Hyderabad, Feb. 3 : Having brought a big wave of cheer for all sports lovers and her fans in India by becoming the first Indian woman to win a senior grand slam title along with partner Mahesh Bhupathi at the Australian Open mixed doubles, Sania Mirza appears to be on the cloud nine.
While addressing a news conference in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the tennis sensation expressed her happiness over the recent triumph.
Melbourne, Australia - Amid the congratulations of another record-breaking Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley has denied that he will take a position with the US Tennis Association as they hunt for a new chief executive.
But as celebrations die down in Melbourne, Australian tennis is awakening to the fact that it has not one man left in the ATP's top 100.
A decade ago, the tennis powerhouse boasted a dozen in that ranking.
Melbourne, Australia - A massage in his hotel room was the only celebration that Rafael Nadal allowed himself after winning his first edition of the Australian Open.
Exhaustion after a match that lasted over four hours Sunday did not encourage much more, and anyway the world number one does not want to relax when the season has only just started.
"The goal is to think about what lies ahead - Rotterdam. There is no margin for relaxation here," Nadal told a small group of reporters Monday in Melbourne.
After midnight, he beat Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6- 2 to win the Australian Open.
Hamburg - American Serena Williams has regained the women's world number one tennis ranking after beating Dinara Safina in two sets in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.
Williams heads the rankings published by the ruling body WTA on Monday by 282 points from Safina. Williams has 9,432 points, while the Russian stands on 9,150 points.
Serbian Jelena Jankovic, who topped the rankings ahead of the Australian Open, slipped to third, with Nadia Petrova the only newcomer into the top ten.
Melbourne - Even if he never wins another Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal will still be counting the blessings of a world-beating career.
"I have six right now, and I'm happy with my six," the Spanish superman said after his five-set triumph over Roger Federer, which lasted into early Monday morning. "I'm going to continue trying my best and improving my tennis."
That cannot be welcome news for Federer, whose emotions overcame him on the trophy stand after losing for the 13th time in 19 matches against Nadal.
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Hyderabad, Feb. 3 : Having brought a big wave of cheer for all sports lovers and her fans in India by becoming the first Indian woman to win a senior grand slam title along with partner Mahesh Bhupathi at the Australian Open mixed doubles, Sania Mirza appears to be on the cloud nine.
Melbourne, Australia - Amid the congratulations of another record-breaking Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley has denied that he will take a position with the US Tennis Association as they hunt for a new chief executive.
Melbourne, Australia - A massage in his hotel room was the only celebration that Rafael Nadal allowed himself after winning his first edition of the Australian Open.
Hamburg - American Serena Williams has regained the women's world number one tennis ranking after beating Dinara Safina in two sets in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.
Melbourne - Even if he never wins another Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal will still be counting the blessings of a world-beating career.
