Roger Federer beat Andy Murray for the 2010 Australian Open title: 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13).
Federer afficionados, this was a superb match. Roger walked the walk, talked the talk, served like an ace and...
_Those with Federer to win the title_:
calcium: #1: games in the final (39); #2: winners by champion (42)
catz33: #1: games in the final (48); #2: winners by champion (36)
evietoo: #1: games in the final (44); #2: winners by champion (36)
musababid: #1: games in the final (50); #2: winners by champion (65)
omess: #1: games in the final (30); #2: winners by champion (30)
Snoo Foo: #1: games in the final (48); #2: winners by champion (31)
_Those with Murray to win the title_:
bricks23: #1: games in the final (45); #2: winners by champion (50)
epetersen: #1: games in the final (54); #2: winners by champion (35)
Andy Murray’s title dream died as he was well beaten in straight sets by Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Federer was in brilliant form as he claimed a 16th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (13/11) victory in Melbourne.
In winning for the fourth time Down Under, the [...]
*Australian Open 2010
Schedule for Day 14: Sunday, 31 January 2010
Rod Laver Arena 16:30 Start Time
1. Mixed Doubles - Finals
Cara Black (ZIM)[1]/Leander Paes (IND)[1]* v. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)/Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE)
*Australian Open 2010
Schedule for Day 14: Sunday, 31 January 2010
Not Before:19:30
2. Men's Singles - Finals
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Andy Murray (GBR)[5]*
Start eyeing up the events, everyone.
Details coming early next week.
If anyone is interested, here is a link to the schedule of events for the Olympics, which run from Feb. 12 through February 28:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-schedule-results/
The last WYG of the 2010 Australian.
A sequel to the 2008 US Open final brings Roger and Andy together for another big title. Roger's looking for #16, Andy's looking for #1. And to be the first Brit male to take a Slam title since Fred Perry's 1936 title.
Lot of history betwen these two on the court - career H2H is 6-4 Murray, though Roger has won the last two times they have played. All ten of their matches have been on hard courts. Just one Slam, the '08 US, which Roger won in straight sets. Murray has also never won a final of a tournament against Roger (0-2).
World No.1 and top seed Serena Williams won her twelfth Grand Slam and her fifth Australian Open one by ending Justine Henin’s hopes of a comeback title with a 6-4 3-6 6-2 victory in the final.
Serena used to win the Australian Open only on odd-numbered years, but today she ended the tradition and also became [...]
It’s here! The 2010 Australian Open men’s singles final is upon us. And it’s going to be a scorcher! (Or at least pretty warm. The weather forecast calls for evening temperatures in...
“Billie – we’re tied!”
That was Serena’s best moment on the podium on Saturday night, sharing a laugh with Billie Jean King, who was ensconced in the stands. ...
How hard do you work to maintain your incredible form? Federer was asked. “All I do is take care of the kids,” he replied, as relaxed as it possible to be on the verge of a 16th grand-slam title.
“I know Andy would like to win the first title for British tennis in what is it, [...]
Serena Williams denied Justine Henin of a fairytale return in her first grand slam since coming out of a 20-month retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory in front of a packed Rod Laver Arena.
Both players suffered from nerves in the early exchanges, but top seed Williams broke her Belgian opponent twice to wrap up the opening [...]Can we all agree that, if we're going to post anything from the post-match interviews for the women's final, that we'll post the ENTIRE post-match interview?
Of course, bolding or highlighting would be permitted for making points. But it would be great if everyone from both sides could be fair about this by posting the entire interview and NOT just excerpts....
Just a suggestion.
Venus and Serena Williams defended their Australian Open doubles title by beating Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4 6-3 in the final.
The Williams sisters have now won the Australian Open doubles competition four times, and collected their eleventh Grand Slam doubles title, which makes them the third most successful women’s doubles partnership in the Open [...]
Lleyton Hewitt has been forced to undergo a second bout of hip surgery and faces another long stint on the sidelines.
Hewitt, who was beaten in straight sets by top seed Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open, hopes to return to the sport in time for the French Open in May.
Hewitt said [...]
*Australian Open 2010
Schedule for Day 13: Saturday, 30 January 2010
Rod Laver Arena 13:00 Start*
*4. Men's Doubles - Finals
Bob Bryan (USA)[1]/Mike Bryan (USA)[1] v. Daniel Nestor (CAN)[2]/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)[2] *I just watched the President's meeting with the Republican Caucus, and I have to say (apologies to our Republican members) Republicans in congress acted like spoiled children who want what they want and are going to hold their breath until they get it.
