MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev battled past big-serving Hubert Hurkacz on Wednesday, Jan. 24, to set up a potential Australian Open semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz as Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska's dream run continued. Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates victory...
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Fearless Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska said she hoped she had made her war-torn country proud by reaching a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal Monday, Jan. 22, while admitting it was emotionally hard. Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska (AFP) Driven by a booming serve and aggressive...
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Daniil Medvedev stayed on track for a third Australian Open final in four years on Monday, Jan. 22, as Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska upset former champion Victoria Azarenka to surge into the quarterfinals. Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska hits a return against Belarus'...
Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska, wrapped in the Ukrainian national flag, reacts at the end of the WTA 6eme Sens Open semifinal tennis match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea in Lyon, on March 5, 2022. (AFP) Players draped in Ukraine flags, pledges of aid and placards demanding "No War" and "United in...
Andy Murray of Great Britain returns a shot to Frances Tiafoe during the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 22, 2020 in New York City. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images / AFP) Britain's Andy Murray made a triumphant ATP comeback Saturday,...