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Latest 2018 Australian Open Men’s Singles Results – Day 5: Jan. 19

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Sporting Alert – Latest results of the 2018 Australian Open Men’s Singles matches on Day 5 at Melbourne Park on Friday, Jan. 19.

The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year.

World number one Rafa Nadal led the way on the fifth day of action after the Spaniard eased into the fourth-round.

Nadal cruised to a 6-1 6-3 6-1 victory over Bosnia’s No. 28 seed Damir Dzumhur at Margaret Court Arena to secure a spot in the fourth-round for the 11th time in Melbourne.

The 31-year-old who won the French Open and US Open titles last year, was a finalist at the last Australian Open.

Nadal won the Australian Open crown in 2009.

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, the world No. 3 got the better of No. 30 Andrey Rublev to advance to the fourth-round.

Dimitrov defeated Rublev 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 to reserve a spot in the round of 16 and avenged his second-round loss to the Russian at last year’s U.S. Open.

Elsewhere, world No. 11 and 10th seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain picked up a 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 7-5 victory over the Big-serving Gilles Muller in the third round, while Croatian No. 6 Petra Martic booked a slot in the Australian Open fourth round for the first time in seven appearances with a 6-3 3-6 7-5 win over Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum.

Australian Nick Kyrgios continued his impressive showing in Melbourne after beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Rod Laver Arena.

In one of the most entertaining matches of the tournament thus far, Kyrgios landed a 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) win over Tsonga and advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time since reaching the quarter-final in 2015.

Results from the Australian Open Men’s Singles: Day 5
Friday, Jan. 19

1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. 28-Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-1 6-3 6-1
3-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) def. 30-Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4
6-Marin Cilic (CRO) def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)
10-Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def. 23-Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 7-5
17-Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def. 15-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5)
24-Diego Schwartzman (ARG) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-3
Kyle Edmund (GBR) def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 7-6(0) 3-6 4-6 6-0 7-5
Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-7(5) 9-7

2018 Australian Open Live ESPN3 Streaming Day 5: Jan. 19

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Sporting Alert – Live ESPN3 streaming and Order of play on the main showcourts on Day 5 of the 2018 Australian Open on Friday, Jan. 19.

Live Stream on ESPN3 Schedule and WatchESPN Also watch free stream of The 2018 Australian Open Live – Unlimited Live TV Streaming On Sling TV. Complete Streaming Schedule

World No. 1 Rafa Nadal of Spain will battle with Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Margaret Court Arena in the men’s singles, while Latvia’s seventh-seed Jelena Ostapenko will face-off with No. 32 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at the same arena.

Among the players with dates on the Rod Laver Arena are No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki and No. 4 Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles, while third-seed Grigor Dimitrov and Australian favourite and No. 17 seed Nick Kyrgios are among the players featuring in the men’s singles.

Elsewhere, No. 6 Marin Cilic of Croatia takes on American Ryan Harrison at Hisense Arena, while No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain and No. 23 Gilles Muller of Luxembourg will meet at Margaret Court Arena.

Complete 2018 Australian Open Showcourts Schedule
Day 5, Friday, Jan. 19

All Times in ET

ROD LAVER ARENA – 7:00 pm

Luksika KumKhum (Thailand) v Petra Martic (Croatia)
Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) v 4-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
3-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) v 30-Andrey Rublev (Russia)

Not before 3:00 am

17-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) v 15-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France)
30-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) v 2-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

MARGARET COURT ARENA – 7:00 pm

Denisa Allertova (Czech Republic) v Magda Linette (Poland)
10-Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) v 23-Gilles Muller (Luxembourg)
Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) v 19-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia)

Not before 3:00 am

1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) v Damir Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
7-Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) v 32-Anett Kontaveit (Estonia)

HISENSE ARENA – 7:00 pm

Men’s Doubles – third round

6-Bob Bryan (U.S.)/Mike Bryan (U.S.) v Max Mirnyi (Belarus)/Philipp Oswald (Austria)

Elise Mertens (Belgium) v Alize Cornet (France)
Andreas Seppi (Italy) v Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)
Ryan Harrison (U.S.) v 6-Marin Cilic (Croatia)

Watch 2018 Australian Open Live on ESPN3: Day 3, Jan. 17

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MELBOURNE, Australia — ESPN3 schedule of the 2018 Australian Open Women’s and Men’s singles on Day 3 at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

First round games starts, 7 p.m. ET ESPN2 | Live Stream on ESPN3 Schedule and WatchESPN Also watch free stream of The 2018 Australian Open Live – Unlimited Live TV Streaming On Sling TV

Among the highlighted women’s players in action at Rod Laver Arena on Day 3 are No. 3 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, who will take on Croatia’s Jana Fett and No. 4 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko will take on Ying-Ying Duan of China in the second round at Margaret Court Arena.

