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Victoria Azarenka is the woman’s champion at the Australian Open 2013 and this incredible win puts her among the elite women to ever play. Azarenka beat Li Na by a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to take her second Australian Open title in as many years. The match was quite grueling, and Azarenka was relieved afterwards. Per the Associated Press (via ESPN): “It isn’t easy, that’s for...
Published: January 26, 2013
They say that true hospitality still exists only in the South, but try telling that to Tiger Woods as each time he heads west to La Jolla California they hand him a trophy and a million dollar check. Woods has seven career victories at Torrey Pines, including the 2008 U.S. Open championship, and after 36 holes at the 2013 Farmers Insurance Open, Woods seems poised to pick up his eighth victory along...
Published: January 26, 2013
The second-to-last day of the 2013 Australian Open was full of drama and action, as No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka took to the court to defend her title against the No. 6 seed, Li Na. These two had history entering this match, as ESPN Stats & Info tells us via Twitter: On the men’s side, twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan looked to earn their sixth men’s doubles title at the Aussie Open...
Published: January 26, 2013
The group stage’s final round may not have had the excitement and great rugby of recent years, but there was no shortage of shocks. The weather dictated that sides chasing tries had to contend with an extra defender, as the bitter cold made free-flowing rugby nigh on impossible. In many ways it was a passing of the torch as two greats of Europe passed the baton to the new...
Published: January 26, 2013
In one of the most dramatic tournaments in years, tennis phenom and World’s No. 1 female tennis player Victoria Azarenka captured her second straight Australian Open victory by beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Women’s Finals. Li played valiantly in the final matchup of the tournament, but two separate injuries during the match with Azarenka—a twisted ankle and a fall that saw the...
Published: January 26, 2013
After Serena Williams showed the world just how bad her ankle injury was, one has to wonder how it will affect her moving forward, as the French Open is just four months away. In case you needed a frightful reminder of just how bad Williams’ ankle injury looked, here’s a shot of it, courtesy of Williams’ Twitter account: Ouch mob.li/_nxDCj — Serena Williams (@serenawilliams)...
Published: January 26, 2013
Victoria Azarenka joined an elite group of women on Saturday in Melbourne, winning the 2013 Australian Open women’s singles final for the second straight year. The No. 1-seeded Belarusian defeated No. 6 Li Na in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-3). The match took just more than two-and-a-half hours to complete, but it featured a pair of injury timeouts for Li and two intense final sets. Here...
Published: January 26, 2013
Novak Djokovic is already one of the greatest hard-court players on the planet, but rest might be the biggest advantage Djoker has over Andy Murray going into the Australian Open final. After a less than stellar start to the Aussie Open, Djokovic is beginning to round into form as the tournament comes to a close. In his last match against David Ferrer, Djoker didn’t need to exert much energy...
Published: January 26, 2013
Andy Murray is one win away from capturing his second career Grand Slam title and his first at the Australian Open, but it won’t be easy with Novak Djokovic standing in his way. These two squared off in the final of last year’s U.S. Open with Murray coming out on top. It was the Scot’s first career Grand Slam victory and a strong finish to what was a sensational year. Murray also...
Published: January 26, 2013
Andy Murray downed one of the toughest challenges of his career after knocking off Roger Federer in a five-set semifinal match. Now he must overcome back-to-back Australian Open defeats at the hands of Novak Djokovic in order to capture his second ever Grand Slam title. Murray did the unthinkable against Federer, besting the Swiss legend for the first time in a Grand Slam. Federer was rested and had...