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Australian Open 2011: Roger Federer eases into semi-finals with....

Topix - Sports News  Tue, 01/25/2011 - 01:49

So now we know for sure who is the best male tennis player from Switzerland. Here, on the Australian Open's Rod Laver Arena, was Stanislas Wawrinka's opportunity to move out of Roger Federer's long alpine shadow, yet the first all-Swiss grand slam quarter-final of modern times turned out to be something of a non-event, with the defending champion ...


 

Tomic can't end Rafa's run

Topix - Sports News  Sat, 01/22/2011 - 10:35

Rafael Nadal dashed the hopes of rising Australian star Bernard Tomic to take another step on the road to the "Rafa Slam".

Tomic impressed, and could have claimed a set off the world number one had he not taken his foot off the gas at 4-0 up in the second, but Nadal eventually cruised home 6-2 7-5 6-3 in two-and-a-half hours on Rod Laver Arena.


 

Swift scolded for wild night out

Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 02/12/2010 - 13:36

The Love Story hitmaker celebrated a sold-out performance at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday by visiting a local park to see the wildlife, and later took to her Twitter.com page to tell fans: "Tonight the band and I played a show, then hopped in the van and headed to the park for some midnight wild possum feeding." But Swift's wild night ...


 

Australian Open 2010: Venus and Serena Williams claim fourth dou...

Topix - Sports News  Fri, 01/29/2010 - 03:45

Venus and Serena Williams have won the Australian Open women's doubles title for the fourth time after beating Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4, 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena.