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Mens final

We couldn't wish for a more fitting final of the first grand slam of the year in Melbourne as the world number one and two go into battle. Novak Djokovic has been hugely impressive in 2011 and has taken his haul in slams to four but Nadal will be bidding for his 11th slam which will put him into very elite company. Both players came through epic semi-finals to take their place in the final.

25-01-12Tennis

Womens latest

The womens singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne have now reached the critical semi-final stage and each of the four remaining players will all feel that they have a great chance of taking home the title. Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova bothed reached the semi-finals which is highly significant because both of them can take over the world number one position with victory in this tournament.

25-01-12Tennis

Mens singles latest

It has been business as usual in the mens singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all reaching the semi-finals. Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer are locked in battle at the time of writing in the remaining quarter-final and so the number of upsets at this years event have been minimal. But a high power line up in the semi-finals will be fantastic for the tournament.

21-01-12Tennis

Melbourne latest

The Australian Open has reached the last 16 stage and this is the part of the tournament that really starts to hot up. Most of the lower ranked players have been eliminated and the best players start coming head to head with each other. It is always very interesting to see who has been playing well and all of the major favourites in the mens event have seemingly had trouble free passages so far.

18-01-12Tennis

Big guns are all firing in Melbourne

All of the leading players have progressed to the last 64 of the Australian Open but to be fair then it would have been a massive shock for any of them to be eliminated. However all does not bode well for Andy Murray who struggled at times to beat his first round opponent Ryan Harrison from the USA after dropping the first set. All eyes and ears though have been on the supposed "feud" between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal regarding several issues.

15-01-12Tennis

The first slam event of the year

All of the big names in tennis are in Melbourne for the start of the Australian Open which is the first slam event of the year. A players career and standing in the game are measured in how many slams they have won and no one has won more than Roger Federer in the history of the game. But there are interesting issues going into this tournament because it is rather unclear as to who the winner will be.

05-01-12Tennis

Down to the last eight

The latest ATP event is underway in Doha and we are already down to the quarter-final stages. Many of the best players in the world have been present in this event with over a million dollars in prize money up for grabs. The Swiss Tennis legend and three time Doha winner Roger Federer has been very impressive so far and has recorded straight sets victories in his opening two matches.

04-12-11Tennis

Can Argentina battle back?

With a hugely passionate crowd behind them then Spain have taken a 2-1 lead going into the final day of their Davis Cup Final in Seville against Argentina. Spain dominated the first two rubbers when Rafael Nadal thrashed Juan Monaco in straight sets to set up an early lead which David Ferrer then capitalised upon with an absolutely epic five set win over ex-US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro.

01-12-11Tennis

Can Argentina land the big one?

Argentina play Spain in the final of the Davis Cup from the 2nd to the 4th December in what is one of the biggest Tennis tournaments in the world outside of the grand slam events. Argentina have come close to landing the Davis Cup on several occasions and have always come up short in the past.

27-11-11Tennis

Can Tsonga stop Federer?

Roger Federer has been the stand out player here in London in the ATP World Tour Finals. In fact the Swiss legend has been very impressive for the past few months now and even at 30 years of age, he still looks good for more possible slams next year and especially the Australian Open.