Tim Farthing Archives: 10/2018

Serena Williams claimed her 19th Grand Slam title in Melbourne as she won the Australian Open for a record sixth time with victory over Maria Sharapova

Andy Murray insists he will go into SundayŠ—Ès Australian Open final as the underdog despite Novak DjokovicŠ—Ès assertion that there is no clear favourite

Roman Safiullin of Russia and Slovakia’s Tereza Mihalikova were crowned Australian Open junior singles champions on Saturday

Novak Djokovic will face Andy Murray in the Australian Open final for a third time in five years after the Serb defeated defending champion Stan Wawrinka 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-0

Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated Chan Young-Jan and Zheng Jie 6-4 7-6(5) to win the Australian Open women’s doubles title

Not only is Maria Sharapova bidding to win her sixth Grand Slam title and her second in Melbourne, the Russian would be the second woman in as many years to win the Australian Open after saving match points

Madison Keys who was defeated in ThursdayŠ—Ès Australian Open semi-final 7-6(5) 6-2 by Serena Williams, says she is pleased with her run at the Australian Open

As we reach the sharp end of the Australian Open, we take a closer look at some of the key statistics, as well as some of the more surprising figures at Melbourne Park this fortnight

Ten years ago, a 17-year-old Novak Djokovic beat Stan Wawrinka in qualifying at Melbourne Park as he reached the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time

By reaching the quarter-finals at this yearŠ—Ès Australian Open Kei Nishikori has achieved his best result at the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific