Australian Open

Tennis-Kuznetsova to warm up in Sydney for Australian Open

SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will launch her 2010 Australian Open campaign at the Sydney International. The 24-year-old Russian joins Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki...

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Andy Murray to face Roger Federer in ATP World Tour Finals group stages

When tourists step into a pod of the London Eye it is for the views over the city, but Andy Murray was at the Ferris wheel this morning to discover that he had been drawn in Group A with Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and...

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Abanda joins the big girls

The $50,000 Tevlin Challenger currently going on at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto features players from both ends of the career spectrum – veterans hoping for one last good kick at the can and youngsters who are...

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Sethi bites dust, Advani wins

Saheli Chakraborty Hyderabad Nov. 17: New Zealand’s Clive Thomson is on a new high, understandably, as he beat the legendary Geet Sethi in their masters’ category preliminary match in the world snooker championships here on...

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Norfolk aims for number one spot

The Singles Masters will be Norfolk's last event of the year Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk goes into this week's end-of-year NEC Singles Masters knowing a win will see him end 2009 as world quad number one. Norfolk has...

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Djokovic refuses to throw in towel

Novak Djokovic used to have a reputation for frailty, a man who could not be relied upon to last the distance. When he retired in the fourth set of his Australian Open quarter-final in January, it was the eighth time in the...

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Former World No. 1 Marat Safin Retires in Paris

By Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press Reuters Two-time Grand Slam-title winner Marat Safin of Russia playing his last match on Wednesday before retiring from tennis. “A lot of people there really thought that I’m not a...

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Baghdatis heads to Sydney in hunt for points

FORMER Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has joined the field for the Sydney International in January. The Cypriot will line up alongside Lleyton Hewitt and Frenchman Gael Monfils at Olympic Park, while the women's draw...

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Australia’s Molik to make WTA comeback

Thursday, November 12, 2009 MELBOURNE: Australian Alicia Molik will make her WTA singles comeback in January after being given a wildcard into the main draw of the Hobart International, Tennis Australia said on Wednesday....

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Venus, Sharapova sign on for Thailand (AFP)

AFP/File – Venus Williams (pictured) and Maria Sharapova will warm-up for the Australian Open with a exhibition … BANGKOK (AFP) – Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova will warm-up for the Australian Open with a exhibition match...

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