Venus Williams stumbles into Australian Open third round
Venus Williams advanced to the Australian Open third round with an unimpressive 7-5 6-4 victory over France’s Camille Pin.
The former world number one had to come from behind in both sets (from 4-5 in...
Nicole Vaidisova apologizes for defeating Alicia Molik at Australian Open
At the third day of the Australian Open, No.12 seed Nicole Vaidisova of Czech Republic defeated Australian Alicia Molik in straight sets 6-2 6-3 , and later apologized for beating the local favorite.
Vaidisova's domination...
Maria Sharapova makes quick work of Lindsay Davenport at Australian Open
Lindsay Davenport was not a big challenge to fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova who defeated her 6-1 6-3 in little over an hour.
Sharapova took the first set in just 26 minutes. The second set was much...
Marion Bartoli, Agnes Szavay lose in Australian Open first round
Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli and Hungarian sensation Agnes Szavay lost in the first round of the Australian Open. I didn't expect these two members of the top 20 to leave Melbourne so early.
No.10 seed...
Mystery of Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open dress solved
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Until she showed up on court to play her first round match at the Australian Open we didn’t know for sure which dress Maria Sharapova would be...
Thankful Jelena Jankovic survives epic scare in Australian Open first round
Third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after a long and totally undecided encounter with Austrian prodigy Tamira Paszek.
Except for a few moments in the match...
Australian Open had only 4 full-time staff members in the past, now 140
The Australian Open was run by just four full-time staff members sixteen years ago, while today that number is 140.
Sarah Clement, who is now Tennis Australia’s general manager of operations and events, was one...
Jelena Dokic angry for not getting the Australian Open wildcard
Former world number four Jelena Dokic failed to qualify for the 2008 Australian Open, and now she’s angry at Tennis Australia (TA) for not giving her a wildcard.
Besides criticizing them for not supporting her...
Jelena Dokic hasn’t qualified for the 2008 Australian Open
Jelena Dokic’s big plans of competing at the 2008 Australian Open are over as she failed to qualify losing 6-2 6-1 to Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the second round.
What was one of most...
Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open 2008 dresses
It’s always worth taking a look at the fashion choices of Russian fashionista Maria Sharapova who always introduces something completely new and impressive (check out my retrospection of her 2007 outfits). For the 2008...