Stan Wawrinka is two wins from accomplishing what few have before in modern tennis history: capturing a second Grand Slam title after winning the first in his late 20s. Last January, two months before he turned 29, Wawrinka beat three top-seven players in succession to win the Australian Open. He’d never before won a Grand […]
Stan Wawrinka is two wins from accomplishing what few have before in modern tennis history: capturing a second Grand Slam title after winning the first in his late 20s. Last January, two months before he turned 29, Wawrinka beat three top-seven players in succession to win the Australian Open. He’d never before won a Grand […]
Roger Federer is still one of the world’s best tennis players. He’s just more likely than he used to be to lose to guys who aren’t. Federer fell Friday at the Australian Open to Andreas Seppi, the world No. 46 who had lost his past 23 matches against top 10 players and all 10 of […]
Roger Federer is still one of the world’s best tennis players. He’s just more likely than he used to be to lose to guys who aren’t. Federer fell Friday at the Australian Open to Andreas Seppi, the world No. 46 who had lost his past 23 matches against top 10 players and all 10 of […]
The draw ceremony last week for the Australian Open turned into a draw celebration for the hosts: Australian tennis players got relatively easy matchups in the first round. Their draws were among the most favorable for a host country’s players since Grand Slam tournaments started awarding prize money in 1968. And so far the Aussies […]
