Dejected Tsitsipas bows out leaving Greek fans hoping for more
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared heartbroken after managing just six games in his maiden Grand Slam semi-final against Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open on Thursday, but his fans left Melbourne Park celebrating the arrival of a new national hero.
Djokovic backs Pouille to knock on top-10 door after Melbourne run
Lucas Pouille may be the Australian Open’s surprise package but his semi-final opponent Novak Djokovic said the Frenchman has the qualities to build on his good start to the season and firmly establish himself as a top 10 player.
Novak Djokovic v Lucas Pouille
A look at the records of Serbian Novak Djokovic and Frenchman Lucas Pouille before their semi-final match at the Australian Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Epic Serena win took toll, Pliskova says after Osaka loss
Beating Serena Williams from four matchpoints down barely 24 hours ago left Karolina Pliskova both physically and emotionally drained and the Czech said she was low on energy in her Australian Open semi-final loss to Naomi Osaka on Thursday.
Melbourne final feels ‘bit unreal’ for Japan’s Osaka
Reaching the final in consecutive Grand Slams after winning the U.S. Open last year seems a “bit unreal” for Naomi Osaka, but the Japanese 21-year-old said her hard work in the off-season was bearing fruit.
Nadal storms into Melbourne final with Tsitsipas blitz
Rafa Nadal ended Stefanos Tsitsipas’s trailblazing run at the Australian Open on Thursday, serving up a semi-final masterclass to blitz the 20-year-old Greek 6-2 6-4 6-0 and reach his fifth final at Melbourne Park.
Nadal dismantles Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final
A marauding Rafa Nadal ended Stefanos Tsitsipas’s trailblazing run at the Australian Open on Thursday, thrashing the 20-year-old Greek in a 6-2 6-4 6-0 masterclass to reach a fifth final at Melbourne Park.
Osaka says sponsor apologized over controversial commercial
Japanese noodle company Nissin has apologized to Naomi Osaka after controversially depicting her in a commercial which has since been removed, the 21-year-old said on Thursday.
Kvitova on the brink of crowning brave comeback
Petra Kvitova stands on the verge of completing one of the bravest comebacks in tennis after ending the fairytale run of unseeded American Danielle Collins to reach her first Australian Open final on Thursday.
Traumatized Kvitova doubted she would ever be back in Slam contention
Petra Kvitova was left such a nervous wreck after being attacked by a home intruder in 2016 that she struggled to be in a room by herself, let alone have thoughts of returning to the tour as a Grand Slam contender.
