Zheng Qinwen meets China's two-time Grand Slam singles champion Li Na after her third round match at Melbourne Park on Saturday. AUSTRALIAN OPEN MELBOURNE, Australia — Zheng Qinwen had just regaled the Rod Laver Arena crowd with her memories of Li Na's triumph in the Australian Open final when she had a surprise visitor. In the brief time on court …
China's Zhang Zhizhen plays a forehand return to Federico Coria of Argentina during their Australian Open first-round match at Melbourne Park on Monday. AP China ace Zhang Zhizhen laid down a marker in Melbourne, as he cruised pass Argentinian Federico Coria in straight sets on Monday to clinch his first career win at the Australian Open. Zhang's maiden Australian Open …
Former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki said she hoped her young children were in bed after progressing to the second round when Magda Linette retired injured on Sunday. The former world number one, who retired in 2020, said it felt good to be back at Melbourne Park, six years after she lifted her only Grand Slam title. “The court brings …
MELBOURNE, Australia — It was a long road back to elite-level tennis for Mackenzie McDonald, and his victory over defending champion Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open showed just how much things have changed for the 27-year-old Californian who was a college star at UCLA. “Before, I wasn’t really up to beating a guy like that — or even believing …
The Russian world number two took all that the mercurial Australian and the Melbourne spectators could throw at him to march into the third round. Melbourne: Daniil Medvedev took aim at sections of the raucous Australian Open crowd following his entertaining victory over home hero Nick Kyrgios on Thursday, saying: “They probably have a low IQ.” The Russian world number …
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