One day after 2014 Australian Open men's champion Stan Wawrinka fell out of the French Open in the first round, the women's champion followed suit.
China's Li Na, the second seed at Roland Garros, fell to local favorite Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
The 21-year old Mladenovic, ranked 103rd in the world, will next face...
Yesterday the defending men's champion, today the defending women's champion.
Just like the men, there will be a new Australian Open singles women's champion in 2014 as two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka was upset by fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
With Azarenka,...
The upsets continued for the women at the Australian Open as third-seeded Maria Sharapova and eighth-seeded Jelena Jankovic both lost their fourth round matches.
Sharapova was upset by No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 while Jankovic fell to No. 11 Simona Halep of Romania 6-4, 2-6, 6-0. Cibulkova and Halep will face each...
Men's top seed Rafael Nadal defeated No. 25 Gaels Monfils with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 last night to advance to the fourth round. Up next is Kei Nishikori. The 16th-seeded Japanese defeated American Donald Young in straight sets.
Fourth-seeded Andy Murray defeated No. 26 Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-2. Murray's fourth round...
Fifth-seed Juan Martin del Potro is out of the Australian Open after a shocking 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round. It is the fourth time in eight years that the Argentine has been bounced this early.
The same fate almost befell third seed Maria Sharapova who had to battle in extreme...
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray showed little rust as he cruised to a 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Japan's Go Soeda in his first round match in just 85 minutes. The three-time Australian Open runner-up is four months removed from back surgery.
Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka overcame a slow start, and scorching...
The 2013 tennis calendar was one filled with several special moments and interesting story lines.
We saw Rafael Nadal return from a knee injury to reclaim his number one ranking. We saw Serena Williams continue to dominate the rest of the WTA Tour. We saw history being made, with Andy Murray becoming the first British player in 77...
