Grigor Dimitrov speaks at his post-match press conference following his quarter-finals loss against Kyle Edmund at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Watch highlights as Marin Cilic advances to the semi-finals of the Australian Open when top seed Rafael Nadal retires in the fifth set. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match. Photo Credit: Michael Dodge/Getty Images
Is there any stopping of Kyle Edmund this Australian Open? The 23-year-old unseeded Brit won his fifth match in a row in Melbourne on Tuesday, upsetting third seed and 2017 semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Edmund, who before this fortnight had only reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam championship (2016 US Open), will now face Marin Cilic for a spot in the Australian Open final. Read Cilic-Nadal Report Edmund became only the sixth British man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final in the Open Era (since April 1968) – Roger Taylor, John Lloyd, Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman and Andy Murray. “Amazing feeling, very happy... it was my first match on...
Hyeon Chung, No. 58 in the ATP Rankings, and Tennys Sandgren, No. 97, will play in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Raise your hand if you had that penciled into your men's draw before the fortnight began. Yeah, didn't think so. The unlikely runs of Chung and Sandgren have captivated audiences across the globe, as Koreans and Americans have clung to their computers and televisions to cheer on their respective compatriot. Chung became the first South Korean – male or female – to reach a quarter-final of a Grand Slam when he upset 14th seed and six-time former champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round. “I'm just looking for Novak, Roger, Rafa. They're all my role models, my idols. I'm just...
Former World No. 1 Andy Murray says he'll be back “Soon.. Very soon” and that rehab on his hip is going “Really well.. Much better than I expected so far”. The five-time Australian Open finalist was recently suffering from jet lag after his aborted trip Down Under and hosted a Twitter Q&A, #AskAndy. I'm the only up with #jetlag anyone got a question for me? #askandy — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) January 20, 2018 The Scot received a fair number of non-tennis questions, such as “Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?” To which the witty Brit Murray responded, “I don't know.. But if I crash land in a jungle will I be able...
