Serena Williams kept her cool in the scorching Melbourne heat to make the Australian Open third round today, where she was joined by hard-working fourth seed Li Na.
Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus recorded a straight-set win on their Grand Slam debut but Divij Sharan`s Australian Open campaign ended in the first round, here on Wednesday.
Gilles Simon admitted he "got pretty lucky" after recovering from an ankle injury which left him on crutches just days ago to win a marathon first-round match at the Australian Open.
In a match that lasted for 2 hours and 46 minutes, Stanislas Wawrinka moved into the third round of the Australian Open after defeating Alejandro Falla 6-3 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4.
Tennis great Serena Williams on Wednesday said she would consider coaching after calling it quits -- but she admitted she`s not sure she would be any good.
Disillusionment with negative reporting in her home media nearly saw Li Na give up the game last year in the wake of her early French Open exit, the Chinese number one said at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
eing booed and jeered by the crowd after withdrawing from his Australian Open match against Rafa Nadal was `pretty unfair`, Bernard Tomic said on Wednesday, adding he could have faced a four month injury absence had he continued playing.
Britain`s Ross Hutchins had more than most to smile about on Wednesday after he and partner Colin Fleming advanced to the second round of the men`s doubles with a 6-4 4-6 6-0 victory over Marinko Matosevic and Michal Przysiezny.
The Novak Djokovic that bowed out of his first Australian Open title defence with heat sickness in 2009 has now been replaced by a mentally and physically tougher upgrade not prone to meltdowns, the world number two said.
Novak Djokovic took a tumble in the first set but returned to his feet quickly to complete a 6-0 6-4 6-4 trouncing of Argentine Leonardo Mayer and march into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
World No. 3 David Ferrer was made to work in his second round match against World No. 81 Adrian Mannarino in hot conditions at the Hisense Arena at the Australian Open.
Li Na struck back for the older generation of women`s tennis by fending off gutsy 16-year-old qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-6 (5) to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Five-times champion Serena Williams played well within herself in stifling conditions on Rod Laver Arena to advance to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Serbia`s Vesna Dolonc on Wednesday.
