http://www.mail.com/subjects/37484-australian-open-tennis-championships.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/37484-australian-open-tennis-championships.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1889710-azarenka-3rd-round-qatar-stephens.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fresh off winning a second consecutive Australian Open, top-ranked Victoria Azarenka breezed into the third round of the Qatar Open with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Romina Oprandi on Wednesday. The defending champion was joined by fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki. Radwanska beat Australian qualifier Anastasia Rodiono... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:42:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1889710-azarenka-3rd-round-qatar-stephens.html 2013-02-13T20:42:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871664-venus-williams-pulls-qatar-open.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open due to an ongoing lower back injury. The 23rd-ranked Williams has been hampered by back problems since the Australian Open. She missed the Open GDF Suez tournament and will skip the upcoming Fed Cup match against Italy because of the injury. Andrea Hlavackova w... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871664-venus-williams-pulls-qatar-open.html 2013-02-06T07:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849502-djokovic-completes-australian-open-hat-trick.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — No shirt ripping or bare-chested flexing this time. Novak Djokovic completed his work before midnight, defeating Andy Murray in four sets for his third consecutive Australian Open title and fourth overall. It was also the second time in three years Djokovic had beaten his longtime friend in this final. So the celebration was mu... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849502-djokovic-completes-australian-open-hat-trick.html 2013-01-27T17:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849186-djokovic-beats-murray-3rd-straight-aust-title.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday's final. Little wonder he loves Rod Laver Arena. "It's definitely my favorite Grand Slam," he said. "It's an incredible feeling winning this trophy once more. I love this c... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849186-djokovic-beats-murray-3rd-straight-aust-title.html 2013-01-27T14:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847512-djokovic-vs-murray-australian-open-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic remembers when he was about 11 and meeting a boy his age named Andy Murray. The young Murray from Dunblane, Scotland, was "quite pale," recalled the Serbian, known as "The Joker" for his wisecracks. Back then, they were playing on the juniors' circuit "just trying to play tennis and enjoy the game," Djokovic said... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847512-djokovic-vs-murray-australian-open-final.html 2013-01-27T02:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847570-azarenka-beats-li-defends-australian-open-title.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out. Considering the cascading criticism she'd encountered after her previous win, Azarenka didn't need the focus of the Australian Open final... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847570-azarenka-beats-li-defends-australian-open-title.html 2013-01-26T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846370-beating-federer-murray-reaches-aussie-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray was sucking in deep breaths, trying to recover from his exhausting win over Roger Federer. Pain was very much on his mind. The U.S. Open champion defeated Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 in a four-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night. It was Murray's first victory against the 17-time major winner at a... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846370-beating-federer-murray-reaches-aussie-final.html 2013-01-25T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845514-murray-edges-federer-reaches-australian-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam. The U.S. Open champion beat 17-time major winner Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 Friday at the Australian Open, calling it a massive confidence boost as he attempts to win his second consecutive major. Murray, who missed his chance to serv... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845514-murray-edges-federer-reaches-australian-final.html 2013-01-25T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845584-murray-advances-to-australian-open-mens-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam. The U.S. Open champion stayed in the hunt for a second consecutive major title with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 win over the 17-time Grand Slam champion at the Australian Open on Friday. Murray will play defending champion and top-seeded Novak Djokovic, who wa... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845584-murray-advances-to-australian-open-mens-final.html 2013-01-25T12:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1843638-azarenka-eludes-chokehold-gains-australian-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sloane Stephens sat for nine minutes, mostly staring at the court and trying to forget the curious timing of Victoria Azarenka's medical timeout. She may have been the only one trying to ignore it. The 19-year-old American had just saved five match points and broken Azarenka. But she knew she had to hold serve to stay in her fi... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1843638-azarenka-eludes-chokehold-gains-australian-final.html 2013-01-24T18:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842608-azarenka-beats-stephens-sets-up-final-vs-li.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens. Li Na wasn't flustered at all in an easy victory over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova. The result is that Li will play for the Australian Open title against Azarenka, who ended Stephens' unexpected run to the semif... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842608-azarenka-beats-stephens-sets-up-final-vs-li.html 2013-01-24T10:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842648-djokovic-advances-to-australian-open-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his third consecutive Australian Open final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over No. 4-seeded David Ferrer on Thursday night. The top-ranked Djokovic was in dominating form, hitting 30 crisp winners in the 1-hour, 29-minute match. He is aiming to be the first man in the Open era ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842648-djokovic-advances-to-australian-open-final.html 2013-01-24T09:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840510-defending-champ-azarenka-final-li.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka overcame some anxiety, a sore left knee, and a slew of frustrating forehand errors before fending off American teenager Sloane Stephens to reach the Australian Open final against Li Na. For the second time in two days, 19-year-old Stephens sat patiently in a courtside chair late in the second set while an expe... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840510-defending-champ-azarenka-final-li.html 2013-01-24T06:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842276-azarenka-advances-to-australian-open-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Victoria Azarenka has advanced to the Australian Open final with a 6-1, 6-4 win over 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens. Azarenka wasted five match points in the ninth game of the second set, then took a medical time out for what appeared to be a back or shoulder injury. She had hurt her left ankle earlier ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842276-azarenka-advances-to-australian-open-final.html 2013-01-24T05:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839796-williams-loses-to-stephens-federer-advances.