On the men’s side, Top-seed Rafael Nadal will hunt a third-round place when the Spaniard takes on Leonardo Mayer of Argentina at Rod Laver Arena.

All Times in ET
**All courts start at 7 pm**

Rod Laver Arena – 7 pm
SINIAKOVA, Katerina (CZE) vs SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR) [4]
FETT, Jana (CRO) vs WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN) [2]
NADAL, Rafael (ESP) [1] vs MAYER, Leonardo (ARG)

Not before 3:00 am

DIMITROV, Grigor (BUL) [3] vs MCDONALD, Mackenzie (USA)
GAVRILOVA, Daria (AUS) [23] vs MERTENS, Elise (BEL)

Margaret Court Arena – 7 pm
KOSTYUK, Marta (UKR) vs ROGOWSKA, Olivia (AUS)
SHAPOVALOV, Denis (CAN) vs TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [15]
OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT) [7] vs DUAN, Ying-Ying (CHN)

Not before 3:00 am

CORNET, Alize (FRA) vs GOERGES, Julia (GER) [12]
DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR) vs EBDEN, Matthew (AUS)

Hisense Arena – 7 pm
PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) [15] vs BONDARENKO, Kateryna (UKR)
BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) vs KUMKHUM, Luksika (THA)
SOUSA, Joao (POR) vs CILIC, Marin (CRO) [6]

Not before 2:45 am

KYRGIOS, Nick (AUS) [17] vs TROICKI, Viktor (SRB)

Show Court 2 – 7 pm
JAZIRI, Malek (TUN) vs MULLER, Gilles (LUX) [23]
LINETTE, Magda (POL) vs KASATKINA, Daria (RUS) [22]
BERTENS, Kiki (NED) [30] vs GIBBS, Nicole (USA)
BAGHDATIS, Marcos (CYP) vs RUBLEV, Andrey (RUS) [30]

Show Court 3 – 7 pm
CARRENO BUSTA, Pablo (ESP) [10] vs SIMON, Gilles (FRA)
FLIPKENS, Kirsten (BEL) vs RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK) [19]

Not before 11 pm

MILLMAN, John (AUS) vs DZUMHUR, Damir (BIH) [28]
KANEPI, Kaia (EST) vs PUIG, Monica (PUR)

Court 7 – 7 pm
ZHANG, Shuai (CHN) vs ALLERTOVA, Denisa (CZE)
MARTIC, Petra (CRO) vs BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU)
CUEVAS, Pablo (URU) [31] vs HARRISON, Ryan (USA)
SCHWARTZMAN, Diego (ARG) [24] vs RUUD, Casper (NOR)

Court 8 – 7 pm
NISHIOKA, Yoshihito (JPN) vs SEPPI, Andreas (ITA)
KARLOVIC, Ivo (CRO) vs SUGITA, Yuichi (JPN)
BARTHEL, Mona (GER) vs KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) [32]
SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP) vs BABOS, Timea (HUN)

2018 Australian Open Grand Slam Men’s Singles Day 1: Jan. 15

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Latest results from the 2018 Australian Open Grand Slam Men’s Singles matches on Monday’s Day 1 on Jan. 15.

Top-seed Rafael Nadal beat Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic, 6-1 6-1 6-1 to cruise into the second round of the tournament on Monday.

The Spaniard wanted to test his form entering the competition and he showed that he’s certainly one of the top contenders for the title.

World number three Grigor Dimitrov also progressed to the second round with an easy victory in the first round over Austria’s Dennis Novak, 6-3 6-2 6-1.

Nadal will face Leonardo Mayer and Dimitrov will take on Mackenzie McDonald in the Australian Open second round.

Elsewhere, seeded players Jack Sock, the No. 8 seed and No. 16 John Isner crashed out of the tournament.

