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Yuki savours Aus Open experience

Yuki savours Aus Open experience

Rediff.com29 Jan 2008

Delhi's Yuki Bhambri reached the boys' semi-final of the Australian Open on his maiden Grand Slam appearance.

Harmanpreet channelling positive vibes ahead of Aus opener

Harmanpreet channelling positive vibes ahead of Aus opener

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur says her team has the ability to put pressure on any side in the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup if it stays in the right frame of mind.

Aus Open: Hewett-Reid win record ninth successive Grand Slam title

Aus Open: Hewett-Reid win record ninth successive Grand Slam title

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

Their incredible run began at the US Open in 2019, and includes a silver medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo last year.

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev cruises into 4th round; Halep wins

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev cruises into 4th round; Halep wins

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Aus Open local favorite Ash Barty is a modern-day icon

Aus Open local favorite Ash Barty is a modern-day icon

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

Barty's athleticism is remarkable.

PHOTOS: How Djokovic tamed Murray en route to his sixth Aus Open title

PHOTOS: How Djokovic tamed Murray en route to his sixth Aus Open title

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Novak Djokovic crushed Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) on Sunday to match Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open titles and leave the Briton heartbroken again at Melbourne Park.

Aus Open: Venus in final

Aus Open: Venus in final

Rediff.com23 Jan 2003

She beat fifth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-3 6-3 in 74 minutes.

India @Aus Open: Paes-Ostapenko advance in mixed doubles

India @Aus Open: Paes-Ostapenko advance in mixed doubles

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Leander Paes reached the mixed doubles second round with partner Jelena Ostapenko while Rohan Bopanna progressed to the quarterfinals

Aus Open Preview: Djokovic, Federer, Serena remain favourites

Aus Open Preview: Djokovic, Federer, Serena remain favourites

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

Novak Djokovic and Rogerer Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year's opening Grand Slam as favourites for the Australian Open as questions remain as to whether one of Generation Next could finally end their stranglehold.

Aus Open PIX: Collins crushes Swiatek to set up Barty final

Aus Open PIX: Collins crushes Swiatek to set up Barty final

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

Ash Barty has become the first local woman to reach the final of an Australian Open in 42 years.

Aus Open: Intruder halts play in men's singles final at Melbourne

Aus Open: Intruder halts play in men's singles final at Melbourne

Rediff.com30 Jan 2022

Security officials promptly made a human shield around the players as some others dragged the person

WC Qualifiers: Aus seal spot; Uruguay close in

WC Qualifiers: Aus seal spot; Uruguay close in

Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Saudi Arabia took third place in Group C and will feature in a fourth phase of qualifiers in October alongside Indonesia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Oman.

Security in spotlight at Aus Open

Security in spotlight at Aus Open

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

The Australian Open draw has opened up a potential can of worms for security organisers at Melbourne Park, with rival Serb and Croatian supporters to be thrown into close proximity for Novak Djokovic's second round match against Croatia's Ivan Dodig.

Aus Open PICS: Serena, Thiem, Zverev move into second round

Aus Open PICS: Serena, Thiem, Zverev move into second round

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

Images from Day 1 at the Australian Open.

'Your moment can arrive anytime, anywhere'

'Your moment can arrive anytime, anywhere'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag praised 'inspiration' Bopanna for his incredible achievement.

Aus Open: Sania, Bopanna crash out in men's and women's doubles

Aus Open: Sania, Bopanna crash out in men's and women's doubles

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Sania Mirza along with her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok suffered an opening-round loss in the women's doubles event

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Serena, Thiem through to Round 3

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Serena, Thiem through to Round 3

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Aus Open PIX: Pliskova stuns Serena with epic fightback; sets up Osaka semi-final

Aus Open PIX: Pliskova stuns Serena with epic fightback; sets up Osaka semi-final

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider to fall to seventh seed Karolina Pliskova 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Aus Open: Tiafoe announces himself with Anderson upset

Aus Open: Tiafoe announces himself with Anderson upset

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Wimbledon finalist Anderson took a medical time-out mid-way through the four-set match before becoming the highest ranked player to be ousted from the first major of the year.

Aus Open: Tune-up matches cancelled due to COVID-19

Aus Open: Tune-up matches cancelled due to COVID-19

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, reintroduced the compulsory wearing of masks in indoor public places from Thursday while private gatherings were reduced from 30 people to 15.

India@Aus Open: Bopanna-McLachlan lose in first round

India@Aus Open: Bopanna-McLachlan lose in first round

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

India endured a second successive disappointing result at the Australian Open with Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan bowing out after a first-round defeat to Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song in the men's doubles event, in Melbourne.

