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Djokovic equals Federer’s record for most weeks, holding onto top position

Editorial Bureau March 1, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer’s all-time record for most weeks as ATP world number one on Monday, holding the top spot for the 310th week. Djokovic’s ninth Australian Open title last month guaranteed that he would surpass Federer’s record

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Djokovic thrashes Medvedev to claim ninth Australian Open title

Editorial Bureau February 21, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – In what is seen as a fitting climax to a tournament that had to contend with many uncertainties due to the pandemic, Novak Djokovic remained an unbreakable force as he trounced Daniil Medvedev to claim a record-extending ninth Australian Open title on Sunday. The world number one’s 7-5 6-2 6-2 triumph under […]

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Osaka claims second Australian Open title by defeating Brady

Editorial Bureau February 20, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – By trouncing Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 on Saturday, Japan’s Naomi Osaka claimed her second Australian Open title, cementing her standing as the new queen of the women’s game. Osaka’s victory over the 22nd-seeded American at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena gave the Japanese her fourth major crown. Fans hoping for a repeat […]

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Mertens, Sabalenka clinch women’s doubles title in Australian Open

Editorial Bureau February 19, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka win the Australian Open women’s doubles title on Friday for their second Grand Slam trophy together. The duo beat Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2 6-3. The pair wasted three championship points before Sabalenka set up a fourth with an ace and they wrapped up […]

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Australian Open: Muchova fights dizziness to trounce Barty and reach semi-final

Editorial Bureau February 17, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – During the Australian Open quarter-final against Ash Barty on Wednesday, Karolina Muchova felt dizzy and thought she would faint. However, a lengthy medical timeout helped her regain her composure. Top seed Barty was leading by a set and a break when Muchova called for the timeout. “I was feeling kind of dizzy […]

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Australian Open to admit fans from Thursday

Editorial Bureau February 17, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – For the last four days of the Australian Open tournament, fans will be able to watch the game from the stands after the state of Victoria announced that a snap lockdown would be lifted on Wednesday midnight. Victoria State Premier Dan Andrews said spectators allowed to watch the semi-finals and finals of […]

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Snap lockdown in Victoria to come to an end, officials to permit fans at Australian Open

Editorial Bureau February 17, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Officials in the Australian state of Victoria said that the five-day snap lockdown imposed there would end on Wednesday as no new cases were reported in a cluster linked to a hotel quarantine in the city of Melbourne. Restrictions on movement will be lifted at midnight, said state Premier Daniel Andrews, adding […]

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Kenin’s Melbourne worries deteriorate with defeat to Australian teen

Editorial Bureau February 14, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – After failing to defend her Australian Open title, Sofia Kenin’s trip to Melbourne got even worse on Sunday when the American suffered a shock defeat by unranked local teenager Olivia Gadecki in the second round of the Phillip Island Trophy. Three days earlier, Kenin had admitted to struggling under the pressure of […]

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Third seed Thiem loses out, says, ‘I’m not a machine’

Editorial Bureau February 14, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Third seed Dominic Thiem slumped out of the Australian Open on Sunday. He complained of physical issues, which he hadn’t revealed, after being beaten by 6-4 6-4 6-0 in the fourth round by Grigor Dimitrov. The US Open champion, who bounced back from two sets down to defeat Nick Kyrgios on Friday […]

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Barty trounces Alexandrova to reach fourth round of Australian Open

Editorial Bureau February 13, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – After tiding over a stumbling start, world number one Ash Barty made her way into the fourth round of the Australian Open by scoring a 6-2 6-4 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at an empty Margaret Court Arena on Saturday. The top seeded Australian was broken in her first service game but quickly […]