McGlashan was taken to the limit but held its lead in the
President's Cup two-man competition when it beat
Mornington-Roslyn in Dunedin club tennis on Saturday.
When the year began common logic suggested Novak Djokovic
would struggle to emulate his extraordinary 2011 but after
retaining his Australian Open title in astonishing fashion
the question is can anyone stop him setting the bar even
higher.
A fatigued Novak Djokovic stared down a ferocious challenge
from Rafa Nadal to retain his Australian Open title early
this morning in the longest grand slam final played.
Victoria Azarenka sank to her knees in disbelieving triumph
after winning her first grand slam singles title with a
one-sided victory over Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open
final on Saturday night.
Novak Djokovic has survived a brutal battle of wills with
grand slam nearly man Andy Murray to reach the final of the
Australian Open against fellow fighter Rafa Nadal.
Heineken Open doubles semifinalists Michael Venus and Daniel
King-Turner continued their good form together, winning their
first round doubles match at the US$50,000 Challenger in
Hawaii today.
There was no title at stake and no trophy to lift but Rafa
Nadal's victory over Roger Federer in the Australian Open
semifinals has added another glorious chapter to the greatest
rivalry in tennis.
Fourth seed Maria Sharapova overcame a second set rally by
Petra Kvitova to advance to her third Australian Open final
with a 6-2 3-6 6-4 victory today.
