Let’s talk about falling in love. “What are you referring to? Go ahead, say it to me. It's okay,” Grigor Dimitrov said with a smile in Interview Room 1 in Melbourne on Monday. The Bulgarian had all the answers when defeating Denis Istomin to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, but in his post-match press conference, he was faced with an atypical question. “When I was young, I liked very much the young girls,” said the interviewer. “Sometimes I got distracted. So I'd like to know if you get distracted, too.” “Let me think about it,” the No. 15 seed said with a laugh. “That was the greatest thing I've heard, man. Oh, wow… I obviously have a soft spot for...
Former ATP World Tour stars Todd Woodbridge, Thomas Johansson, Mark Philippoussis and Pat Cash look at the chances of Roger Federer at the 2017 Australian Open.
World No. 50 Mischa Zverev takes on four-time former champion Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals. ATPWorldTour.com reveals 10 things you need to know about the German. 1) Is a 29-year-old left-hander who plays a serve and volley game - he came to net 118 times in his fourth-round Australian Open win over Andy Murray. 2) Two years ago, he was No. 1,067 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Next week, he is projected to surpass his career-high ranking of No. 45 on 8 June 2009. 3) He won through qualifying a record 10 times last year to make tour-level main draw events. 4) Earlier this month, he and...
Rafael Nadal recorded his fifth straight victory – and 13th win overall in 15 meetings – against Gael Monfils at the Australian Open in just under three hours on Monday night for a place in his 30th Grand Slam championship quarter-final. Ninth seed Nadal, who beat Roger Federer for the 2009 title, improved to 49-10 at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over fellow 30-year-old Monfils, the No. 6 seed from France. The 30 year old’s win denied Monfils his 250th tour-level match win on hard courts and gave the Spanish superstar his first Grand Slam victory over a player in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings since beating then No. 2-ranked Novak Djokovic in...
World No. 3 Milos Raonic, the highest seed remaining at the Australian Open, secured his place in the quarter-finals for the third successive year by beating Spanish No. 13 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in two hours and 51 minutes on Monday. Raonic, who hit 75 winners – including 33 aces (for a total of 93 aces at the major championship), will meet ninth seed and 2009 champion Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. Raonic trails Nadal 2-6 lifetime in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. [ALSO LIKE] “I was very fortunate to get the win today – there were some moments when it wasn't looking so good,” said Raonic, during an on-court interview. “I was happy that I was...