Leaving the competition in the first round as well were Croatian Borna Coric and Kevin Anderson of South Africa.

Seeded men Marin Cilic, Nick Kyrgios, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Denis Shapovalov were among those advancing.

2018 Australian Open Grand Slam Men’s Singles Day 1

1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 6-1 6-1 6-1
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) def. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-2 7-6(1) 6-3
John Millman (AUS) def. Borna Coric (CRO) 7-5 6-4 6-1
28-Damir Dzumhur (BIH) def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 3-6 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
24-Diego Schwartzman (ARG) def. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 11-9
Casper Ruud (NOR) def. Quentin Halys (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-7(5) 7-5 11-9
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4
Matthew Ebden (AUS) def. 16-John Isner (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3
10-Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def. Jason Kubler (AUS) 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-1
Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Marius Copil (ROU) 7-5 6-4 6-3
Malek Jaziri (TUN) def. Salvatore Caruso (ITA) 6-7(2) 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-3
23-Gilles Muller (LUX) def. Federico Delbonis (ARG) 7-5 6-4 6-3
31-Pablo Cuevas (URU) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-6(7) 6-3 7-5
Ryan Harrison (USA) def. Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-3 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-2
Joao Sousa (POR) def. Dustin Brown (GER) 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-7(4) 6-1
6-Marin Cilic (CRO) def. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5)
3-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) def. Dennis Novak (AUT) 6-3 6-2 6-1
Mackenzie McDonald (USA) def. Elias Ymer (SWE) 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-1
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) def. Yuki Bhambri (IND) 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3
30-Andrey Rublev (RUS) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 7-5 6-7(6) 6-2 6 7(6) 6-2
17-Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 6-1 6-2 6-4
Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Alex Bolt (AUS) 6-7(2) 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Denis Shapovalov (CAN) def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-1 6-3 7-6(5)
15-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Kevin King (USA) 6-4 6-4 6-1
Kyle Edmund (GBR) def. 11-Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-7(4) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Denis Istomin (UZB) def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 6-2 6-1 5-7 7-6(3)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) def. Gerald Melzer (AUT) 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-3
Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) def. 18-Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(6)
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) def. 27-Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3 2-6 6-0 1-6 6-2
Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Corentin Moutet (FRA) 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) def. Laslo Djere (SRB) 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(2)
Yuichi Sugita (JPN) def. 8-Jack Sock (USA) 6-1 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3

2018 Australian Open Order of Play, Live Stream: Day 1

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MELBOURNE, Australia — The 2018 Australian Open starts on January 15 (Sunday, Jan. 14 U.S. time) and here is the Order of Play and live TV Channels and streams for the men’s and women’s singles on Day 1 at Melbourne Park. The tournament will run through Jan. 28.

Jan. 14: First round, 7 p.m. ET ESPN2 | Live Stream on ESPN3 Schedule and WatchESPN Also watch The 2018 Australian Open Live – Unlimited Live TV Streaming On Sling TV

A number of big names in both the men’s and women’s singles will be missing or entered the tournament less than 100 percent fit.

Among those skipping the first of the four Grand Slam events of the year are Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka on the women’s side, while Andy Murray will also not be in attendance.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic is battling an injury, but has decided to take part.

The six-time Melbourne champion, who opens against American Donald Young on Tuesday/Monday, is nursing an elbow problem, but reveals the injury is getting better each day.

Among the highlighted player on the schedule for Day 1 is Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 seed on the men’s side who will take on Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic in the first round on Rod Laver Arena.

On the women’s side, Denmark’s second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki will take on Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania in the first round, while USA veteran fifth-seed Venus Williams will face Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic.

French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, the No. 7 seed will feature in the Rod Laver Arena first when she faces Italian Francesca Schiavone.

US Open champion Sloane Stephens of American will battle China’s Shuai Zhang in her first-round game.

