World No. 117 Denis Istomin played the match of his life on Thursday when he sensationally beat six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. The Uzbekistani wild card ended Djokovic’s 15-match winning streak at Melbourne Park with a 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over almost five hours on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He will next play No. 30 seed Pablo Carreno Busta, who cruised past #NextGen ATP Kyle Edmund 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round. "It is unreal," said Istomin. "To beat Novak in five sets, it's a great win. I'm still feeling a little bit tired. I didn't expect to be doing what I'm doing now and what I did on the court. I like the way...
Milos Raonic submitted another business-like performance on Friday at the Australian Open, sending Luxembourg's Gilles Muller home after a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) second-round win. The third-seeded Canadian struck 21 aces and limited the big-serving Muller's count to seven. ”I played well, I was efficient,” said Raonic, who admitted he was suffering from flu. “I got the breaks [and] I faced some scares. I played well in those situations [and ] I stepped up at the end of that third set. He stepped up, as well. I'm happy I was able to finish it out there. ”Then this morning, I felt pretty bad waking up. I didn't warm up much. I just came out with the sort of idea of put...
Daniel Evans, No. 51 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, needed some tennis clothes ahead of the Australian Open. So Evans, whose contract with his previous clothing supplier, Nike, had ended last December, did what any normal person would do: He went shopping. “I just went to the store and bought a load of clothes the other day, plain clothes,” Evans said on Wednesday when asked about his fashion. The Brit had just beaten seventh seed Marin Cilic in the second round in Melbourne for the biggest win of his career. The shirts at Uniqlo, his store of choice, cost him $19.99. He didn't recall how much the shorts were. “I didn't look. I just picked the shorts up. I was...
Watch highlights as Mischa Zverev comes from a two-set deficit to upset No. 19 seed John Isner at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.
