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Aus Open PIX: Zverev battles past Paul to enter semis

Aus Open PIX: Zverev battles past Paul to enter semis

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

Alexander Zverev played his best tennis when it mattered most to down Tommy Paul and reach his third Australian Open semi-final in five years

Aus Open PIX: Badosa knocks out Gauff

Aus Open PIX: Badosa knocks out Gauff

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

Images from Day 10 of the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Djokovic refuses to give on-court interview, seeks apology

Djokovic refuses to give on-court interview, seeks apology

Rediff.com19 Jan 2025

During Nine's broadcast, Jones had mocked Djokovic and his fans who were out in force cheering the Serb.

Here's what went wrong for Federer at Australian Open

Here's what went wrong for Federer at Australian Open

Rediff.com20 Jan 2019

Federer rues missed chances in Tsitsipas thriller

Aus Open PHOTOS: Federer, Djoko, Sharapova cruise; Wozniacki stunned

Aus Open PHOTOS: Federer, Djoko, Sharapova cruise; Wozniacki stunned

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Photos from Day 1 of the Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Monday

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

Djokovic and Nadal add another chapter to great rivalry

Djokovic and Nadal add another chapter to great rivalry

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

A win for Djokovic would move him past Pete Sampras (14) to outright third on the list of Grand Slam title winners.

Sinner hopes to let racket do the talking

Sinner hopes to let racket do the talking

Rediff.com8 Jan 2025

Sinner gives the impression of a player with all the answers against whoever he comes up against, but the off-court questions he is likely to face about the doping case that surfaced in August might be harder to shrug off.

Serena bidding for 22nd Grand Slam title

Serena bidding for 22nd Grand Slam title

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Women's champion Serena Williams, bidding for her 22nd Grand Slam title, will have to overcome No 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the first singles semi-final at the Rod Laver Arena.

Giant killers Chung and Sandgren primed for big battle in Australian Open

Giant killers Chung and Sandgren primed for big battle in Australian Open

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

The Australian Open will lose one of its giant killers when South Korean Chung Hyeon meets American Tennys Sandgren in an unlikely quarter-final showdown at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

Australian Open: Halep halts Wickmayer

Australian Open: Halep halts Wickmayer

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

Third seed Simona Halep broke her hoodoo against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer with a 6-4, 6-2 win to sail into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.

Australian Open: Federer crushes Taiwanese teen to advance

Australian Open: Federer crushes Taiwanese teen to advance

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Roger Federer strolled into the second round of the Australian Open with a clinical 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 rout of Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun under the lights of Rod Laver Arena on Monday.

China's Li announces pregnancy news on centre court

China's Li announces pregnancy news on centre court

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Retired Australian Open champion Li Na told the centre court crowd at Melbourne Park on Monday that she was expecting her first child with her husband and former coach Jiang Shan.

PIX: Fans return to Australian Open after lockdown ends

PIX: Fans return to Australian Open after lockdown ends

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Players competed at empty stadiums at Melbourne Park through the five-day lockdown but reduced capacity crowds of 7,477 have been permitted in each of Thursday's two sessions and the same number for the singles finals sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

PICS: Marvellous Medvedev fires Russia to ATP Cup win

PICS: Marvellous Medvedev fires Russia to ATP Cup win

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

Daniil Medvedev fired Russia to victory in the $7.5 million ATP Cup with a dominant performance against Italy in Melbourne on Sunday.

Aus Open PHOTOS: Kvitova upset even as Djoko, Federer, Serena, cruise

Aus Open PHOTOS: Kvitova upset even as Djoko, Federer, Serena, cruise

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Images from Day 3 of the 2016 Australian Open in Melbourne, on Wednesday

Australian Open run was no 'fluke', says Collins

Australian Open run was no 'fluke', says Collins

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

Florida-born Collins battled hard in the first set on a stifling day at Rod Laver Arena but ended up steamrolled 7-6(2), 6-0 by eighth seed Kvitova.

Azarenka chomps down Meusburger to reach fourth round

Azarenka chomps down Meusburger to reach fourth round

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

Victoria Azarenka remained on course for a third straight Australian Open title with a thumping 6-1, 6-0 victory over Yvonne Meusburger in exactly an hour on Saturday.

Man arrested for courtside betting at Australian Open

Man arrested for courtside betting at Australian Open

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

A man has been arrested and charged at the Australian Open for 'courtsiding', a form of gambling that involves placing bets on point outcomes during a match from the side of the court, police said on Wednesday.

Wang avenges New York loss with Serena ouster

Wang avenges New York loss with Serena ouster

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

The 28-year-old said beating American great Williams was the finest win of her career, outstripping her upset of world number one Ash Barty at last year's US Open.