Home favorite, No. 17 Nick Kyrgios will battle with Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra-Silva in last game in the Hisense Arena.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY 1
ORDER OF PLAY

Sunday, Jan. 14. Times (ET)

ROD LAVER ARENA – play starts at 7:00 pm ET

(7) Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
(5) Venus Williams (USA) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)
(3) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Qualifier

Night session (play starts at 3:00 am ET)

(1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)
(23) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) v Qualifier

MARGARET COURT ARENA – play starts at 7:00 pm ET

(13) Sloane Stephens (USA) v Shuai Zhang (CHN)
Matthew Ebden (AUS) v (16) Jon Isner (USA)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Monica Puig (PRI)

Night session (play starts at 3:00 am ET)

Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) v (2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
Qualifier v (15) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

HISENSE ARENA – play starts at 7:00 pm ET

Sofia Kenin (USA) v (12) Julia Goerges (DEU)
Timea Babos (HUN) v (10) CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
Yen Hsun Lu (TPE) v Marin Cilic (CRO x6)
(17) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Rogerio Dutra-Silva (BRA)

SHOW COURT 2 – play starts at 7:00 pm ET

Taylor Townsend (USA) v (19) Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
(24) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) v Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Yuichi Sugita (JPN) v (8) Jack Sock (USA)

SHOW COURT 3 – play starts at 7:00 pm ET

(11) Kevin Anderson (RSA) v Kyle Edmund (GBR)
Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) v Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
John Millman (AUS) v Borna Coric (CRO)
Qualifier v Elina Svitolona (UKR)

RESULTS: Australian Open 2017 Men’s Singles Round 1: Jan. 17

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MELBOURNE, Australia – The following are the results from the Australian Open 2017 Men’s Singles Round 1 matches that took place on Tuesday in Melbourne.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic was among the high-seeded players securing a win in their opening round on the second day of action at the year’s opening grand slam.

The No. 2 Serbian started his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title with an impressive 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2 win over Fernando Verdasco of Spain.

Djokovic entered the game a bit cautious against the man who knocked Rafa Nadal out in the first round last year, but he made it looked easy against the hard-hitting Spaniard at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena.

The Serbian secured the win to set up a second round match against Ivan Dodig of Uzbekistan who defeated Croatian Denis Istomin in his round 1 game.

Also grabbing victories in Australian Open 2017 Men’s Singles round 1 matches were No. 3 Milos Raonic of Canada and No. 9 Rafa Nadal of Spain.

Raonic brushed aside Dustin Brown of Germany, 6-3 6-4 6-2 in his opening round game on Tuesday, while Nadal took care of another German, Florian Mayer, 6-3 6-4 6-4 in his round 1 match.

Winning in the round on Tuesday as well were No. 6 Gael Monfils (France), No. 8 Dominic Thiem (Austria), No. 11 David Goffin (Belgium), No. 13 Roberto Bautista (Spain), No. 15 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria), No. 18 Richard Gasquet (France) and No. 20 Ivo Karlovic (Croatia).

RESULTS: Australian Open 2017 Men’s Singles round 1 matches
Tuesday, Jan. 17

2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2
3-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-3 6-4 6-2
6-Gael Monfils (France) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-3 6-2
8-Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-3
11-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Reilly Opelka (U.S.) 6-4 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-4
13-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-3 6-1 6-1
15-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Christopher O’Connell (Australia) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-3
18-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Blake Mott (Australia) 6-4 6-4 6-2
20-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 6-7(6) 3-6 7-5 6-2 22-20
21-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Omar Jasika (Australia) 6-3 6-0 6-2
24-Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-2 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-2
25-Gilles Simon (France) beat Michael Mmoh (U.S.) 6-1 6-3 6-3
30-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat Peter Polansky (Canada) 6-0 3-6 3-6 6-2 3-0 (Polansky retired)
32-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4
Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat 28-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 7-5 6-3 7-5
Ernesto Escobedo (U.S.) beat Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1
Chung Hyeon (South Korea) beat Renzo Olivo (Argentina) 6-2 6-3 6-2
Frances Tiafoe (U.S.) beat Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2
Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Borna Coric (Croatia) 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(7)
Jordan Thompson (Australia) beat Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-7(2) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Benoit Paire (France) beat Tommy Haas (Germany) 7-6(2) 6-4 0-0 (Haas retired)
Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-1 6-4 3-6 7-5
Andrew Whittington (Australia) beat Adam Pavlasek (Czech Republic) 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-3
Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) beat Taylor Fritz (U.S.) 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-3
Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Radu Albot (Moldova) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(8)
Kyle Edmund (Britain) beat Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 6-2 7-5 6-3
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) 6-3 3-0 (Youzhny retired)
Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) beat Alex Bolt (Australia) 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-4
Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) beat Jared Donaldson (U.S.) 3-6 0-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 6-2 7-6(1) 6-3
Donald Young (U.S.) beat Thomas Fabbiano (Italy) 6-4 7-6(1) 6-4

Wimbledon Final: Djokovic v Federer Live Stream on ESPN3

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Novak Djokovic prepares to Wimbledon final against Roger Federer

LONDON (SportingAlert) — On Sunday, 27-year-old Novak Djokovic and 32-year old Roger Federer will go head to head in the men’s single final of the Wimbledon Championships at Centre Court.

