MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal survived an epic 28-minute tiebreak to seal his spot in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and top seed Ashleigh Barty joined him with victory over giant-killer Amanda Anisimova on Sunday. Nadal will now face Canada’s 14th seed Denis Shapovalov after he stunned third seed and Olympic champion Alexander Zverev — who said “ everything ” went wrong. Nadal, who is chasing a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title, was pushed all the way by Adrian Mann-arino in an 81-minute

Daniil Medvedev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, pauses during a third round men's tennis match against Fabio Fognini, of Italy, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.... Daniil Medvedev was struggling so much with the suffocating heat and humidity at the Ariake Tennis Park on Wednesday that at one point the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos, asked him if he could continue playing.... " I can finish the match but I can die," Medvedev replied....

MELBOURNE: The first test of Naomi Osaka’s new approach to tennis might have been when she completely whiffed an overhead to give her opponent a break point on the first day of the no-Novak Djokovic Australian Open. Osaka didn’t throw her racket.... She smiled.“ There are situations where I previously would get upset.... “ Might as well enjoy it while I still can.” In Osaka’s mind, the drama involving nine-time champion Djokovics deportation on the eve of the Australian Open was something for

Join our Whatsapp channel AUSTRALIA’S Alex De Minaur hits a return against Italy’s Jannik Sinner during their Australian Open quarter-final at the Melbourne Park on Wednesday. —AFP ADVERTISEMENT image/ svg+ xml Openclipart Close Button 2013-09-18T11: 23: 45 A round black close button with a white, thick, X in the center.... Breaking quite early in each set was very important for me and for my game.... Shout out to Sonego — that was ridiculous tennis, ” said Shelton....