World number eight Jack Sock's Australian Open preparation suffered a setback when he was injured at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Tuesday, resulting in a surprise call-up for Australian veteran Pat Cash as a substitute.
On a chaotic day, Sock retired early in the second set of his men's singles clash with Yuichi Sugita, having injured his hip during hisRead more
Venus Williams managed a Thursday comeback to set up half of a possible sibling women's final at the Australian Open as she overcame Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-3.
With the win, Williams reached the 15th grand slam final of her career (seven wins) and her first since finishing runner-up at Wimbledon in 2009 against younger sister, Serena.
The 36-year-oldRead more
Ten days of tennis and 126 competitors later, it's the Williams Sisters who will verse each other in the final of the Australian Open where age is continually triumphant over youth.
Older sister Venus defeated young American Coco Vandeweghe in two hours 26 minutes to reach her first grand slam final since Wimbledon in 2009, changing tactics in the secondRead more
Ageless Venus Williams shows no signs of slowing down at Australian Open with another Grand Slam semi-final beckoning, but to get there she needs to beat a player who feels her time has come.
The American will face off with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday, with either American Coco Vandeweghe or French Open champion Garbine Muguruza waiting in the last four.Read more