Extreme Heat Policy was put in place at Melbourne Park due to the brutal heat that has swept through…
World number one Serena Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchova for her 61st career match win at the Australian Open on Friday, 6-3, 6-3. With the win, Serena moves past Margaret Court for the all-time record for most match wins at the Aussie Open. Up next for Serena is Ana Ivanovic, a 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-2 winner over…
Novak Djokovic won his 27th consecutive match on Friday at the Australian Open, reaching the fourth round in Melbourne after a 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 win over Denis Istomin. The Djokovic has not lost a match since the U.S. Open finals in September when he fell to Rafael Nadal, a streak of 27 wins in a…
Roger Federer won his 70th match at the Australian Open on Thursday beating Blaz Kavcic 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(4) to reach the third round at Melbourne Park in just under two hours. A four-time Aussie Open champion in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010, Federer is the first player to reach the 70 win mark at Melbourne…
Fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro is out of the 2014 Australian Open, losing 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in nearly four hours after numerous weather-related delays. The loss marked del Potro's fourth second-round exit in eight years in Melbourne. Bautista Agut is ranked 62nd in the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings…
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka was a 6-1, 6-4 winner Thursday in Melbourne at the Australian Open, advancing to round three after dispatching Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. "There was a moment when I think I just dropped my intensity a little bit and was watching her a little bit too much," Azarenka said. "She obviously played amazing…
In women’s singles action at the 2014 Australian Open, Serena Williams won her 60th career match win in the scorching Melbourne heat, tying her with Margaret Court, after Serena’s 6-1, 6-2 second round win over Serbia's Vesna Dolonc. The win gave Serena a lifetime 52-1 record in the second round of Grand Slams as she…