Opportunity is knocking at Melbourne Park, and either the pair of Oliver Marach/Mate Pavic or Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah will seize that chance Saturday evening to claim their maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Marach and Pavic, the No. 7 seeds, entered the tournament on fire and have kept the momentum going at the year’s first major. The Austrian-Croatian duo captured its second and third ATP World Tour titles as a team at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open (d. Murray/Soares) and the ASB Classic (d. Mirnyi/Oswald) in the first and second week of the season, respectively. And the duo will be able to rely on experience in a Grand Slam final as well. Last year, they fell in an...
Watch this preview of the 2018 Australian Open men's doubles final in which seventh seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic will play 11th seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah for what will be the victors' maiden major victory.
Roger Federer talks about advancing to his 30th Grand Slam final after surviving his semi-final clash with Hyeon Chung. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Roger Federer was always in command in his Australian Open semi-final against Hyeon Chung. 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
His fairy tale run Down Under ended in the pain of blisters on Rod Laver Arena on Friday night, but Hyeon Chung is taking nothing but positives out of his semi-final showing at the Australian Open. With Roger Federer’s plaudits ringing in his ears as he left the court – “I think he's going to achieve next level excellence - Top 10 [in the ATP Rankings] for sure.” – the 21-year-old South Korean said he is leaving Melbourne with a lot of confidence. The Next Gen ATP Finals champion had toppled Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev en route to his maiden Grand Slam semi-final, but was unable to bring his best against Federer as blisters took their toll. In his...