Watch Live Streaming on ESPN3 and WatchESPN @ 9:00 AM EDT

TV Channels includes ESPN, TSN and BBC.


If Djokovic wins, he will land his second Wimbledon rite, after winning the crown in 2011 when he defeated Rafael Nadal. At the other end, Federer is hoping to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles. His last win was back in 2012 against Andy Murray.

Much is on the line for both players. Djokovic would reclaim the number one spot in the ATP ranking if he defeats Federer. If Federer takes the title, he would become the second best of all time Grand Slam winners. He has already secured the number three ATP ranking.

Their match-up marks the thirty-fifth time Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have met. In addition, the two have faced each other twelve times in Grand Slam events, but this is just the second time they have squared off in a Grand Slam final.

Overall, Federer leads in victories, which stands at 18 wins over Djokovic’s 16 in the 34 head-to-head meetings.

This season, they have met three times. Federer leads with two wins. Two years ago, in the Wimbledon semi-finals was the last time they met on grass. Roger Federer took the title in four sets.

Today’s final is certain to be a thriller. Djokovic has a strong serve and return as well as a powerful second serve. Federer also has a power-packed serve and is a solid returner with a monster forehand. Plus, both players have the stamina to go the distance and beyond.

Several insiders give Roger Federer the edge, but Djokovic is a solid contender. Both men want to win, but only one will hoist the trophy at the All England Club.

Day 2: Wimbledon Tennis Seeded Fixtures ESPN 3 Live Stream

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LONDON (SportingAlert) — Day two at Wimbledon 2014 Tennis tournament continues on Tuesday, when some of the best players in the world will congregate at the All England Tennis Club in London.

Watch Wimbledon Live Streaming on ESPN3.com and WatchESPN

Great Britain’s defending champion Andy Murray and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia got off to winning starts after easily bushing aside their opponents on Centre Court.

“I was nervous this morning, nervous yesterday,” Murray said after his wining start. “Walking through brings back a lot of good memories.

“I got a nice round of applause and once you sit down in a chair it’s time to get ready for this year and move on from last year.”

On the women’s side Australian Open champion Li Na, as well as former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Venus Williams all registered first-round victories on opening day.

The First Round of matches continues Tuesday. This will lead into the Second Round that takes place on Wednesday June 25th. The Third Round will begin on Friday June 27th.

Getting their campaigns underway in the first round on day two are top-seeded Serena Williams, the third-seeded Simona Halep and No. 5 seed Maria Sharapova.

On the men’s side, No. 2 Rafael Nadal, fourth-seed Roger Federer and the fifth-seeded Stan Wawrinka will all be in action on the second day of action.

Wimbledon Tennis Tournament – Men’s Single

Rafael Nadal (2) vs. Martin Klizan
Roger Federer (4) vs. Paolo Lorenzi
Stan Wawrinka (5) vs. Joao Sousa
Milos Raonic (8) vs. Matthew Ebden
John Isner (9) vs. Daniel Smethurst
Kei Nishikori (10) vs. Kenny De Schepper
Richard Gasquet (13) vs. James Duckworth
Jerzy Janowicz (15) vs. Somdev Devvarman
Feliciano Lopez (19) vs. Yuichi Sugita
Philipp Kohlschreiber (22) vs. Igor Sijsling
Tommy Robredo (23) vs. Lukas Lacko
Gael Monfils (24) vs. Malek Jaziri
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (28) vs. Dusan Lajovic
Ivo Karlovic (29) vs. Frank Dancevic
Marcel Granollers (30) vs. Nicolas Mahut
Dmitry Tursunov (32) vs. Denis Istomin

