Stanislas Wawrinka captured his first Grand Slam title Sunday at the 2014 Australian Open, upsetting world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Hampered by a back injury that nearly forced Nadal to retire after seeking off-court treatment for the injury. En route to the finals, Wawrinka defeated world number one Novak Djokovic, becoming…
China's Li Na, the number four seed, captured her second Grand Slam title Saturday at the 2014 Australian Open, winning the Women’s Singles title over Slovakian and 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6(7-3), 6-0 in one hour and 37 minutes. Li had won the French Open in 2011, and was a two-time finalist in Melbourne, losing…
Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci defeated the team of Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to capture the 2014 Australian Open Women’s Doubles Title. Errani & Vinci won their fourth Grand Slam doubles title, adding to their previous doubles titles at the French and U.S. Opens in 2012 and the Aussie Open in…
World number one Rafael Nadal will face Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2014 Australian Open finals after Nadal defeated Roger Federer on Friday 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3. With the win, Nadal moves on to his 19th Grand Slam championship match. He has a 14-5 lifetime record in finals matches. It was Nadal’s fifth consecutive win over Federer….
Dominika Cibulkova stunned Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals of the Australian Open Thursday, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the finals where she will face Li Na. Radwanska was playing her third Grand Slam semifinal. Her first two came at Wimbledon the last two years, having reached the finals in 2012 when she fell to Serena…
Stanislas Wawrinka has advanced to his first ever Grand Slam final after defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 7-6(4) on Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals. Wawrinka awaits the winner of Friday’s semifinal match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. It is the 33rd meeting between the two with Nadal holding a 22-10 advantage lifetime….
John McEnroe recently took part in a conference call to promote the upcoming 2014 BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 3. McEnroe will team with his brother Patrick to take on the team of Bob & Mike Bryan in a doubles exhibition. Also on March 3, Novak Djokovic will face Andy…
Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray on Wednesday night in Melbourne to reach the 2014 Australian Open semifinals, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3. The win marks Federer’s 11th consecutive trip to the Aussie Open semis. The win sets up a semifinals encounter with world number one Rafael Nadal, a winner himself on Wednesday over Grigor Dimitrov, 3-6,…
Agnieszka Radwanska overcame a seven-match losing streak to defending champ Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday to move into the semifinals at the Australian Open after her two-hour, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 victory. "It's hard to play someone I've lost to so many times before—and she's a great player, especially here, she's playing amazing tennis," Radwanska said. "On…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 13 John Isner, world number 51 Sam Querrey, along with the world’s top doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round tie against Great Britain. The best-of-five match series will…