Many who asked questions of the President were rude and confrontational... snotty little brats, actually. I simply don't understand the polls that are predicting Republicans picking up seats in both houses.
Rafael Nadal is set to be out of action for up to four weeks in an attempt to recover from a knee injury sustained during his quarter-final defeat to Andy Murray at the Australian Open.
Nadal described the injury as a “little tweak” after being forced to retire while trailing 6-3, 7-6, 3-0 to the world [...]
I didn’t want anymore time to go by before acknowledging the Williams Sisters’ awesome doubles performance. Venus and Serena defended their Australian Open title on Friday, beating the...
Let me assure you that my headline doesn’t refer to the dashing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, even though Roger did toss the Frenchman out of the Australian Open semifinals like a bag of lawn clippings....
Hey, lady, take a number! There’s a line, you know.
Video via ESPN
The AP is reporting that Rafael Nadal will be out of competition for the next four weeks after injuring his right knee during his quarterfinal match vs. Andy Murray at this week’s Australian...
It’s here! Despite some rough goings and surprise results, tennis fans are getting the blockbuster Australian Open final we expect and deserve: Serena Williams vs. Justine Henin.
JuJu vs. ReRe,...
Have you always dreamed about competing at the US Open? Thanks to a new initiative from the USTA, tennis players from all over the United States now have a chance to compete for a wild card into the US Open qualifying tournament. 
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open has announced a stellar women's field for this year's tournament, including last year's champion Vera Zvonareva and finalist Ana Ivanovic. 
There are two major highlights on Day 12 at the Australian Open: the Williams sisters taking on No. 1 seeded team Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the women’s doubles final and Roger Federer vs....
Nikolay Davydenko made this comment after beating Fernando Verdasco in the Round of 16 on Monday:
Q. Have you allowed yourself to dream that it (an AO title) might be this time?
NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO:...
The second pair of quarterfinals saw defending champion Serena Williams surviving a tough contest against Victoria Azarenka, while Serena's sister Venus got upset by Li Na, the second player from China in this year's Australian Open semifinals.
The four-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams was on the brink of defeat after losing the first set and [...]
Part-time fashion designer Venus Williams is so unbelievably productive that she can win tennis matches while designing her EleVen outfits, right there, on the court. I’m impressed!
From Eurosport:
…the seven-times Grand Slam winner later clarified on her Twitter page that she was in fact wearing a flesh-coloured top and shorts that she designed herself during her [...]
Former world number one Justine Henin, playing only her second tournament since coming back to the WTA Tour and her first Grand Slam since the 2008 Australian Open, beat 19th seed Nadia Petrova to reach the semifinals at the Melbourne Park. The Belgian’s opponent in the last four will be second-time Grand Slam semifinalist China’s [...]
The fourth round came to a close on Day 8 of the 2010 Australian Open. Both Serena and Venus Williams progressed, as well as Chinese Li Na and Belorussian Victoria Azarenka.
Top seed Serena Williams routinely defeated home favorite Samantha Stosur 6-4 6-2 in the fourth round. The impressive performance by the American saw her lose [...]
World No.58 Maria Kirilenko, who took out Maria Sharapova in the first round of the Australian Open, reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal through Dinara Safina’s misfortune of a recurrent back injury.
The second-seeded Safina retired down 5-4 in the opening set of the fourth-round match, with the same low back injury that forced her out [...]
: skip to main skip to sidebar The Indian Tennis Blog The one-stop shop for Indian tennis fans Thursday , January 21, 2010 Tennis Briefs Sania Mirza will hang up her racquet after marrying The Australian MELBOURNE : India's leading player Sania Mirza yesterday was happy to answer questions about her impending marriage , but was somewhat bemused by questions about racial attacks in Melbourne over the past 12 months . For more click here The Age MELBOURNE : On court were Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi from Pakistan and Rohan Bopanna from India , representing one side each in what has been a bitter conflict between their two countries since Pakistan was separated from colonial India in 1947. For more click here The Times of India , NEW DELHI 13-year-old Ronit Bisht had to withdraw from the Australian Open juniors qualifying event as his family wasn't able to arrange the necessary funds , of around Rs 1 lakh , for his travel and stay in Melbourne . For more click here Served by Tony Tharakan at 1:32 AM Labels : australian open indian tennis briefs 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom MORE ON THE INDIAN TENNIS BLOG For everything ever written on The Indian