Grand Slam

Aggressive Halep crushes Bouchard to keep Slam dream alive

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Aggressive world number one Simona Halep kept her quest for a maiden Grand Slam title on course by cruising into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday. The Romanian top seed needed just an hour and five minutes to sweep to an easy 6-2, 6-2 victory over struggling Eugenie Bouchard on Margaret Court Arena. "I thought that I played well tonight," saidRead more

Nadal dominant as Wozniacki pulls off great escape

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Rafael Nadal swept into the Australian Open third round to keep his Grand Slam title hunt on track Wednesday, as Caroline Wozniacki and Grigor Dimitrov pulled off great escapes to stay in contention. The world number one Spaniard's march towards a 17th Grand Slam crown was never threatened by Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, who took him to a third set tiebreak before being swattedRead more

Federer urges players not to act like 'robots'

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Roger Federer has urged his fellow professionals to act themselves and not as robots during media interviews to keep tennis interesting for the sporting public. The Swiss star is a consummate media performer and regularly conducts his post-match interviews in multiple languages for the large global press contingent that hang on his every word. The 19-time Grand Slam champion says some of hisRead more

Federer urges players not to act like 'robots'

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Tomic tackles Aussie Open qualifying after wildcard snub

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Troubled Bernard Tomic, who was denied a wildcard to next week's Australian Open, says he didn't need the help anyway and will tackle qualifying to make the main draw of his home Grand Slam. Once a rising star, the 25-year-old's ranking has plunged to 142 in the world after a car-crash 2017 season in which he admitted he was "bored" andRead more

Federer eyes fresh 'fairytale' as Slam rivals struggle

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

The prospects of an unprecedented 20th Grand Slam victory have strengthened for ageless wonder Roger Federer as his main rivals flounder ahead of the Australian Open. The 36-year-old is coming off an extraordinary 2017, when he won a fifth Australian Open title and a record eighth at Wimbledon, and there could be yet more glory with a depleted field of top contendersRead more

Cilic cruises into Maharashtra Open quarters

Pune - Muslimchronicle

Grand Slam winner Marin Cilic's preparation for the Australian Open got off to the perfect start Wednesday with an easy victory in the last 16 of the ATP Maharashtra Open. The world number six breezed into the quarter finals of the $550,000 tournament, held in the Indian city of Pune, with a straight-sets win over local wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan. Cilic, the 2014 USRead more

Troubled Australian tennis player Tomic offered 'wellbeing' support

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Troubled Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been offered "health and wellbeing" support as his career hits the rails. Once mooted as a rising star, his ranking has plunged to 145 in the world during a forgettable season in which he admitted he was "bored" and not always giving 100 percent. He is now reliant on being handed a wildcardRead more

Halep dumps despairing Sharapova out of Beijing

New York - Muslimchronicle

Maria Sharapova opened up on the despair she feels in defeat after she was ruthlessly knocked out of the China Open in the third round by Romania's Simona Halep on Wednesday. The world number two was an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 winner to leave five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova still searching for her first title since returning from a doping banRead more

Clijsters, Fernandez iffy on Serena plan for Aussie return

New York - Muslimchronicle

Serena Williams is targeting a return to competitive tennis next January to defend her Australian Open title, but two former stars who became parents question her ability to regain top form so soon after childbirth. Williams gave birth to a baby daughter on September 1 and would be trying to be ready for play when next year's first GrandRead more