Wimbledon Tennis Tournament – Women’s Single

Serena Williams (1) vs. Anna Tatishvili
Simona Halep (3) vs. Teliana Pereira
Maria Sharapova (5) vs. Samantha Murray
Jelena Jankovic (7) vs. Kaia Kanepi
Angelique Kerber (9) vs. Urszula Radwanska
Ana Ivanovic (11) vs. Francesca Schiavone
Eugenie Bouchard (13) vs. Daniela Hantuchova
Carla Suarez Navarro (15) vs. Zhang Shuai
Sabine Lisicki (19) vs. Julia Glushko
Andrea Petkovic (20) vs. Katarzyna Piter
Roberta Vinci (21) vs. Donna Vekic
Kirsten Flipkens (24) vs. Tamira Paszek
Alize Cornet (25) vs. Anna Schmiedlova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (26) vs. Alison Riske
Sorana Cirstea (29) vs. Victoria Duval
Klara Koukalova (31) vs. Taylor Townsend

French Open Men’s Semis Live Radio and Stats Stream

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Ernests Gulbis will take on Novak Djokovic, while Andy Murray faces No. 1 Rafael Nadal in today’s French Open semi-finals at Roland Garros.

In the first semis, No. 2 Djokovic take on the 18th-seeded Gulbis, looking for a place in the final, while No. 7 Murray will have his hands full against the top-seed Nadal.

The Britain star knows that it won’t be easy, but he’s confidently looking forward to the challenge as he eyes a place in the final.

“Getting to the semi is definitely a big achievement, but it’s not what I came here to do,” Murray noted.

“My goals and expectations are different to a lot of people. I have done OK so far. Still a long way to go.

“I definitely learned some things in the match in Rome that I hope to use to my advantage here.”

Djokovic will be looking to take care of business against the surprising Gulbis, as he seeks to win the French Open for the very first time.

Gulbis has been having a very good tournament thus far, where he’s eliminated the highly fancied Roger Federer in the fourth round.

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Day Two French Open Men’s and Women’s Single Results

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PARIS — Men’s and Women’s single results from Day Two of the 2014 French Open Tennis Tournament at Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France.

Marching on in the men’s category are No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic, but the first major upset of the tournament came on Monday, as the third-seeded Stan Wawrinka was beaten , 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 by the unseeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

“I was trying to find my game, trying … to be aggressive, trying to find anything. And I didn’t,” said Wawrinka. “I was completely flat.”

Garcia-Lopez said: “I think what made him lose is he was not very strong mentally — and I was.

“I’m not as overwhelmed by emotions as I used to be. I played my game, on my terms.”

Meanwhile, on the women’s side, there were victories for No. 5 Petra Kvitova, who eased past Zarina Diyas, 7-5, 6-2, while the seventh-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Ksenia Pervak, 6-1, 6-2.

No.9 Dominika Cibulkova got past Virginie Razzano, 7-5, 6-0, on the day as well.

MEN’S RESULTS

Rafael Nadal (1) beat. Robby Ginepri, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0
Novak Djokovic (2) beat. Joao Sousa, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez beat. Stan Wawrinka (3), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0
Martin Klizan beat. Kei Nishikori (9), 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, 6-2
Fabio Fognini (14) beat. Andreas Beck, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Tommy Robredo (17) beat. James Ward, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Ernests Gulbis (18) beat. Lukasz Kubot, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
Marin Cilic (25) beat. Pablo Andujar, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
Feliciano Lopez (26) beat. Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3
Roberto Bautista Agut (27) beat. Paolo Lorenzi, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
Gilles Simon (29) beat. Ante Pavic, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Teymuraz Gabashvili beat. Vasek Pospisil (30), 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Jiri Vesely beat. Lukas Rosol, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
Alejandro Gonzalez beat. Michael Russell, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1
Kenny De Schepper beat. Albert Montanes, 3-1, retired
Mikhail Kukushkin beat. Nicolas Mahut, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4
Facundo Bagnis beat. Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 18-16
Thomaz Bellucci beat. Benjamin Becker, 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
Benoit Paire beat. Alejandro Falla, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Adrian Mannarino beat. Yen-Hsun Lu, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
Donald Young beat. Dudi Sela, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
Dominic Thiem beat. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Leonardo Mayer beat. James Duckworth, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
Marcel Granollers beat. Ivan Dodig, 2-2, retired
Robin Haase beat. Nikolay Davydenko, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
Jurgen Melzer beat. David Goffin, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Tobias Kamke beat. Miloslav Mecir, 7-5, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-1)

