Ram earns first-ever win on clay at 31 years old

February 2, 2016 4

Rajeev Ram picked up his first main-draw win on clay at the ATP level when he beat Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 7-6(6) in round one of the Ecuador Open on Tuesday. And it was not merely his first such win of the season; it was the first clay-court win of his career–ever.
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King of Melbourne: Djokovic wins another Australian Open

January 31, 2016 101

Novak Djokovic tied Roy Emerson with a record six Australian Open titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) in Sunday night’s final. Djokovic has now won this tournament five times in the last six years after triumphing in two hours and 53 minutes. […]

Murray fights past Ferrer, Raonic also advances in four sets

January 27, 2016 5

The top three players in the world will be a part of the Australian Open semifinals after Andy Murray held off David Ferrer 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. As usual, Ferrer threw everything he had at a heavily-favored opponent but did not quite have enough firepower to pull off an upset. […]

Djokovic gets back on track, Federer cruises past Berdych

January 26, 2016 10

Novak Djokovic reduced his unforced error count by 73 from one match to the next when he destroyed Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Djokovic sprayed a shocking 100 errors in a five-set win over Gilles Simon on Sunday, but the world No. 1’s 27 mistakes were exactly half as many as Nishikori’s 54. […]

Raonic upsets Wawrinka to reach Australian Open quarters

January 25, 2016 27

Milos Raonic became the first player since 2012 to beat Stan Wawrinka at the Australian Open when the Canadian prevailed 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 during fourth-round action on Monday afternoon. Raonic cracked 24 and benefited from a poor serving performance by Wawrinka to get the job done after three hours and 45 minutes.
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Isner, Tomic flying respective flags Down Under

January 23, 2016 5

Death, taxes, and John Isner being the last American man at a Grand Slam. Those a pretty much three certainties of post-Andy Roddick tennis life. Isner found himself in that familiar spot after Saturday’s Australian Open action concluded. […]

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