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Serena could face Osaka in Australian Open showdown
Serena Williams will try again to tie Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slamsingles titles. 2018 photo by Mal Taam Eighth-seeded Serena Williams, a part-time Silicon Valley resident, could face...
View ArticleCal alum McLachlan repeats in Auckland doubles
Ben McLachlan (Cal, 2011-14) of Japan won his second consecutive Auckland doubles title today, this time with Luke Bambridge of Great Britain. In a matchup of unseeded teams, Bambridge and...
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Querrey ousts 25th-seeded Coric in Australian Open
Sam Querrey, a 32-year-old San Francisco native,has a good chance to reach the third round of theAustralian Open. That would equal his best resultin Melbourne. File photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey,...
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Stephens loses in Australian Open, falls to 0-3 this year
Sloane Stephens, a 26-year-old Fresno, Calif., product, came within two pointsof victory against Zhang Shuai. 2016 photo by Mal Taam Sloane Stephens' slump continued early today in the Australian...
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Bellis breezes in first Grand Slam match in two years
CiCi Bellis, a 20-year-old San Francisco Bay Area product, routed Tatjana Maria,a 32-year-old mother from Germany, 6-0, 6-2 in 52 minutes today in the first roundof the Australian Open. 2017 photo by...
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Bellis ousts 20th-seeded Muchova in Aussie Open
CiCi Bellis, a 20-year-old San Francisco Bay Area product, pulled off the first big win of her comeback tonight to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Thatequals her best singles result in a...
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Wang shocks Serena in third round of Aussie Open
Serena Williams lost to Wang Qiang four months after crushingher 6-1, 6-0 in 44 minutes. File photo by Paul Bauman All indications were that Serena Williams would easily beat Wang Qiang tonight in...
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Bellis falls to Mertens in third round of Aussie Open
In the fourth tournament of her comeback, San Francisco Bay Area product CiCiBellis lost to 16th-seeded Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-0 in the third round of theAustralian Open. 2017 photo by Mal Taam...
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Raonic, Kenin score big wins to reach Aussie quarters
Milos Raonic beat Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Openchampion, in straight sets tonight in the AustralianOpen. File photo by Paul Bauman Two players, one man and one woman, who dominated in Northern...
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Bryans bow out of their last Australian Open
No. 13 seeds Bob Bryan, left, and Mike Bryan lost to No. 4seeds Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek 6-3, 6-4 in the thirdround of the Australian Open. File photo by Paul Bauman Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan are...
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Kenin, closing in on top 10, to face No. 1 Barty in semis
Sofia Kenin, shown in the semifinals of the 2018 Berkeley(Calif.) Challenger en route to the title, has reached herfirst Grand Slam semifinal. Photo by Paul Bauman Sofia Kenin, who starred in...
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Federer saves seven match points, tops Sandgren
Roger Federer said he was "incredibly lucky" to defeat Tennys Sandgren tonightin the Australian Open quarterfinals. 2017 photo by Mal Taam Third-seeded Roger Federer saved seven match points tonight...
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Resurgent Muguruza reaches Australian Open semis
Garbine Muguruza excelled in the Bank of the WestClassic at Stanford but has withdrawn from both edi-tions of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in SanJose, Calif., with injuries. File photo by Paul...
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Kenin upsets No. 1 Barty to reach first Grand Slam final
Sofia Kenin chats with her father and coach, Alex, after winning in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Berkeley (Calif.) Challenger. Kenin went on to capture the title.Photo by Paul Bauman Only 18 months...
View ArticleDjokovic beats ailing Federer to reach Aussie Open final
Roger Federer was coming off a physically and emotionally draining victory in which he suffered a groin injury. The weather was hot and muggy. And he was facing a rival who's six years younger....
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Thiem tops Zverev to gain first Australian Open final
Dominic Thiem hoists the trophy at Indian Wells last March after defeatingRoger Federer. Photo by Mal Taam Fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem beat seventh-seeded Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4)...
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Kenin outslugs Muguruza for first Grand Slam title
Sofia Kenin, right, and ex-Stanford star Nicole Gibbspose after the final of the 2018 Berkeley (Calif.) Chal-lenger. Kenin, then 19, defeated Gibbs, 25 at the time,6-0, 6-4. Photo by Paul Bauman...
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Ram, Salisbury claim Australian Open men's doubles title
Joe Salisbury, left, and Brydan Klein pose with their trophiesafter winning the doubles title in the 2017 Stockton (Calif.)Challenger. Photo by Paul Bauman No. 11 seeds Rajeev Ram of Carmel, Ind.,...
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Djokovic rallies to win eighth Australian Open title
Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy and Serbian flag after winningthe 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Photo by Paul Bauman Trying to ("tryna" in today's vernacular) beat Novak Djokovic in the...
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Mattek-Sands, Kenin lift U.S. over Latvia in Fed Cup
Bethanie Mattek-Sands celebrates after shocking Venus Williams in the firstround of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Calif., last July.Photo by Mal Taam Sofia Kenin and Bethanie...
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