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Williams Relies on Backup Plan to Reach Australian Open Qfs
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Williams knuckled down and just scrapped her way to a 7-5, 6-4 win over No. 16-seeded Barbora Strycova on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Aus
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Johanna Konta Sets up Quarterfinal Showdown with Serena Williams
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MELBOURNE, Australia — 2016 Australian Open eemifinalist Johanna Konta set up a quarterfinal showdown with second seed Serena Williams after a fourth
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After a Seesaw First Set, Williams Avoids the ‘Upset’ Bug
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) –Serena Williams has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a scrappy 7-5, 6-4 win over Barbora Strycova to open
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Unstrung: Upsets Edition
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Tennis Channel’s Jon Wertheim recaps the big upsets so far, such as six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic’s second round exit, and top seed
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Day Eight: Holding Court on Tennis
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Watch Serena Williams v Barbora Strycova match LIVE on Tennis Channel Look Back Vexed as Judy Murray must have been by her son Andy’s loss yesterday,
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The Trend of Upsets Continues in Melbourne
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Watch Serena Williams v Barbora Strycova match LIVE on Tennis Channel Top seed Andy Murray was sent packing by No. 50-ranked Mischa Zverev in the four
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Feeling the Pressure, Kerber Loses to Composed Vandeweghe
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Watch Serena Williams v Barbora Strycova match on LIVE today on Tennis Channel Clearly, she is still getting used to being No. 1. The German player en
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Serena Williams, Barbora Strycova Renew Grand Slam Rivalry
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Williams, seeking her Open era-record 23rd major title, has beaten the Czech player both previous times. Both were in 2012 and in straight sets at maj
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No 1 Murray Loses to Zverev in 4th Round of Australian Open
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-seeded Andy Murray is out of the Australian Open, the five-time finalist losing in four sets in a Sunday afternoon ups
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Bryan Brothers Announce Retirement from Davis Cup
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The 38-year-old twin brothers made the announcement on their Instagram account, saying that clinching the 2007 Davis Cup final was “one of the greates
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Venus Williams Advances to Quarterfinals
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park for the second time in three years, beating Mona Barthel
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Pavlyuchenkova Secures Quarterfinal Berth in Melbourne
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MELBOURNE, Australia –Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is the first player through to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, beating two-time Grand Slam ch
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Tsonga’s Interview with Tennis Channel
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Watch Australian Open on Tennis Channel Despite reaching the 2008 Australian Open final (lost to Novak Djokovic) and reaching his highest ranking of N
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Nadal Puts Tennis World On Notice With Victory Over Zverev
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It looks like the old Nadal may be back after a trademark 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 marathon win over teen sensation Zverev yesterday. I started watc
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Serena, Nadal Battle into Week Two
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal both battled into the second week of the Australian Open on Saturday, though one of the legend
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Day Seven: Holding Court on Tennis
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Watch Australian Open on Tennis Channel Nadal — Biggest Win Since ’14 Roland Garros It likely won’t be remembered as a classic, but yesterday’s five-s
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Federer Gracious in Praise of Sunday Opponent at Aussie Open
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As befitting his status as a 17-time Grand Slam champion and as an astute judge of the sport, Roger Federer’s reply to a s
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Nadal Holds off Zverev to Reach 4th Round at Australian Open
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The 14-time major winner is on the comeback after an extended injury layoff, yet he finished stronger in the 4-hour, 6-minute match on Rod Laver Arena
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Lucic-Baroni, Brady Take Different Paths to Success at Slams
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How they ended up here, however, couldn’t be more dramatically different. Lucic-Baroni has been on this stage before, another lifetime ago, when she m
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Serena Williams Breezes Past Nicole Gibbs in Melbourne
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams’ 17th appearance at the Australian Open remains on track – the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion beat fe
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