It will be Rafael Nadal against Roger Federer in the Australian Open final after the Spaniard withstood a gritty performance from Grigor Dimitrov to prevail 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4 in an exhilarating contest on Friday night in the semi-finals at Melbourne Park. It was an emotional victory for the 30-year-old Nadal, who is through to his first Grand Slam final since winning the 2014 Roland Garros crown – his 14th major triumph. It will be his fourth final appearance at Melbourne Park, having lifted the trophy in 2009, beating Federer in a dramatic five-set finale, and finished runner-up in 2012 (l. to Djokovic) and 2014 (l. to Wawrinka). "It was a fantastic match. Very emotional," said Nadal. "I think...
Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov look forward to competing in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday. Nadal leads 7-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.
Roger Federer will attempt to win his 18th Grand Slam championship crown against his old foe Rafael Nadal or Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday after a battling performance in the Australian Open semi-finals. The 35-year-old Swiss superstar, who recently returned to top-level tennis after a six-month injury lay-off, booked a spot in his 28th Grand Slam final with a 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory over his compatriot Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 titlist and fourth seed. Federer will now compete for his fifth crown in his sixth Australian Open final on Sunday night, when he will attempt to become the first No. 17 seed to win a major since Pete Sampras won the final professional match of his career at the...
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan are closing in on equalling the all-time Grand Slam championship doubles titles’ record, currently held by Australia’s John Newcombe, who won 17 team majors during his career. The American twins are tied with Roy Emerson and Todd Woodbridge with 16 titles. The American twins booked a spot in their 30th major championship final (16-13) and 10th Australian Open title match (6-3) on Thursday after the third seeds hit 31 winners past Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a 7-6(1), 6-3 victory over 90 minutes. The Bryans will now meet fourth seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers in Saturday’s doubles final. Kontinen and Peers beat the Bryans 7-6(2), 6-4 in the semi-finals of the...
Watch highlights of Australian wild cards Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington advancing to the 2017 Australian Open doubles semi-finals by beating Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Getty Images photo.