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Garbine Muguruza prevailed 7-6(8) 7-5 in a battle of attrition against world number three Simona Halep to reach her first Australian Open final on Thursday. (Photo:AP)

Aus Open: Garbine Muguruza prevails over Simona Halep to reach 1st...

The unseeded Spaniard will now face American 14th seed Sofia Kenin bidding to win her 3rd major title.

30 Jan 2020 1:49 PM IST

Dominic Thiem ended six years of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian Open semi-final and rocked the old guard of mens tennis. (Photo:AFP)

Aus Open: Dominic Thiem stuns Rafael Nadal to enter 1st semis after...

After pulling off a nerve-shredding win on a hard-court, the 26-year-old will now face Alexander Zverev.

30 Jan 2020 1:36 PM IST

Roger Federer was fined USD 3,000 for using an audible obscenity during his Australian Open quarter-final victory over American Tennys Sandgren, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

Roger Federer fined USD 3,000 for audible obscenity

Federer received a code violation for swearing in the 3rd set after the lineswoman reported to Marijana Veljovic.

30 Jan 2020 1:27 PM IST

Sofia Kenin sent world number one Asleigh Barty spinning out of the Melbourne Park semi-finals 7-6(6) 7-5 on Thursday.(Photo:AP)

Aus Open: Sofia Kenin stuns Ashleigh Barty to reach final

Kenin crushed Ashleigh-'s hopes of a first home-grown champion at the Grand Slam in 42 years.

30 Jan 2020 12:17 PM IST

German seventh seed Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat former champion Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach his first career Grand Slam semi-final. (Photo:AFP)

Australian Open: Alexander Zverev stuns Stan Wawrinka, reaches 1st...

Swiss Wawrinka broke Zverev twice early in the opening set to breeze through the opening set.

29 Jan 2020 12:40 PM IST

US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has been named in the Canadian team that will face Switzerland in next weeks Fed Cup qualifier but will only make her season debut if her knee injury has fully recovered, Tennis Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo:instagram)

Biana Andreescu in Canada team for Fed Cup qualifiers

Andreescu will be joined in the Canada squad by Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Annie Fernandez.

29 Jan 2020 11:55 AM IST

Garbine Muguruza stormed back into the Grand Slam big time with a 7-5 6-3 win over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

Aus Open: Garbine Muguruza downs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach 1st...

The twice Grand Slam champion will meet former finalist Simona Halep on Thursday for a place in Saturdayâ€™s final.

29 Jan 2020 11:46 AM IST

Simona Halep needed just 53 minutes to thrash Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

Aus Open: Simona Halep beats Anett Kontaveit, reaches semis

The whirlwind victory gives the fourth seed more time to go â€œshoppingâ€.

29 Jan 2020 11:41 AM IST

Switzerlands Roger Federer hits a return against Tennys Sandgren of the US during their mens singles quarter-finals of Australian Open

Federer saves seven match points in -'miracle-' escape

The six-time champion, saved three match points at 4-5 in the fourth set and four more in tie-breaker to win 6-3, 2-6,...

28 Jan 2020 5:23 PM IST

Sofia Kenin kept her game neat and tidy to see off big-hitting Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 at the Australian Open on Tuesday and reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. (Photo:AFP)

Aus Open: Sofia Kenin beats Ons Jabeur, reaches semi-final for first...

The 21-year-old American arrived in Melbourne after a breakthrough 2019 season when she won all three of her WTA singles...

28 Jan 2020 1:03 PM IST

Australias Ashleigh Barty hits a return against Czech Republics Petra Kvitova during their womens singles quarter-final match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2020. Barty won the match to reach the semi-finals.(AFP)

Ashleigh Barty avenges Kvitova defeat to reach first Australian Open...

World No. 1 reaches semi-finals in her home Grand Slam event for the first time

28 Jan 2020 10:49 AM IST

Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stayed brave in the face of a spirited fightback from former champion Angelique Kerber to move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. (Photo:AFP)

Aus Open: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeats Angelique Kerber to reach...

Russia-'s Pavlyuchenkova had beaten the ex-champion, Kerber, with a 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-2 win on Monday

27 Jan 2020 7:52 PM IST