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams was only thinking out loud when she muttered this Australian Open had been "the worst two weeks." Not long after a courtside microphone picked up those comments during her quarterfinal with 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens, things got a whole lot worse. Stephens outplayed Williams, whose movement and serves ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839796-williams-loses-to-stephens-federer-advances.html 2013-01-23T13:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840030-federer-advances-to-australian-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer has beaten No. 7-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for a 10th consecutive year. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will next play U.S. Open winner Andy Murray, who advanced in straight sets earlier Wednesday over unseeded Jeremy Chardy of France. The 31-... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840030-federer-advances-to-australian-open-semis.html 2013-01-23T11:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837700-williams-loses-quarters-azarenka-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors ended in a painful loss to American teenager Sloane Stephens. After the biggest victory of her life, the 19-year-old Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Williams hurt her back in the eighth game of the second set, slowing down her serve, restricting her move... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837700-williams-loses-quarters-azarenka-semis.html 2013-01-23T06:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839534-serena-williams-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open after losing her quarterfinal match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens. Williams appeared to hurt her lower back while attempting to pull up short of the net during the eighth game of the second set. She called for a trainer after the ninth game with the score 5-4... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839534-serena-williams-australian-open.html 2013-01-23T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837010-sharapova-impressive-way-to-aussie-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova has lost only nine games in five matches on the way to the semifinals at the Australian Open. Always the perfectionist, she sees room for improvement. Defending champion Novak Djokovic made some improvements of his own later Tuesday, beating Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to advance to a semifinal against Davi... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837010-sharapova-impressive-way-to-aussie-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837142-djokovic-advances-to-australian-open-semifinals.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his 19th consecutive match at Melbourne Park to keep alive his bid for a third successive Australian Open title, beating fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals Tuesday night. Djokovic has now reached the semifinals at an 11th consecutive major, second only to Roger Federer's streak... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837142-djokovic-advances-to-australian-open-semifinals.html 2013-01-22T11:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836884-sharapova-li-advance-to-australian-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova continued her dominating form at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Ekatrina Makarova on Tuesday, conceding only nine games in five matches en route to a semifinal against Li Na. No. 2-ranked Sharapova had a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over fellow Russian Makarova on Rod Laver Arena and has spent jus... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836884-sharapova-li-advance-to-australian-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T07:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836878-sharapova-advances-to-australian-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Four-time major winner Maria Sharapova has advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova. The second-seeded Sharapova reached her 16th career Grand Slam semifinal in 66 minutes on Tuesday. She broke Makarova's serve five times and hit 22 winners. Sharapova has dropp... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836878-sharapova-advances-to-australian-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T06:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1834180-defending-champ-azarenka-advances-to-quarterfinals.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Elena Vesnina on Monday, growing more confident she can repeat the winning roll that resulted in her first Grand Slam title here last year. "It's getting there ... with every match you start building up for the top battles starting now," sa... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1834180-defending-champ-azarenka-advances-to-quarterfinals.html 2013-01-21T06:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831842-djokovic-plays-australian-open-marathon.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The opponent was different, the match three rounds earlier. Still, the result gave Novak Djokovic a familiar feeling, and another chance to rip off his shirt in celebration. Djokovic needed just over 5 hours to beat Stanislas Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a fourth-round match Sunday night at the Australian Open, on ... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831842-djokovic-plays-australian-open-marathon.html 2013-01-20T16:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1833114-djokovic-survives-to-advance-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic got a huge scare from 15th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka before hanging on to win in the 22nd game of the fifth set to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The top-seeded Djokovic needed 5 hours, 2 minutes for a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 victory that ended early Monday morning. Djokovic broke Wawr... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1833114-djokovic-survives-to-advance-australian-open.html 2013-01-20T13:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831622-major-surprises-through-week-1-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nearly a week into the Australian Open, the only major surprise is that there have been, well, not many surprises at all. The year's first Grand Slam is historically fraught with injury withdrawals or top players not yet up to speed in the new season and losing in the first few rounds. But with the third round complete for the ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831622-major-surprises-through-week-1-aussie-open.html 2013-01-19T09:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1830932-williams-azarenka-4th-round-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka advanced in contrasting styles Saturday to the fourth round at the Australian Open. Williams, the tournament favorite aiming for a third consecutive major title, recovered from a break down in the second set to win six straight games and finish off a 6-1, 6-3 win over Japan's Ayumi Morita i... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 07:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1830932-williams-azarenka-4th-round-aussie-open.html 2013-01-19T07:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic repelled a challenge from Radek Stepanek to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open and still had plenty left over to unleash some stinging shots at Lance Armstrong after the doping-tainted cyclist's long-expected confession. Djokovic broke the 34-year-old, 34th-ranked Stepanek late in each set of a 6-... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html 2013-01-18T11:04:00Z