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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: January 30, 2015
There was only one singles match on the Day 12 slate at the 2015 Australian Open. It still provided more than enough drama for the fans at Melbourne Park as world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and reigning champion Stan Wawrinka battled for five sets before the top seed advanced. Djokovic moves on to Sunday’s final where he will meet fellow “Big Four” star Andy Murray. Both players entered...
Published: January 30, 2015
While the men’s final for the 2015 Australian Open saw a little bit of a shakeup, the women’s final was as predictable as any in recent memory. No. 1 seed Serena Williams and No. 2 Maria Sharapova will battle for the right to hoist the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. These two women have a history during their illustrious careers, but it has mostly been one sided. Williams holds...
Published: January 30, 2015
On paper, the battle between Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull this season looks lopsided. Ricciardo is entering his fifth season of Formula One, and he scored three victories in 2014, thoroughly beating four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel in the process. Kvyat, meanwhile, has just one year of F1 race experience, and much of it was spent battling Lotus and Sauber at the...
Published: January 30, 2015
Only one singles match took place on Day 12 of the 2015 Australian Open, but what the day lacked in quantity, it more than made up for with quality. No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated No. 4 Stan Wawrinka in five thrilling sets, earning a trip to the men’s final to meet No. 6 Andy Murray. That match marked the third time in as many years Djokovic and Wawrinka faced off in Melbourne. Interestingly enough,...
Published: January 30, 2015
The 2015 Australian Open men’s final has a very familiar look. No. 1 Novak Djokovic will battle No. 6 Andy Murray for the title; the two players have a combined seven finals appearances prior to Sunday morning. Despite half of the Big Four being eliminated by the conclusion of the quarterfinals, Murray and Djokovic keep the success of the top players alive. However, the Aussie Open final has...
Published: January 30, 2015
After an unpredictable Australian Open that saw teenagers shine and legends of the game struggle, we’re left with a final that looks rather familiar in the Aussie sun: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray. This will be the fourth time in the last five years that the two 27-year-olds have met in Melbourne and the third time they’ve faced off in the Australian Open final. Djokovic has won all three...
Published: January 30, 2015
Novak Djokovic overcame reigning Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka in a gripping semi-final, winning a five-set epic to progress to Sunday’s final. The top seed eventually won by a scoreline of 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, setting up an enticing showdown with sixth seed Andy Murray at the Rod Laver Arena. Elsewhere, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova were crowned as the women’s...
Published: January 30, 2015
Andy Murray‘s path back to a Grand Slam final has taken longer and been more arduous than most imagined it would be. After defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets for the 2013 Wimbledon championship—his second major title in less than a calendar year—Murray had firmly brushed away old perceptions about his inability to win on the biggest stages in tennis. He seemed destined for...
Published: January 30, 2015
Novak Djokovic will meet Andy Murray in Sunday’s Australian Open final after beating Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in Friday’s last-four encounter. In truth, this match is more likely to be remembered for a slew of unforced errors, despite Djokovic asserting his control in the fifth set. Both players appeared nervous in the first set. Djokovic was the more comfortable and...
Published: January 30, 2015
In 2015, Brazilian football will say goodbye to a legend. Not a player who took the international stage by storm, although he did bag a World Cup winner’s medal in 2002. Rather, someone who has been a stalwart in the Campeonato Brasileiro for over two decades and epitomizes his club every bit as much as the likes of Ryan Giggs, Steven Gerrard and Paolo Maldini. We are talking about the world’s...