Aus Open PIX: Rybakina stuns Swiatek; Azarenka in quarters

Aus Open PIX: Rybakina stuns Swiatek; Azarenka in quarters

Rediff.com22 Jan 2023

Images from Day 7 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Sunday.

Aus Open PHOTOS: Serena marches on; Sharapova survives scare

Aus Open PHOTOS: Serena marches on; Sharapova survives scare

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

IMAGES from Day 5 of the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Friday.

Aus Open: Sinner mauls Shelton to set up Zverev final

Aus Open: Sinner mauls Shelton to set up Zverev final

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

Jannik Sinner kept alive his dream of becoming the first Italian to lift three Grand Slam singles trophies.

'I'll keep going': Djokovic vows to fight on

'I'll keep going': Djokovic vows to fight on

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

Defiant Djokovic still targeting Grand Slam wins after Australia setback

Kerber ends Konta's run, to face holder Serena in Melbourne final

Kerber ends Konta's run, to face holder Serena in Melbourne final

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Angelique Kerber ended Johanna Konta's fairytale run at the Australian Open with a 7-5, 6-2 victory on Thursday to earn a place in her first grand slam final.

PIX: Zverev drops set, but joins Alcaraz in quarters

PIX: Zverev drops set, but joins Alcaraz in quarters

Rediff.com19 Jan 2025

Carlos Alcaraz reached his second Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday when his opponent Jack Draper retired injured when trailing 7-5, 6-1.

Collins blows kisses at booing crowd, Sinner through

Collins blows kisses at booing crowd, Sinner through

Rediff.com16 Jan 2025

Danielle Collins gave the hostile crowd a roasting after beating local favourite Destanee Aiava in the second round of the Australian Open

Aus Open PIX: Nadal survives scare, meets Berrettini in semis

Aus Open PIX: Nadal survives scare, meets Berrettini in semis

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.

Shocking! Medvedev destroys net camera at Aus Open

Shocking! Medvedev destroys net camera at Aus Open

Rediff.com14 Jan 2025

Daniil Medvedev destroyed his racket and a net camera in a mid-match meltdown as he survived a huge scare against Thai wildcard Kasidit Samrej.

Bolelli-Fognini clinch Australian Open doubles title

Bolelli-Fognini clinch Australian Open doubles title

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini became the first all Italian pair to win a grand slam men's doubles title in almost 60 years when they beat Frenchmen Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-4 at the Australian Open on Saturday.

Djokovic's dad seen posing with fans carrying Russia flags

Djokovic's dad seen posing with fans carrying Russia flags

Rediff.com26 Jan 2023

Australian Open organisers have issued a reminder to players and their entourages about their policy on "inappropriate flags" after a video emerged showing Novak Djokovic's father posing for pictures with fans holding Russian flags.

Aus Open PIX: Tsitsipas subdues Lehecka to reach semi-final

Aus Open PIX: Tsitsipas subdues Lehecka to reach semi-final

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

The 24-year-old then pounced with Lehecka serving at 4-5, reaching match point with a searing backhand pass and wrapping up victory as his opponent netted a backhand.

PIX: Lehecka stuns Auger-Aliassime; Tsitsipas survives scare

PIX: Lehecka stuns Auger-Aliassime; Tsitsipas survives scare

Rediff.com22 Jan 2023

Images from the men's singles fourth round matches at the Australian Open, on Sunday.

Djokovic lauds American Smyczek's sportsmanship

Djokovic lauds American Smyczek's sportsmanship

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Novak Djokovic praised American Tim Smyczek's act of sportsmanship in his second round marathon against Rafa Nadal as "greater than sport itself" at the Australian Open on Thursday.

Aus Open PIX: Wow! Krejcikova, Keys are in quarters

Aus Open PIX: Wow! Krejcikova, Keys are in quarters

Rediff.com23 Jan 2022

Images from Day 7 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.

PIX: No handshakes for Belarusian Sabalenka and Ukraine's Tsurenko

PIX: No handshakes for Belarusian Sabalenka and Ukraine's Tsurenko

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

The two players merely acknowledged each other with a wave before heading off court.

What to expect at Australian Open

What to expect at Australian Open

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Seeing world number 50 Mischa Zverev and wildcard Denis Istomin upset the top two players in the world at Melbourne Park shows more players believe they can take shake up the established order and that can only be good for tennis, says Roger Federer.

Aus Open PIX: Osaka, Nadal, Barty through; Gauff out

Aus Open PIX: Osaka, Nadal, Barty through; Gauff out

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

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

Dodig, Polasek win Australian Open men's doubles title

Dodig, Polasek win Australian Open men's doubles title

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

It was the first Grand Slam triumph for Polasek, 35, who came out of retirement in 2018

Nadal laughs off fan's rude gesture

Nadal laughs off fan's rude gesture

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

Nadal was able to see the funny side and kept on laughing.