Australian Open

The Australian Open kicks off the tennis year. It's the first grand slam of the year and often sets the pace as players jockey for ranking points in the Land Down Under.

Feb 01 2010

Australian Open 2010 - Highlights

Roger Federer Secures his 16th Grand Slam

Roger beats a couple more of his own records en route to his 16th Grand Slam win. On the other side of the draw, Serena Williams stays strong by fending off a near defeat in the quarters against Victoria Azarenka, and in the semis against Li Na. Her sister Venus gets ousted; U.S. Open champ Clijsters gets blow out of the water in the third round in her worst loss ever; and Justine makes a dream comeback run to the finals where Serena takes her down in a battle for the ages... read more »

Feb 01 2009

Australian Open 2009

In the Land Down Under, the legends prevail

The last year has shown to be a changing of the guard in the men's game, as Nadal ends Federer's Wimbledon streak at 5 and takes the world number one ranking and the Olympic gold from under his nose. At the same time, the women's game gets shaken up as the number one position gets jostled around between the top seeds - the Serbs (Ivanovic, Jankovic), the Russians (Dementieva, Safina), and the Americans (the Williams sisters). At the same time, the young guns are starting to make their mark - and the odds-makers favor the UK's Andy Murray as the champion, even though he's never won a Grand Slam. On the women's side, people expect Russian domination, but don't count out the ever dominant Serena and Venus Williams. In the end, the legends prevail, as Federer takes down Nadal in a classic five set showdown, and Serena trounces Marat Safin's little sis Safina in a straight set blowout... read more »