Gasquet impresses, but Federer flies into Australian Open fourth round

January 20, 2018 5

A thriller along the lines of last year’s Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal this was not. But it also wasn’t as routine as some of Federer’s frequent lightning-quick three-set beatdowns. During third-round action on Saturday, the 36-year-old held off Richard Gasquet 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 after one hour and 59 minutes. […]

Australian Open R4 preview and prediction: Dimitrov vs. Kyrgios

January 20, 2018 36

Grigor Dimitrov and Nick Kyrgios will be squaring off for the fourth time in their careers and for the second time already this season when they battle for a spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday. Kyrgios had been 0-2 in the head-to-head series before he scored a recent 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory in the Brisbane semifinals. […]

Australian Open R4 preview and prediction: Wozniacki vs. Rybarikova

January 20, 2018 3

Caroline Wozniacki is on her second life in Melbourne. So far, she is making good use of it. One round after after staging a miracle comeback, Wozniacki advanced to the last 16 in far more routine fashion by defeating Kiki Bertens 6-4, 6-3 on Friday. Next up for the Dane is Magdalena Rybarikova. […]

Nadal remains dominant at Australian Open in straight-set rout of Dzumhur

January 19, 2018 8

Continuing his blistering pace Down Under, Rafael Nadal erased Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 during third-round action on Friday night. The world No. 1 fired four aces without double-faulting a single time and he broke Dzumhur seven times in just three short sets before prevailing in hone hour and 50 minutes. […]

Dimitrov takes down Rublev to avenge U.S. Open loss

January 19, 2018 4

Grigor Dimitrov bowed out of last summer’s U.S. Open in a surprising upset loss to Andrey Rublev. It’s fair to say the Bulgarian learned from his mistakes. Dimitrov took notes from that 2017 setback and turned in a smarter performance, getting revenge on Rublev 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in round three of the Australian Open. […]

Monfils wilts, Djokovic perseveres into Australian Open third round

January 18, 2018 2

Dealing–or failing to deal–with brutally hot conditions in Melbourne, Gael Monfils wilted soon after winning the opener as Novak Djokovic eventually pulled away for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 victory. In the latest installment of a matchup that never delivers, the six-time Aussie Open champion survived after two hours and 45 minutes.
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