MELBOURNE - Victoria Azarenka advanced to her first grand slam final after outlasting defending champion Kim Clijsters in a remarkable encounter at the Australian Open.
Clijsters, on what could have been her last appearance down under as she is due to retire at the end of the season, fought...

MELBOURNE - Maria Sharapova got the better of Russian compatriot Ekaterina Makarova today to advance to a semi-final meeting with Petra Kvitova at the Australian Open.
In a match of hard-hitting baseline rallies, fourth seed Sharapova possessed the greater accuracy, particularly at the key...

MELBOURNE - Kim Clijsters has kept her Australian Open title defence on track by moving into the semi-finals with victory over Caroline Wozniacki - stripping the Dane of her number one ranking in the process.
Showing no signs of the ankle injury sustained in her thrilling fourth-round win...

MELBOURNE - Serena Williams' winning run at the Australian Open came to a shuddering halt on Monday after she lost her fourth-round clash to Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets.
The American, seeded 12th after an injury-hit 18 months which saw her miss last year's event in Melbourne, had not...

MELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal was happy to reflect on a "complete match" after beating Lukas Lacko at the Australian Open.
World number two Nadal was pushed early on by the Slovakian qualifier, but once he upped his level, Lacko was powerless to stave off a 6-2 6-4 6-2 defeat in just under two...

MELBOURNE - Maria Sharapova may have dropped just two games in cruising into the third round of the Australian Open but the Russian has denied that indicates a lack of depth in the women's game.
Sharapova, seeded fourth in Melbourne, thrashed Jamie Hampton 6-0 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena,...

MELBOURNE - Crowd favourite Marcos Baghdatis suffered an early exit from the Australian Open on Wednesday going down 3-1 (7-6 6-4 5-7 6-1) to Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.
Baghdatis cut a frustrated figure throughout the encounter and vented his anger on his own equipment smashing four...

MELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal followed Roger Federer into round three of the Australian Open with an impressive 6-4 6-3 6-4 defeat of German veteran Tommy Haas.
Haas, 33 and twice a semi-finalist in Melbourne, has seen his career derailed by injury in recent years, but showed flashes of the play...

MELBOURNE - Andy Murray put a smile back on the face of British tennis after overcoming a scare to see off Ryan Harrison and book his place in the second round of the Australian Open.
Murray started day two in Melbourne as the last Briton standing in the main draws after five of his...

MELBOURNE – Marcos Baghdatis kicked off his Australian Open campaign in fine style on Monday morning with a straight sets victory over Germany’s Benjamin Becker and will now meet Switzerland’s Stanislav Wawrinka.
The Cypriot tennis star, who lost out on the chance to win the Sydney Open last...