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Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 10:28 AM

Roger Federer's victory in the Australian Open has taken him to within 155 points of world number one Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings released on Monday. Read more »

Australian Open champion Wozniacki top of rankings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 10:25 AM

Caroline Wozniacki moved to the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday on the back of her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open. Read more »

Federer 'no idea' how long he will go on

Robert SMITH, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 10:35 AM

Age-defying Roger Federer says after winning his third Grand Slam title in a year he has no idea how long he will continue playing. Read more »

Weeping Federer hails emotional 6th Australian Open title

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 10:36 PM

Even after 20 grand slam titles, the tears gushing down Roger Federer's cheeks after winning his sixth Australian Open crown on Sunday showed the competitive fires still rage within the 36-year-old Swiss. Read more »

Federer wins Australian Open for 20th grand slam title

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 28 10:39 PM

Switzerland's Roger Federer claimed a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title with a 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic on Sunday. Read more »

Cilic in firing line as Federer eyes another title

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 08:40 AM

Defending champion Roger Federer aims yet again to rewrite the history books Sunday as he lines up for a 30th Grand Slam final, with only Marin Cilic standing in the way of another title. Read more »

Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki wins title, reclaims top world ranking

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 27 08:39 PM

MELBOURNE—Caroline Wozniacki claimed her maiden grand slam title with a 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 win over top seed Simona Halep in the Australian Open final on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: More Slam glory beckons for ageless Federer

Robert Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 05:18 PM

Only Marin Cilic stands between Federer and a 20th Grand Slam title as an injury-ravaged Australian Open staggers to its Sunday final at Melbourne Park. Read more »

Australian Open: First Slam and No. 1 at stake for Halep, Wozniacki

Daniel Hicks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 26 10:24 PM

Halep and Wozniacki will each be trying to end a Grand Slam jinx when they lock horns in the women's final Saturday between the world's two best players. Read more »

Australian Open: Federer into final as opponent retires injured

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 26 06:15 PM

Federer was leading 6-1, 5-2 when Chung Hyeon of South Korea called it quits with foot blisters. Federer will now face Marin Cilic in Sunday's final. Read more »

Ruthless Cilic routs ailing Edmund to reach Aussie Open final

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 08:05 PM

A business-like Marin Cilic defused the firepower of Kyle Edmund before crushing the ailing Briton 6-2 7-6(4) 6-2 to become Croatia's first Australian Open finalist on Thursday. Read more »

Wozniacki survives scare to reach maiden Aussie Open final

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 03:49 PM

Caroline Wozniacki came through a late bout of nerves to reach the Australian Open final for a first time with a 6-3 7-6(2) victory over Belgian Elise Mertens on Thursday, giving herself another shot at winning a maiden grand slam title. Read more »

Maiden Australia final beckons for Cilic and Edmund

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 10:16 AM

A first Australian Open final beckons Thursday for either Marin Cilic or Kyle Edmund, with three of the four women in action also gunning for a new Melbourne experience. Read more »

Tennis: Kerber roadblock for grand slam hopefuls Halep, Wozniacki

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 12:07 AM

MELBOURNE - A revitalised Angelique Kerber stands as a huge roadblock to the maiden grand slam hopes of world number one Simona Halep and number two Caroline Wozniacki at the Australian Open women's semi-finals at the Rod Laver Arena on Thursday. Read more »

Tennis: Wary Federer through to semis after Hawkeye hiccup

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 09:15 PM

MELBOURNE - A momentary loss of Roger Federer's trademark cool enlivened an otherwise routine victory by the defending champion over Tomas Berdych as the Swiss player moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Read more »

Bogeyman Chung set to give rivals nightmares - coach

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 08:16 PM

MELBOURNE - Nightmares loom for players dreaming of grand slam success if they have the misfortune of running into bespectacled bogeyman Chung Hyeon in coming years, according to his coach Neville Godwin. Read more »

Tennis: Halep roars back to dismantle Pliskova

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 07:25 PM

MELBOURNE - Top seed Simona Halep recovered from a slow start before racing away to a 6-3 6-2 victory over big-serving Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in their Australian Open quarter-final on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Belgium's Mertens keeps calm, collected in Australian Open bid

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 24 07:12 PM

MELBOURNE - Unseeded Elise Mertens has extended a breakout year to storm into the semi-finals of her Australian Open debut by keeping a cool head and honing her technical skills. Read more »

Tennis: Chung becomes South Korea's first grand slam semi-finalist

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 01:55 PM

Chung Hyeon's trailblazing run through the Australian Open continued on Wednesday as the South Korean tossed American Tennys Sandgren aside 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3 to become his nation's first grand slam semi-finalist. Read more »

Kerber on fire in Keys rout to reach semis

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 24 02:00 PM

Former champion Angelique Kerber signalled her intent to wrest back the Australian Open title as she brutally crushed US Open finalist Madison Keys on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. Read more »

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