Heartbreak for France's Tan as she exits Aus Open on wheelchair

Heartbreak for France's Tan as she exits Aus Open on wheelchair

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Tan had to be assisted off court in a wheelchair at the Australian Open after suffering calf problems

McSweeney a good fit for opener Khawaja, reckons Warner

McSweeney a good fit for opener Khawaja, reckons Warner

Rediff.com20 Nov 2024

'I think he's got the technique, he's got the patience to partner up with Uzzy (Khawaja) to allow himself to score big.'

Aus Open: Stress-free Zverev cruises past Verdasco

Aus Open: Stress-free Zverev cruises past Verdasco

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

'Generally, I'm happy outside the court, happy on the court, happy in life. Then I think you play your best.'

Aus Open: Kerber rues hard quarantine after first round loss

Aus Open: Kerber rues hard quarantine after first round loss

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

Her opponent Bernarda Pera was not among that cohort and the American ousted the 2016 Australian Open champion 6-0 6-4 in little more than an hour on the first morning of the tournament.

PHOTOS: Thiem demolishes Zverev to make Aus Open final

PHOTOS: Thiem demolishes Zverev to make Aus Open final

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Dominic Thiem will clash with Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final of the Australian Open. The Austrian made the title round with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(4) victory Germany's Alexander Zverev in the second semi-final at Melbourne Park on Friday. Djokovic beat great rival Roger Federer 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-3 in the first semi-final on Thursday.

Bhupathi-Knowles lose Aus Open final

Bhupathi-Knowles lose Aus Open final

Rediff.com31 Jan 2009

Mahesh Bhupathi's seven-year Grand Slam title drought in men's doubles continued after the Indian and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles squandered a one-set lead to go down to Bob and Mike Bryan in a three-set final at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday. In a match which saw the third-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair's fortunes nose-dive after the opening set, the second-seeded American brothers showed remarkable resilience to come out triumphant 2-6, 7-5, 6-0.

Dementieva storms into Aus Open semis

Dementieva storms into Aus Open semis

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

Russia's Elena Dementieva battled her way through brutal conditions to beat unseeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday. Both players struggled in the scorching heat as the temperature approached 40 degrees Celsius but it was the more experienced Dementieva who coped best.

Aus Open PICS: Nadal, Tsitsipas cruise into 4th round

Aus Open PICS: Nadal, Tsitsipas cruise into 4th round

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

Images from Saturday's action at the Australian Open.

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Serena, Federer clear first hurdle

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Serena, Federer clear first hurdle

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.

Aus Open: Federer, Sharapova top seeds

Aus Open: Federer, Sharapova top seeds

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

With Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrawing from the Grand Slam, Maria Sharapova was elevated to the top spot.

PIX: Federer's children steal the show at Aus Open

PIX: Federer's children steal the show at Aus Open

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Federer's kids give dad competition with the attention

Aus Open: Bopanna-Babos in mixed doubles quarters

Aus Open: Bopanna-Babos in mixed doubles quarters

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Hungarian partner Timea Babos entered the quarter-finals of the Australian Open mixed doubles event with a comfortable victory in Melbourne.

Aus Open images: Clijsters, Nadal merciless

Aus Open images: Clijsters, Nadal merciless

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

Images from Tuesday's play at the Australian Open.

Aus Open final: Osaka, Kvitova chase double delight

Aus Open final: Osaka, Kvitova chase double delight

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Petra Kvitova takes on Naomi Osaka in Saturday's Australian Open final with one of them set to emerge as a fresh champion at Melbourne Park as well as the new world number one.

Sports Shorts: Kasatkina stuns Aus Open champ Wozniacki

Sports Shorts: Kasatkina stuns Aus Open champ Wozniacki

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.

Aus Open: Paes and Sania advance

Aus Open: Paes and Sania advance

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

Sania Mirza and Leander Paes kept Indian hopes alive by scoring victories in their respective events but curtains were drawn on the campaign of Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.

Bryan brothers retain Aus Open doubles

Bryan brothers retain Aus Open doubles

Rediff.com27 Jan 2007

Brothers Mike and Bob Bryan retained their Australian Open men's doubles title on Saturday after a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi.

Aus Open: Clijsters, Jankovic sent packing

Aus Open: Clijsters, Jankovic sent packing

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

World No 19 Nadia Petrova smashed US Open champion Kim Clijsters out of the Australian Open third round on Friday, thrashing the Belgian 6-0, 6-1.

Aus Open: Somdev-Prakash crash out

Aus Open: Somdev-Prakash crash out

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

India's Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj crashed out of the Australian Open with a disappointing 6-1, 6-3 loss to Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Australian Paul Hanley at Melbourne Park on Friday.