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Kiki Bertens column: Achilles injury stopped me playing doubles with Barty
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Friday, 24 January 2020 15:27
Kiki Bertens, the Dutch world number 10, is the latest WTA Tour star to feature in a BBC Sport column. In her third piece at the Australian Open, the 2016 French Open semi-finalist talks about matching her best run in Melbourne, her sadness at hearing Dutch wheelchair legend Esther Vergeer is fighting cancer and whether there should be a punishment…
Australian Open: Where does Serena Williams' defeat leave the 23-time Grand Slam champion?
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Friday, 24 January 2020 09:02
"I'm way too old to play like this," Serena Williams declared, as she dissected her earliest Australian Open exit for 14 years.That was not a nod in the direction of retirement. In fact, she promised to return to the practice court the following day in pursuit of the piece of tennis history which still eludes her.Friday's three-set defeat by China's…
Gauff shines before getting on with homework, Federer through and Williams exits on epic day
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Friday, 24 January 2020 09:18
Thrillers in sport are like buses: you wait ages for one and then three come along at once.The fifth day of the Australian Open saw 15-year-old Coco Gauff re-emerge and stun defending champion Naomi Osaka in a brutal display in Melbourne.That came just after pre-tournament favourite Serena Williams, chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, was knocked out by…
Six-time champion Federer survives scare to win in final-set tie-break
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Friday, 24 January 2020 07:43
Six-time champion Roger Federer survived a huge scare to beat unseeded Australian John Millman 10-8 in a final-set tie-break and reach the Australian Open fourth round.The Swiss world number three won 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (10-8) in an epic that lasted four hours three minutes.Federer, 38, trailed 8-4 in the deciding tie-break - but won six points in…
Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty beats Elena Rybakina to reach fourth round
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 22:33
World number one Ashleigh Barty overcame a jittery start to defeat in-form Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-2 and reach the Australian Open fourth round.Home favourite Barty was broken in her first two service games, but broke back on both occasions before breaking again in the sixth game of the first set.Kazakh Rybakina, the champion in Hobart last week, converted only two…
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 22:53
Australian Open: Ruthless Novak Djokovic defeats Yoshihito Nishioka in three sets
Friday, 24 January 2020 03:44
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 23:21
'I literally can't do that again. That's unprofessional' - Williams suffers earliest Melbourne defeat since 2006
Friday, 24 January 2020 02:43
American teenager Gauff stuns defending champion Osaka in Melbourne
Thursday, 23 January 2020 00:06
Australian Open: Joe Salisbury beats fellow Briton Dan Evans in doubles
Thursday, 23 January 2020 06:26
All top 10 women's seeds reach third round
Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:11
Top seed Nadal advances, Thiem & Khachanov battle through
Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:46
Kyrgios mimics Nadal in four-set win
Thursday, 23 January 2020 01:58
Dart and Watson go out as British singles interest ends
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 06:14
Australian Open: Harriet Dart hopes to make amends against Simona Halep
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 06:14
Britain's Evans set to skip Tokyo Olympics
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 05:56
Kiki Bertens column: 'Idol' Clijsters' comeback was a complete surprise
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 01:50
Serena Williams makes Australian Open third round with straight-set win
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 21:50
Djokovic eases through & Tsitsipas advances without hitting a ball
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 22:52
Australian Open: Coco Gauff sets up meeting with defending champion Naomi Osaka
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 21:57
Watson fights back to reach second round in Australia but Evans loses
Monday, 20 January 2020 19:50
Teenage ex-skier Sinner wins & impresses Federer
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 01:01
Johanna Konta out of Australian Open: 'The season is long,' says British number one
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 01:45
Nadal cruises into Australian Open round two
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 01:55
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