RAFAEL NADAL had to dodge a number of awkward questions after cruising into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Watched by his long-term girlfriend, the Spaniard defeated Gael Monfils in four sets 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. But Xisca Perello, would have been an unfamiliar face in the stands as she watched Nadal in action for the first […]
JO KONTA kept the British flag flying with another storming performance here today. The 25-year-old blew Russian 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova away 6-1 6-4 in front of an adoring Margaret Court Arena crowd. Now she’s ready for the biggest test of her career – a quarter-final showdown with her teenage idol Serena Williams. Keep up […]
ANDY MURRAY swore it did not feel like he had blown his golden chance. He shrugged that even if he had got through this one, the trophy would still have been miles off. But somehow, it felt like he was just trying to convince himself. Because when the dust settles, not lifting the 2017 Australian […]
WORLD No 1 Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the Australian Open on Sunday in a stunning upset by a supremely confident Coco Vandeweghe, as yet another big seed was sent packing early. The German, defending a Grand Slam title for the first time, had no answers to the big-hitting American who powered past her […]
ROGER FEDERER battled to the bitter end to edge out No5 seed Kei Nishikori at the Australian Open in a five-set thriller. The Swiss ace, 35, dropped the first set in a tricky tie break 7-6 (7-4), before storming back with some sublime tennis to take the next two sets 6-4 6-1. However, No17 seed […]