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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: January 31, 2015
Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova in straight sets on Saturday to win the 2015 Australian Open and claim her 19th career Grand Slam singles title. Although Sharapova put up a fight, especially in the second set, Williams’ power was simply too much. She connected on 18 aces and cracked 38 winners, outhitting one of the few players on the WTA Tour capable of matching her pace. The American has...
Published: 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 27, 2015
Rafael Nadal reached the Australian Open final in each of his last two trips to the event but came up short of that high standard in 2015. He was knocked out of the tournament by Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals in 6-2, 6-0, 7-6(5) fashion. ESPN Stats & Info provided a shocking stat to come from Berdych’s win: Sports Illustrated‘s tennis Twitter account summed up the...
Published: January 23, 2015
As the focus shifts toward Day 6 at the 2015 Australian Open, some thoughts probably continue to linger about Andreas Seppi eliminating Roger Federer yesterday. It’s surely a warning sign to all of the other top players as they look to punch their tickets to the fourth round. Federer arrived to Melbourne Park amid high expectations after he won the warm-up event in Brisbane. He...
Published: January 23, 2015
Roger Federer was ousted from the 2015 Australian Open by Andreas Seppi in the third round by a score of 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. The loss marks the first time since 2003 he failed to reach the semifinals of the season’s first major, raising questions for the months ahead. BBC Sport passed along word of the result: There was a time during Federer’s remarkable career where him failing...
Published: January 3, 2015
Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic was forced to withdraw from the Mubadala World Tennis Championship final due to a fever. Reem Abulleil of Sport 360 passed along comments from the Serbian star, who said he just wasn’t feeling strong enough to play: As a result, Andy Murray takes home the Abu Dhabi title. Ultimately, it doesn’t seem like any type of significant setback for Djokovic....
Published: November 6, 2014
American golfer Patrick Reed faces punishment from the PGA Tour after an outburst at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, China that included obscenities and homophobic language. A report from The Independent states poor putting on his 10th hole of the day caused him to lash out at himself and it was caught on camera. “Nice f****** three-putt you f****** f****t,” Reed said. He...
Published: October 23, 2014
Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva is back in the Brazil national team squad ahead of friendlies with Turkey and Austria next month. Neymar will remain the captain despite his return. Paulo Freitas of Sky Sports passed along the full roster: Rupert Fryer of Brasil Global Tour notes Canarinho head coach Dunga will speak with the center back about the decision to move forward with Neymar wearing...
Published: October 14, 2014
The PGA of America has created an 11-member task force, which includes star players Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, in hopes of finding a way to end the United States’ Ryder Cup woes. Europe has won six of the past seven meetings. Its formation was confirmed on the PGA’s official site. The group includes Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler. Former captains Raymond Floyd, Tom Lehman...
Published: October 1, 2014
British Open and PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy was voted the 2014 PGA Tour Player of the Year by the Tour’s members—the second such award in three years for the 25-year-old Northern Irishman. The PGA Tour noted the latest award win for McIlroy on its official site, also announcing Chesson Hadley as Rookie of the Year. The release includes comments from PGA Tour commissioner...