Czechoslovakia’s sixth seeded 17-year old Karolina Pliskova bore down on young British star and Davis Cup success Laura Robson to earn the Junior Women’s title with a straight set 6-1, 7-6 (5) win. Pliskova proved to be the more powerful groundstroker as she spoiled the 16-year old Robson’s return... 

Australian Open – The Old Guard Stands Firm Familiar names and top seeds withstood challenges from would-be pretenders to the throne to claim just about every Grand Slam title in Melbourne. It wasn’t always easy, and sometimes it was downright ugly but if you ever doubted that the cream rises to... 

Roger Federer is the best tennis player to ever step on a court. Some of us know that, yet we still believe there are younger, usurpers of the throne. And, every time we try to rally an uprising, the Swiss star reminds us just how good he truly is and how good the rest of the tour players know he is.... 

Serena Williams successively defended her 2009 Australian Open title and can now count the 2010 trophy as her 12th Grand Slam Championship. The win ties her with Billie Jean King for total singles titles. Williams used her powerful serve to regain her confidence in the third set after a very game Justine... 

Today, the tournament’s two best players compete in the finals. Roger Federer (4/7) will be seeking his remarkable 16th Grand Slam title while young Scotsman Andy Murray (11/8) seeks his first and the first Grand Slam in 74 years for Great Britain. As proven as Federer is, we think Murray is up to... 

Today’s Women’s finals shapes up to be a battle of wills between two gifted competitors with different styles of play. Serena Williams, the four time Australian Open Champion with 11 Grand Slam titles and $28 million in career earnings, is being challenged by an unseeded Belgian who was retired... 

As boxing enthusiasts say, “If it was a fight, they would have stopped it.” As often happens when Switzerland’s Roger Federer is on the court, the highly anticipated semifinal match between France’s Jo Wilfried Tsonga and the world’s top ranked player turned out to be a mismatch. Tsonga provided... 

Yesterday was a day of favorites, although Serena Williams gave us a scare. We had all three winners and upped our run to 16 of 19 winners. How are you doing? Let us know! Federer – Tsonga – Number one seed Roger Federer (1/6) is a prohibitive favorite against France’s Jo Wilfried Tsonga (4/1).... 

Serena Williams avenged the loss taken by her sister in winning a tight 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) straight set match with China’s surprising semifinalist Na Li. Once again, Williams fought through adversity. This time, her physical ailments were plainly visible. With a taped thigh, a taped calf muscle and... 

Yesterday, we had Na Li to down Venus and Tsonga to oust Djokovic along wit Serena to overcome Azarenka but we missed Federer. Oh wel, we stand at 13-16 over the past three days. Who do you like today? The Men Cilic – Murray – Murray (2/9) is a deservedly strong favorite to down Cilic (10/3). ... 

The first grand slam of the year concluded amidst high drama and compelling action.  The Australian Open 2009 Tennis Championship will go down in history as one of the finest Grand Slam Tournaments.  The event produced some spectacular tennis matches. In the Men’s Draw, power tennis and marathon... 

India culminated its finest Grand Slam showing ever with a big win in the 2009 Australian Open Mixed Doubles Championship in Melbourne. Doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi added the Mixed Doubles title to his Men’s Doubles Runner-up trophy while India’s Yuki Bhambri upheld his number one seed and... 

Many tennis pundits felt that Rafael Nadal had little chance in the final of the 2009 Australian Open against Roger Federer. Nadal might have been king on the slower surfaces of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but on Australian hardcourts, many felt that Federer had the advantage heading into the tournament. When... 

When Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lock horns in their first hardcourt Grand Slam final, the biggest key to victory will be the ability to turn weaknesses into strengths. The nineteenth matchup between these two tennis titans will be defined by the attitudes and adjustments of the mighty Mallorcan and... 

Twin brothers and second seeded Men’s Doubles Team Bob and Mike Bryan have struck gold again. The bookmaker favorite and formidable American doubles team outplayed third seeded challengers Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Bahamian Mark Knowles in a fierce three set final 6-2, 5-7, 6-0. Spectators were...