Call them the comeback kings. For the third straight match, sixth seeds and six-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan battled from a set down to advance at the Australian Open. On Sunday, the American twins prevailed 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-3 over French duo Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin, needing two hours and five minutes to advance to the quarter-finals. Winners at Melbourne Park in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013, the Bryans are making their 19th consecutive appearance at the first Grand Slam of the year. The Americans have defeated three unseeded teams to reach the last eight, but each encounter was far from straightforward. They stormed back from 5-7, 4-4 0/40 down to defeat Marton Fucsovics and Yoshihito...
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal advances to the 2018 Australian Open quarter-final with a win against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. 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: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
It was one of the highly anticipated matches of the Australian Open and it certainly did not disappoint. Grigor Dimitrov ended Australia’s hopes of a home champion with a thrilling 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4) win over Nick Kyrgios at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Dimitrov and Kyrgios put their world-class talents on display in a primetime showdown and fans were treated with a pulsating clash between two of the game's brightest stars. The 2017 Australian Open semi-finalist extended his record over home players at Grand Slams to 6-2 with the win, which puts the Bulgarian to within three matches of a first Grand Slam title. The 26-year-old won 80 per cent of points behind his first serve and overcame 36 aces from...
Keeping up with his studies and transitioning from Futures to beating Stan Wawrinka en route to R4 of a major, get to know the last American man standing at Melbourne Park.
Kyle Edmund reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open after securing a gritty 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Andreas Seppi on Sunday. Edmund becomes the first British man other than Andy Murray to reach the last eight at a Grand Slam since Tim Henman at the 2004 US Open. The World No. 49 won 80 per cent of points behind his first serve and hit 63 winners in the two-hour, 57-minute contest. ATPWorldTour.com spoke exclusively to Edmund about his off-season and hopes for 2018 in the first week of the season in Brisbane. Edmund will meet Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the semi-finals. "He got off to a good start," said Edmund. "Tennis, sometimes you...
