Novak Djokovic The Australian Open finished off with a truly extraordinary mens final as Novak Djokovic outlasted Rafael Nadal in 5 sets, 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5. The final, which lasted a staggering five hours and 53 minutes broke several records; not only was it the longest ever match at the Australian Open, but it…
Rafael Nadal The final match of the Australian Open will see Novak Djokovic take on Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s mens final. Both players have had terrific tournaments so far; Djokovic strolled through the opening rounds before being tested by Lleyton Hewitt and David Ferrer in the 4th round and quarter-finals respectively, and then surviving a…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka was crowned as the winner of the Australian Open and the new world number one as she produced a terrific performance in the final to defeat Maria Sharapova, 6-3 6-0. This is the fourth time in a row that a new female Grand Slam champion has been crowned as Azarenka finally…
Victoria Azarenka The Australian Open final will be contested between the number three seed, Victoria Azarenka and the number four seed, Maria Sharapova. Azarenka has had a fantastic tournament so far losing just two sets along the way. The two lost sets came in her last two matches against Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarter-finals and…
Novak Djokovic I didn’t think it was possible that the first semi-final in which Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in 4 sets could be topped; however Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray served up a quite astonishing match on Friday night with Djokovic pulling off the tightest of victories with a 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-5…
I have noticed many of my previous videos were not loading as they all had a copyright claim from Tennis Australia! I have managed to replace some of them with better videos now… back to Djokovic vs. Murray 🙂
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal recovered from the loss of the first set to defeat Roger Federer in a fantastic semi-final match, 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4. At the beginning of the match, you would have been hard pressed to predict the actual outcome of this match as Federer came out on fire displaying incredible variety with…
Victoria Azarenka claimed her biggest ever scalp in a Grand Slam as she beat Kim Clijsters, 6-4 1-6 6-3 to advance to her first ever Grand Slam final. Azarenka started the match in fine form as she needed just one break to take the first set. Clijsters came roaring back in the second set and…
The Australian Open has failed to deliver any truly memorable matches so far but this could all change with a sensational semi-final line-up for both the men and women. The mens is rather predictable, but incredibly exciting at the same time with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray ready to do battle…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova beat Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2 6-3 on day 10 of the Australian Open to progress to the semi-finals. It was a relatively routine victory for Sharapova who hit 26 winners through the course of the match and was more solid on serve than her previous match with Lisicki losing just one service…
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