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Kerber Marks 29th Birthday with Second-Round Win
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Defending champion Angelique Kerber marked her 29th birthday – angrily at times – with a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 win Wednesday ove
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Nishikori Powers Past Chardy in Second Round at Melbourne Park
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan’s Kei Nishikori is through to the third round after a decisive second round win over France’s Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday
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Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina Roar into Third Round in Melbourne
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The 36-year-old, seven-time major winner played the first of her record 73 Grand Slam tournaments at the French Open in 1997. Back then, she got to pl
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Djokovic Sends Early Message to Australian Open Field With Straight-Set Win Over Verdasco
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Djokovic: ‘When I saw the draw, I thought to myself this is the only match to focus on because my tournament could finish early.’ #AusOpen — George Be
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Day 3: Holding Court on Tennis
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Enter the Tennis Factory Check out this unassuming blue door.  Seems like nothing, correct?  But enter it and you are in the thick of the Australian O
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Serena, Nadal & Djokovic Shine In Opening Matches
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Williams, a 22-time Grand Slam champion and the No.2 seed behind Angelique Kerber on the women’s side, took advantage of a mid-match surge, reeling of
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Federer’s 17 Majors Stack up Nicely Against Everyone Else
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The 64 players contesting second-round matches at the Australian Open on Wednesday have won a total of 36 Grand Slam singl
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Stosur Extends Australian Open Drought
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sam Stosur’s long Australian drought has been extended MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Samantha Stosur of Australia tal
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Former No. 1 Nadal Powers into Australian Open Second Round
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MELBOURNE, Australia — 2009 Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal punched his ticket to the second round on Tuesday at Melbourne Park after a decisive
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Raonic Scores Easy Win Melbourne Park
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Milos Raonic and Dustin Brown renewed their Grand Slam duel on Tuesday and the result was the same as the last time – a thre
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Williams Takes First Step to Major Title No. 23
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams took her first step toward Australian Open title No. 7 and Grand Slam singles championship No. 23 with a 6
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TenniStory: Duckhee Lee
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Watch Duckhee Lee’s TenniStory Original linkOriginal author: Ashley Ndebele
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Nocole Gibbs Advances to Second Round in Melbourne
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MELBOURNE, Australia — American Nicole Gibbs advanced to the second round at the Australian Open on Tuesday after a straight-sets win over Timea Babos
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Pliskova Wins Opening Match at Melbourne Park
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fifth seed Karolina Pliskova won her opening match againstSara Sorribes Tormo on Tuesday. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 1
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Billboard Hot 100 Australian Acts and Songs of All Time
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Despite being thousands of miles from home, Australian artists have always found a warm welcome on the U.S. Billboard charts. Superstars from Down Und
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Federer: Tennis Taking Proactive Approach to Address Fixing
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This year, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and other stars of the game seem better prepared. They’ve got their talking points ready – and they can even
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Day 2: Holding Court on Tennis
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Matches of Intrigue American Reilly Opelka: Grand Slam debut vs. David Goffin A year ago, Reilly Opelka was ranked 981 in the world.  He’s since soare
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Murray Wins First Grand Slam Match as Top Seed
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — World No. 1 Andy Murray made a winning start in his first match as the top seed at a Grand Slam. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JA
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Millennial Player Destanee Aiava Loses Opening Match in Australia
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She took away enough experience from her 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to Mona Barthel to last a lifetime, she said, and received some advice from the biggest nam
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Australian Open Media Day with Top Players
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Australian Open Media Day with Top Players Our Tennis Channel crew caught up with top players including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams
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