Christopher Clarey
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Sania Mirza, India’s Tennis Superstar, Exits the Australian Open and Soon, a Career
Mirza, who leaves tennis in India as a sleeping giant, has been a trailblazer nonetheless. “I would like to have a quieter life,” she said...
Elena Rybakina Will Play Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open Women’s Final
Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have thunderous first serves and fast-paced groundstrokes, and are hard-wired to go for winners.
It’s Tommy Paul vs. Novak Djokovic in an Australian Open Semifinal
Paul, the first American man to reach an Australian Open singles semifinal since Andy Roddick in 2009, must now face Novak Djokovic.
With ‘Little Steps,’ Victoria Azarenka Is Making a Deep Run
Azarenka has taken a more process-oriented approach than in the past. But the outcomes have been good, too, as she’s in an Australian Open semifinal...
Ben Shelton Masters a Tricky Fifth Set at the Australian Open. Holger Rune Does Not.
Neither Shelton, 20, nor Rune, 19, had gone this deep at the Australian Open. Playing in fourth-round matches on different courts, only one advanced to...
Elena Rybakina Defeats Iga Swiatek in Australian Open
Swiatek could not find an answer to the power game of Rybakina, the Wimbledon champ who is seeded No. 22 in Melbourne.
Elena Rybakina Defeats Iga Swiatek in Australian Open
Rybakina was seeded No. 22, and her victory was a surprise blow to the No. 1-ranked Swiatek. In their match, Swiatek could not find an...
At the Australian Open, American Men Advance en Masse
Sebastian Korda, Ben Shelton, J.J. Wolf and Tommy Paul all made the fourth round in singles. Not since 2004 have four men from the United...
Why Tennis Matches at the Australian Open Never Seem to End
Andy Murray’s second-round match at the Australian Open didn’t end until after 4 a.m. As matches more often go into the early morning hours, some...
American Jenson Brooksby Beats Casper Ruud at Australian Open
Murray’s stirring five-set comeback against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia ended a day that also saw the men’s singles favorite Novak Djokovic win while playing with a hamstring injury.