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The U.S. Open champion recovered both times and avoided slipping out of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 win over Hsieh Su-wei. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka survives scare to reach fourth round

Osaka was getting flustered, unable to dictate rallies and seemingly unable to find a way to deal with Hsieh's unusual...

19 Jan 2019 11:11 AM IST

Swiss great Federer was also on fire in taming big-serving American Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to stay on track for a third successive title at Melbourne Park and a 21st Grand Slam crown. (Photo: AFP)

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Australian Open: Sharapova stuns Wozniacki as ice men Nadal, Federer...

Marin Cilic, battled back from two sets down, surviving two match points to beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco in a 4hr...

18 Jan 2019 8:27 PM IST

Serbian top seed Djokovic is looking to make history by winning a seventh title. (Photo: AFP)

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Australian Open: Serena Williams, Halep advance; Djokovic races past...

Simona Halep and young gun Alexander Zverev had to dig deep to make the third round on a day of epic battles.

17 Jan 2019 8:11 PM IST

Milos Raonic in action on Thursday during the

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Australian Open 2019: Milos Raonic edges Stanislas Wawrinka in 4...

Raonic delivered 39 aces, part of an impressive ratio of 84 total winners to only 44 unforced errors.

17 Jan 2019 1:11 PM IST

Federer might be 37 but hes not showing his age, with British qualifier Dan Evans the latest to fall under his spell as he works towards a third successive Australian crown and 21st major victory. (Photo: AP)

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Australian Open: Federer, Nadal stay on track as Sharapova sets up...

However, it was curtains for South African Kevin Anderson, who slumped out to young American Frances Tiafoe.

16 Jan 2019 8:37 PM IST

The German Wimbledon champion produced a clinical display to advance 6-2, 6-3 in humid conditions. (Photo: AFP)

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Australian Open 2019: Angelique Kerber safely navigates her way into...

Kerber is on course for a quarter-final clash with fifth-seeded American Sloane Stephens if results go as expected.

16 Jan 2019 4:20 PM IST

Bryan said Murray, 31, had explored every conceivable avenue trying to find a solution to his chronic hip pain. (Photo: AFP)

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Andy Murray can still come back after hip surgery: Bob Bryan

Murray bowed out of the Australian Open on Monday for potentially the last time after saying his hip pain was too much...

16 Jan 2019 4:13 PM IST

$\I thought I started pretty well, started aggressively, but she started making less errors and I was just trying to stay consistent,\ the 28-year-old said. (Photo: AP)$ Sports

Australian Open 2019: Wozniacki through to third round after win...

Wozniacki said she was enjoying her campaign after two straight sets wins in the opening rounds.

16 Jan 2019 1:13 PM IST

The Bryan brothers, who have won 16 Grand Slam doubles titles together, will meet Adrian Mannarino and Andreas Mies in the second round at Melbourne Park. (Photo: AP)

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Australian Open 2019: Bryan brothers register win in doubles opener

The twins returned for the ASB Classic earlier this month and reached the semifinals before heading to Melbourne for the...

16 Jan 2019 12:57 PM IST

The ageless 20-time Grand Slam champion, who is gunning for a record seventh Melbourne Park title and third in a row, had breezed past Denis Istomin in the first round, but was given a much tougher examination by the world number 189. (Photo: AFP)

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Australian Open 2019: Roger Federer beats Britain's Dan Evans to reach...

Federer will next play either France's Gael Monfils, seeded 30, or American Taylor Fritz in the last 32.

16 Jan 2019 12:26 PM IST

Frances Tiafoe rolled up his sleeve, flexed and slapped his biceps muscle five times to celebrate the biggest victory of his career. (Photo: AFP)

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Australian Open 2019: Tiafoe flexes after stunning Anderson in second...

Anderson had won all three previous matchups against the 39th-ranked Tiafoe.

16 Jan 2019 12:15 PM IST

Stephens had to work hard for the win over Babos, despite the deceptively one-sided scoreline. (Photo: AP)

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Sloane Stephens out to improve abysmal Australian Open record

The American has endured a horror run since reaching the semi-final in 2013, exiting in the first round in 2015, 2016...

16 Jan 2019 10:41 AM IST