Category: Australian Open

Roger Federer, Serena Williams hold on to number one rankings »

This year’s Australian Open singles champions, Roger Federer (men) and Serena Williams (women), held on to their number one rankings as the updated ATP and WTA rankings were released on February 1, 2010, Monday.
Federer defeated Andy Murray of Great Britain in three sets in the men’s final on Sunday. The Swiss star begins his 268th [...]

List of Australian Open men’s singles champions »

The official list of past and present Australian Open men’s singles champions and their opponents during the final:
2010 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Andy Murray (Britain) 6-3 6-4 7-6
2009 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-5 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-2
2008 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6
2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat [...]

List of Australian Open women’s singles champions »

The official list of past and present Australian Open women’s singles champions and their opponents during the final:
2010 Serena Williams (U.S.) bt Justine Henin (Belgium) 6-4 3-6 6-2
2009 Serena Williams (U.S.) bt Dinara Safina (Russia) 6-0 6-3
2008 Maria Sharapova (Russia) bt Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 7-5 6-3
2007 Serena Williams (U.S.) bt Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6-1 6-2
2006 [...]

Australian Open 2010: Roger Federer wins 16th Grand Slam title »

World number Roger Federer clinched his 16th Grand Slam title after beating Britain’s Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6 in the final of the Australian Open on Sunday.
The Swiss star avoided a fourth set encounter after winning the thrilling third set tiebreak 13-11.
Murray has been in the Grand Slam final twice. He’s been attempting to become [...]

Australian Open 2010: Serena Williams beats Henin to seal fifth title »

World number one Serena Williams successfully defended her Australian Open title on Saturday after she defeated returning former top-ranked player Justine Henin of Belgium 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
The win means that Williams has just tied Billie Jean King with 12th Grand Slam singles championship overall. This is also the American’s fifth Australian Open title.
“Billie, we are [...]

Australian Open 2010: January 31, 2010 Schedule [Day 14] »

Men’s Singles Final:
Roger Federer (SUI) vs Andy Murray (GBR)
Mixed Doubles Final:
Cara Black (ZIM) / Leander Paes (IND) vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE)

Australian Open 2010 Final: Roger Federer vs Andy Murray live tennis match (free video stream) »

The highly anticipated Australian Open 2010 final match between top-ranked Roger Federer and fourth-seed Andy Murray takes place on Sunday, January 31. Federer easily eased past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets during the semifinal match on Friday. Murray advanced after beating Marin Cilic of Croatia in four sets.
Federer and Murray have met ten times in [...]