8:48 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka reached her first semifinal at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Elina Svitolina on Wednesday. Osaka used her aggressive style and big hitting to compile a 31-11 edge in winners, including eight aces. The No. 4-seeded Osaka is the reigning US Open
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9:56 AM ET ESPN News Services Rafael Nadal won all of his service games and ended 21-year-old American Frances Tiafoe‘s best run at a major with a dominating 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Against Tiafoe, who previously had never been past the third round in a major, Nadal won 20 of
5:23 AM ET ESPN news services Petra Kvitova is back in a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since her run to the 2014 title at Wimbledon and a home invasion that nearly derailed her career in 2016. The two-time Wimbledon champion beat local favorite Ash Barty 6-1, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena and
10:04 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Pablo Carreno Busta lost his cool during a tense fifth-set tiebreaker against Kei Nishikori. After more than five hours slugging it out Monday on Margaret Court Arena in the fourth round of the Australian Open, Carreno Busta was up 8-5 in the final-set tiebreaker before controversy ensued. For the
9:07 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The most telling point of Serena Williams‘ hard-fought win against world No. 1 Simona Halep didn’t happen on match point. It came during a grueling 16-point game in the third set. Down 3-2 and having just saved three break points, Williams was two serves from surviving the toughest game
5:39 AM ET As recently as 1993, the Australian Open was far from being the Happy Slam. It was the Struggling Slam, perhaps even the dying Slam, mired in potentially fatal difficulties. It was a shocker, to say the least. Stefanos Tsitsipas took down Roger Federer at the Australian Open, perhaps signaling the official start
9:35 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Sixth-seeded Elina Svitolina has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a momentum-swinging 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 win over 2017 US Open finalist Madison Keys. The WTA Finals winner fended off five break points in a pivotal third game in the third set that went to deuce 11
9:57 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — As Stefanos Tsitsipas stood in the middle of the court, hands on hips in disbelief, the sellout crowd inside Rod Laver Arena wasn’t sure how to react. They cheered for the victor but couldn’t contain their disappointment as Roger Federer waved goodbye to this year’s Australian Open.
5:22 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — We’d be lying if we said this match wasn’t one of the first significant showdowns on our radar the moment the Australian Open draw was released. Turns out the results have played out as we had hoped, and now it’s on: Serena Williams versus Simona Halep. Yes,
8:47 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is the first player into the Australian Open quarterfinals after beating 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-1 to open play Sunday at Rod Laver Arena. Kvitova, who had a WTA Tour-leading five tournament wins last year, extended her winning streak to