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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: January 31, 2015
The ladies take center stage at the 2015 Australian Open on Day 13, and no one could ask for a more appealing match. No. 2 Maria Sharapova will try to conquer world No. 1 and her own personal nemesis Serena Williams in the women’s final. In what could be loosely described as a rivalry, Williams has won 16 of the 18 head-to-head meetings. That includes 14 straight dating back to 2004. Twice Williams...
Published: January 31, 2015
The 2015 Australian Open has been filled with entertaining matchups and unforeseen upsets, but the focus has shifted to the women’s Grand Slam final between No. 1 seed Serena Williams and No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova. The two women have a long history against each other, but Williams has utterly dominated Sharapova, with the Russian’s last victory over her American challenger coming...
Published: January 30, 2015
Tiger Woods didn’t just miss the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, he flubbed it. But, at the very least, Woods appeared to have a sense of humor about his struggles during his post-round press conference. “I’m only here so I don’t get fined,” he mused on the Golf Channel broadcast, echoing the actual sentiment of Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch. The...
Published: January 30, 2015
As the first month of 2015 ends, a new Mexico kit arrives, and the fans are baffled. The national team released images of El Tri‘s new home and away jerseys through their Twitter account, along with the message “History is written on the pitch.” Yes, forget about the traditional green kit, it’s time to welcome a black shirt with grey stripes. The Mexican Football Federation...
Published: January 30, 2015
Tiger Woods teed it up in competition for the first time in 2015 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, but the tournament has come to an abrupt end for the 14-time major champion. Woods was rusty and failed to make the weekend. He posted scores of 73 on Thursday and a career-worst 82 on Friday at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. Golf Central noted the second-round disaster: It was clear from...
Published: January 30, 2015
After a crazy two weeks full of upsets and breakthroughs, we’re left with the same Australian Open final we’ve had in now three of the last five years: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray. Both 27-year-olds have made it to the final in rather straightforward fashion, dropping only two sets along the way, in each case to a top-10 player. Murray dropped one set to Grigor Dimitrov (No. 10)...
Published: January 30, 2015
Nearly two weeks of action will soon culminate with the women’s Australian Open 2015 final. Ready and waiting to battle it out are Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. But it’s the world No. 2 who’ll have the edge heading in to Saturday’s showdown. Brushing past Ekaterina Makarova in her semifinal bout, the 27-year-old Sharapova looked great value for her win as she eased through...
Published: January 30, 2015
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are the last two standing in the men’s draw at the 2015 Australian Open and will meet for the third time in a Melbourne final on Sunday. The Scot will be hoping it is a case of third time lucky for him having lost to Djokovic in two previous finals at Melbourne Park in 2011 and 2013. Murray also came up short against Roger Federer in 2010’s final but has looked...
Published: January 30, 2015
The 2015 Australian Open has produced a women’s final of epic proportions. No. 1 Serena Williams will be facing off against No. 2 Maria Sharapova for the right to hoist the coveted Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. Neither of these women are in uncharted territory, as Williams has emerged victorious five times in Melbourne, and Sharapova has claimed one title. Both players are extremely familiar with...
Published: January 30, 2015
Only one singles match graced Day 12 of the 2015 Australian Open, but boy, was it a doozy. With Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova wrapping up their respective halves of the women’s draw earlier this week and Andy Murray taking care of his half Thursday, all that was left entering Friday was an anticipated rematch between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Stan Wawrinka. It went...