Mistakes worry misfiring Clijsters

2011-01-27 07:12:33

MELBOURNE - Misfiring Kim Clijsters on Wednesday admitted she will be on her way out of the Australian Open if she cannot improve in her crunch semifinal with in-form Russian Vera Zvonareva.

Murray dodges Dolgopolov bullet to break into semi-finals

2011-01-26 15:23:48

Andy Murray ended Alexandr Dolgopolov's brilliant debut at Melbourne Park, slaying the giant-killing Ukrainian 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-3 with an impeccable defensive game to ease into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Li Na close to China's first Grand Slam singles final

2011-01-26 13:17:40

China's Li Na on Tuesday breezed past German Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-4 in the Australian Open women's singles quarterfinals, and continues her battle to be the first Chinese player to make it to a Grand Slam final.

Li: Break boosted career

2011-01-26 07:58:42

Chinese star to face top seed Wozniacki in the semis; has historic Slam title in her sights

World no 1 in fine form

2011-01-26 07:58:42

Caroline Wozniacki insisted she had the game to win a maiden Grand Slam singles title after seeing off French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in a classic Australian Open quarterfinal on Tuesday.

Federer's friendly rivalry with Rafa

2011-01-26 07:58:42

MELBOURNE - Roger Federer says his respectful and friendly rivalry with Rafael Nadal has had a beneficial effect on the cut-throat world of men's tennis.

Multi-lingual roger's extra workload

2011-01-26 07:58:42

Multi-lingual Roger Federer says his language skills have made for a more varied life although it means he has to give extra interviews.

China's Li through to Melbourne semi-finals

2011-01-25 10:15:22

China's Li Na stormed into her second successive Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday, recovering from early stumbles in both sets before blowing away German Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-4 with a ruthless barrage of clean hitting.

Li Na cruises into semifinals for the 2nd time

2011-01-25 10:07:00

Li Na of China beat Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the second straight year.

Now for the tough stuff, says confident Murray

2011-01-25 07:53:02

British fifth seed advances to quarters with 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 rout of Austrian

Roddick says it's hard to carry US hopes

2011-01-25 07:53:02

Andy Roddick admitted it was tough to carry the hopes of an expectant nation after his latest failure to break the United States' longest-ever men's Grand Slam drought.

Peng Pole-axed

2011-01-25 07:53:02

China's Peng Shuai wasted two match points against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska before tumbling out of the Australian Open 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in the fourth round on Monday.