Australian Open

Australian Open

The Australian Open is a yearly grand slam tennis tournament that usually takes place each January at Melbourne Park. Some of the sport's biggest names come out to compete for a title.

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Vera Zvonareva Blogs from Amsterdam about her ankle surgery Vera Zvonareva was forced to go under the knife and had an ankle surgery a few days ago… Now from her bed in Amsterdam where she is recovering, she writes about how was her end of the season at the Sony Ericsson Championships, her ankle surgery and where she will go next to keep up with her physical training and more… Check it out… Hello everybody! I am lying in bed in my hotel in Amsterdam. I had an ankle surgery. All seem to be fine; no pain in my leg so far but certainly ... Read Full Story
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Tennis player Jelena Dokic's jailed father launched a hunger strike to protest the 15-month prison sentence he received for threatening the Australian ambassador. Damir Dokic's lawyer, Bosiljka Djukic, told The Associated Press on Thursday that she had been informed by Dokic's wife that he was no longer taking any food, water or medicines in prison. He is serving his sentence in the northern town of Sremska Mitrovica. "I am very worried," Djukic said. The 50-year-old Dokic was arrested in May after reportedly saying he would blow up Australian ambassador Claire Birgin's car over the negative articles in the Australian press in which Jelena Dokic ... Read Full Story
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Vera Zvonareva to have right ankle surgery Vera Zvonareva will have arthroscopic surgery on her right ankle to remove scar tissue. Her agent said that the operation is scheduled for Wednesday November 11th. Zvonareva plans to stay in the Netherlands for two weeks of rehabilitation and is expected to be able to return to a tennis court in four to five weeks. During the 2009 season Vera Zvonareva was a semifinalist at the Australian Open iand won two hard-court tournaments. She also played at the WTA Sony Ericsson tour championships but withdrew after playing one match. Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is something about the bright lights and the razzmatazz of Flushing Meadows that brings out the 'A Game' in Leander Paes. For the second year running, the former New York-based Indian rekindled his love affair with the U.S. Open by advancing to two doubles finals in the city that never sleeps. Paes punched away a volley to secure a 6-4 3-6 7-6 semi-final win with his partner Lukas Dlouhy to knock out top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan. "This crowd is just magic, I hope you show up again," the 36-year-old Paes told the fans after raising his fists ... Read Full Story
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Dinara Safina is featured in all her glorious gothness in the November issue of Russian Harper's Bazaar . In the issue she " reveals how to become the top-seeded tennis player in the world, and what she would do if she didn’t play tennis. " Question: Why does every lady baller have to be marketed as some kind of pouty model? Dinara is one of the last ladies (next to Sveta , maybe) that I would've imagined showing up trying to sell clothes in a fashion rag. It's not her schtick and now we can all see why. It would've been great to see ... Read Full Story
LONDON - NOVAK Djokovic looked in danger of getting left behind earlier this year after a punishing claycourt season took its toll on his body and mind but the Serbian appears to be back to his best.First this month he beat world number one Roger Federer in his own backyard to take the Basel title, then last week he thrashed world number two Rafael Nadal on his way to winning the Paris Masters, his fifth title of the year.  
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LONDON (AFP) – Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday. Federer goes into the Tour Finals at the O2 Arena top of the world rankings, but the Wimbledon champion knows second placed Nadal can still snatch first place if the Spaniard wins the prestigious end-of-year event. Recommended Articles:? ../../../../node...  
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Well, the entropy of Tennis Power Rankings 2009 - November is beneath. As we enter on the ATP Tour World Finals, in my view the top players are not exactly playing up to the mark. For an instance, Roger Federer has clambered since the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal has not fully retrieved his pure form and Andy Murray has been almost absent. Coming to Novak Djokovic, for the past few weeks he has regained his on-court bravado, while notably...  
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• Roger Federer and Fernando Verdasco also in the Scot's group• Nadal, Soderling, Djokovic and Davydenko play on MondayBritish number one Andy Murray will face US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening singles match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday.The Scot, who took part in the draw at the London Eye yesterday, is in Group A with Del Potro, Roger Federer and Fernando Verdasco for the prestigious eight-man...  
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LONDON - US OPEN champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game for Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the US Open final but has never got past the second round in three appearances at Wimbledon.  
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Del Potro commits to Queen's Club tournamentLONDON (AP)—U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year’s Queen’s Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon. The fifth ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer  
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Roger Federer admits the prospect of finishing the year as world number one ahead of Rafael Nadal will fuel his bid to win the ATP World Tour Finals in London.Federer goes into the Tour Finals, beginning on Sunday at London's O2 Arena, in pole position in the world rankings, but the Wimbledon champion knows Nadal can still snatch back top spot if the Spaniard wins the prestigious end-of-year event.Nadal ended Federer's reign as world number...  
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