WOMEN’S RESULTS

Petra Kvitova (5) beat. Zarina Diyas, 7-5, 6-2
Sharon Fichman leads Jelena Jankovic (6), 7-5, 1-5 (game suspended)
Maria Sharapova (7) beat. Ksenia Pervak, 6-1, 6-2
Dominika Cibulkova (9) beat. Virginie Razzano, 7-5, 6-0
Flavia Pennetta (12) beat. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, 6-2, 6-2
Sabine Lisicki (16) beat. Fiona Ferro, 6-1, 7-5
Pauline Parmentier beat. Roberta Vinci (17), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Eugenie Bouchard (18) beat. Shahar Peer, 6-0, 6-2
Samantha Stosur (19) beat. Monica Puig, 6-1, 6-1
Alize Cornet (20) beat. Ashleigh Barty, 6-2, 6-1
Andrea Petkovic (28) beat. Misaki Doi, 6-3, 6-3
Elena Vesnina (32) beat. Christina McHale, 7-6 (7-0), 4-6, 6-3
Taylor Townsend beat. Vania King, 7-5, 6-1
Timea Bacsinszky beat. Maryna Zanevska, 6-1, 6-4
Julia Goerges beat. Michelle Larcher de Brito, 6-2, 6-3
Marina Erakovic beat. Nadiya Kichenok, 6-2, 6-1
Paula Ormaechea beat. Romina Oprandi, 7-5, 6-2
Karolina Pliskova beat. Mathilde Johansson, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Yaroslava Shvedova beat. Lauren Davis, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Mona Barthel beat. Karin Knapp, 6-4, 6-0
Tamira Paszek beat. Alison Van Uytvanck, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Stefanie Voegele beat. Anna-Lena Friedsam, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-2
Kurumi Nara beat. Anna Tatishvili, 6-1, 6-4

Watch Rafa Nadal v Roger Federer: Australian Open Day 12 Stream

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MELBOURNE (Sporting Alert) — All eyes will be at Rod Laver Arena, where World No. 1 and top seed Rafa Nadal of Spain will take on Switzerland’s sixth-seed Roger Federer in the second semi-final of the Australian Open men’s singles on Friday.

Rod Laver Arena (Day 12) (Doubles TBA/Womens Doubles Championship)
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The winner of this contest will take on No. 8 seed Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) who defeated Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), on Thursday to reach his first ever his first Grand Slam final.

Also in action on the main court on Friday is the Women’s double’s final between No. 1 Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci of Italy against Russia’s No. 3 seed Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina.

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Rod Laver Arena

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Women’s double’s final 1-Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (Italy) v 3-Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (Russia)

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Men’s single’s semi-final 1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) v 6-Roger Federer (Switzerland)

Day 8: Watch Australian Open Live on ESPN3

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MELBOURNE, Australia (Sporting Alert) — Here is the order of play and the schedule for the main courts on Day 8 at the Australian Open Tennis tournament in Melbourne, on Monday.

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On the men’s side World No. 1 Rafa Nadal of Spain and No. 6 Roger Federer of Switzerland are two of the stars in action in the men’s singles on Monday morning.

Nadal will take on Japan’s No. 16 Kei Nishikori, while Federer face-off against No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, a game that is expected to be very entertaining.

Great Britain’s No. 4-seeded Andy Murray is also in action and he will play Stephane Robert of France who says he is looking forward to testing himself against such a great player.

In women’s singes, Belarus No. 2-seeded Victoria Azarenka will face American No. 13 Sloane Stephens.

Rod Laver Arena:

No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) v No. 3 Maria Sharapova (Russia) No. 13 Sloane Stephens (U.S.) v No. 2 Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) No. 1 Rafa Nadal (Spain) v No. 16 Kei Nishikori (Japan)

No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) v No. 6 Roger Federer (Switzerland) No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) v Garbine Muguruza (Spain)

Hisense Arena:

Not before:

No. 8 Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) v No. 11 Simona Halep (Romania)

Not before:

No. 4 Andy Murray (Britain) v Stephane Robert (France)

Margaret Court Arena:

Not before

No. 22 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) v Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain)