Safina, Williams to fight for Melbourne title and top spotMELBOURNE - Serena Williams will bid for her tenth Grand Slam title to mark a decade of play at the Australian Open when she faces Dinara Safina in the Saturday final. Spaniards dominate French, Williams denies RussiaMELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco stopped French opposition Wednesday to send a pair of Spaniards into a showdown semi-final at the Australian Open. Serena spoils Russian sweep to claw into semisMELBOURNE - Serena Williams survived a sweltering ‘out-of-body experience’ Wednesday, picking up her game when the roof was closed at the Rod Laver arena and preventing Russian domination of the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Serena divulges her secret motivation techniquesMELBOURNE - Serena Williams is always known to be one of the toughest fighter on court. And she proved it once again with her three-set win over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-final. Dementieva stays in chase for number one rankingMELBOURNE - Elena Dementieva kept her dream of a possible number one WTA ranking alive as she stormed past Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 and into her first semi-final at the Australian Open here Wednesday. Australian Open resultsMELBOURNE - The following are the results at the Australian Open Tuesday. Women’s singles, quarter-finals: Australian Open ResultsMELBOURNE - The following are the results of the fourth round of the $15.5 million Australian Open here Monday: Nadal in form as Murray crumples in Australian OpenMELBOURNE - World No.1 Rafael Nadal maintained perfection with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Fernando Gonzalez and moved into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis here Monday. Jankovic will watch contenders jockey for her No.1 rankingMELBOURNE - Jelena Jankovic can only watch as three possible pretenders struggle to seize her No.1 women’s tennis ranking, which will require a weekend title at the Australian Open. Simple for Simon in Australian OpenMELBOURNE - Gilles Simon and Serena Williams advanced through to the Australian Open quarter-finals Monday as their opponents quit after being injured. Jankovic shrugs off ranking danger after upset lossMELBOURNE - World number one Jelena Jankovic suffered a 1-6, 4-6 loss to Marion Bartoli which put her top WTA ranking in danger at the Australian Open Sunday. Serena touched by comeback queen Dokic (Australian Open diary)MELBOURNE - American tennis champion Serena Williams is the latest to join the list of comeback girl Jelena Dokic’s admirers. Fighting Federer recovers from the depths to reach quarter-finalsMELBOURNE - Roger Federer made his fourth career recovery from two sets to love down, surviving an early storm before subduing Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Sunday. Impressive Nadal mows down HaasMELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal maintained momentum in his chase for a career-first Australian Open tennis title, hammering Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to power into the fourth round here Saturday. Shy Serena shunts aside image of Melbourne streakerMELBOURNE - Victoria Azarenka remained undefeated this season after eliminating former champion Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to move into the second week of the Australian Open. Serena Williams turns entrepreneurLONDON - Olympic gold winner Serena Williams is now the co-founder and brand ambassador of an athletic beauty brand Mission Skincare. Australian Open: Nadal crushes Croatian to reach third roundMELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal continued his charge through the Australian Open Thursday, crushing Croatian Roko Karanusic 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to comfortably reach the third round. Nadal advances while Venus stalls in MelbourneMELBOURNE - Rafael Nadal continued his charge through the Australian Open Thursday while seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams was stunned by a Spanish outsider in the second round. Mediterranean man Baghdatis hooked to lambMELBOURNE - The Australian Open diet of Marcos Baghdatis’s choice certainly breaks a few training rules with the Cypriot unable to resist lashings of Greek food. Serena the shopper buys from boutique bargain rackMELBOURNE - Hard economic times have not come down too hard on Serena Williams with the second seed making a lightning raid on a Chapel Street boutique. Australian Open resultsMELBOURN - The following are the results of matches played Thursday at the Australian Open. Women’s singles, second round: Smiling top seed Jankovic shrugs off the criticsMELBOURNE - Jelena Jankovic has no time to waste on doubters who suggest that without having yet won a Grand Slam title, she does not deserve to hold the top WTA ranking. Superstitious Serena won’t go to movies during Australian OpenMELBOURNE - American tennis star Serena Williams will not be watching movies during the Australian Open and focus solely on the business of winning. Nadal, Jankovic debut as Australian Open top seedsSYDNEY - New number one players Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic line up as top seeds for the first time when the Australian Open begins Monday. Nadal, Jankovic head Australian Open seedingsMELBOURNE - World No 1s Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbian Jelena Jankovic have been given the top billing in the men’s and women’s singles at the $15.5 million Australian Open tennis starting here Monday. Hewitt gets started in Sydney with fighting winSYDNEY - Women’s seeds stormed through into the quarter-finals as Lleyton Hewitt made a typical fighting debut Tuesday at the Medibank International tennis. Serena escapes upset thanks to Stosur’s Sydney slumpSYDNEY - Top seed Serena Williams flirted with disaster before finally emerging from a lengthy sulk to survive 6-3, 6-7(4-7), 7-5 against Australian Samantha Stosur in the opening round of the Medibank International Sunday. Davydenko pulls out of Australian OpenMELBOURNE - The Australian Open tennis tournament has lost injured world No.5 five Nikolay Davydenko as the Russian withdrew due to a nagging heel injury. Germany beat US to enter Hopman Cup tennis final against SlovakiaPERTH - Unbeaten Germany moved into a Thursday showdown with the equally spotless Slovak Republic for a place in the Hopman Cup tennis final after defeating the US 2-1 Wednesday. |