Tsitsipas beats gutsy Khachanov to reach first Australian Open final
MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas blazed his way into a first Australian Open final with a 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 win over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov on Friday (Jan 27).
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Djokovic's father skips Australian Open semi-final after Russian flag controversy
MELBOURNE: Tennis ace Novak Djokovic's father said he will stay away from his son's Australian Open semi-final on Friday (Jan 27), insisting that he "wishes only for peace" after being filmed with fans holding Russian flags.
Gardner ‘kicking bad habits’ with WorldSBK move
WorldSBK rookie Remy Gardner was inside the top ten on his GRT Yamaha and looking like he was already able to push on as Jerez testing concluded.
Djokovic says images of father with Russian flags 'misinterpreted'
Novak Djokovic hit out on Friday at what he said was a "misinterpretation" of images showing his father posing at the Australian Open with a Russian flag that had Vladimir Putin's face on it.
SA's Fritz, Agenbag part of all-female umpiring panel for first time at T20 World Cup
The women's T20 World Cup in South Africa next month will feature for the first time an all-female panel of match officials, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday.
URC preview: Sharks looking to right wrongs of last season's Edinburgh slip-up
Sharks midfielder Ben Tapuai says they hope to apply the lessons from last year's sobering home loss against Edinburgh in Saturday's United Rugby Championship against the same side in the Scottish capital.
Furore over father 'got to me', says Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic admitted the furore over his father being filmed with supporters of Vladimir Putin affected him ahead of his Australian Open semi-final victory against Tommy Paul.
Djokovic defeats Paul, set to face Tsitsipas in Australian Open men's final
Of all of his considerable talents, Novak Djokovic's ability to cast aside whatever appears to stand in his way might be the most valuable.