Australian Open Notebook
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Andre Agassi had some classic battles with Pete Sampras. With no sign of retirement in the near future, he's now sizing up his rival's son.
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Justine Henin's sizzling form continued Wednesday when she clocked her 30th straight win to make the Australian Open third round, with Rafael Nadal equally impressive in his match.
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Defending champion Roger Federer led  an express-speed charge of seeded players through the first  round of the Australian Open on Monday, brushing aside  Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.  The world number one raced past Santoro 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 94  minutes on Rod Laver Arena center court at Melbourne Park.
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Greg Rusedski beats Jonas Bjorkman in four sets at the Australian Open.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 18 (Friday) -- Justine Henin ran her winning streak to 31 matches Friday, overcoming serving troubles to hold off 25th-seeded Francesca Schiavone, 7-5, 6-4, in the third round of the Australian Open.
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- The centenary Australian Open will feature the first night men&#39;s final in a Grand Slam event, organizers confirmed at the launch of the 2005 tournament.
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Marat Safin battles back to beat Lleyton Hewitt and win the Australian Open.
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Third seed Jelena Jankovic beats defending champion Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Win No. 30 in Justine Henin's current streak gave her a few things to work on in her next match at the Australian Open.
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This yearâs Australian Open was a reminder that the desire born of economic despair and cultural upheaval is a powerful motor for an athlete.
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Women's world number one Lindsay  Davenport and men's number three Lleyton Hewitt headed the list  of entries released on Thursday for next month's Australian  Open warm-up event, the Sydney International.
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Women's champion Serena Williams, world number one Justine Henin and men's number two Rafael Nadal will headline the action on day one of the Australian Open on Monday.
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Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title.
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Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) - World No. 24 Czech Jiri Novak will skip next month&#39;s Australian Open, citing family commitments and fatigue.
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NEW YORK -- Until now, this hard-topped hunk of Queens has been a wasteland for Roger Federer. Wimbledon has been his personal English garden and Melbourne was a down under delight for him last winter. Now, only an Australian retriever stands between the world's top player and his first US Open tennis title today.
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Werner Eschauer of Austria and the qualifier Steve Darcis of Belgium advanced to the final of the Dutch Open yesterday in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Neither one has played for an ATP title before. Darcis, ranked 297th, upset the second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Eschauer defeated Robin Haase, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.At the clay-court Palermo Open in Italy, the 18-year-old Agnes Szavay reached her first career final by beating Sara Errani, 7-6 (0), 6-1, in the semifinals. Szavay, seeded eighth, will face the second-seeded Martina MÃ¼ller in the final today. MÃ¼ller defeated Karin Knapp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.At the Western & Southern Financial Group Womenâs Open in Mason, Ohio, Akiko Morigami earned her second berth in a final in three years by outlasting the qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3. She will play the top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the final today. Chakvetadze advanced with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Sania Mirza.
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MELBOURNE -- No one has to say the Russians are coming. They're already here. Seven of the final 16 women at the Australian Open are from Russia, including Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova, French Open winner Anastasia Myskina, and US Open victor Svetlana Kuznetsova. It could have been nine, but two others lost yesterday.