Melbourne - The Australian Open won't be going anywhere, with it's traditional January date set in stone by tournament boss Craig Tiley.
"It works best for us, for Australia in January. It's over school holidays, kids and families can come. It's the only time where there's no major global event that's being broadcast," he told local media on the eve of the classic final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Melbourne - Roger Federer certainly revels in the spotlight. But the world number two would like to see women start shouldering more of the late-night scheduling load at the Australian Open.
The Swiss played his fair allotment of night-time thrillers at this edition. But after following a long woman's match, a men's contest can end at 2 am in a worst case scenario - well past a civilised hour.
The president of the ATP Player Council believed equal prize money (1.3 million dollars for each champion) should mean equal responsibility.
Melbourne, Jan. 31 : American Serena Williams on Saturday won her tenth Grand Slam title by winning this year''s Australian Open.
Williams, 27, overwhelmed Russian Dinara Safina 6-0 6-3 in 59 minutes to regain the world No. 1 ranking and become just the seventh woman in history to accrue 10 grand slam titles.
In edging past Monica Seles, Williams now trails only Australian legend Margaret Smith Court (24), Steffi Graf (22), Helen Wills Moody
Melbourne - Serena Williams of the United States routed Russia's Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 on Saturday for the Australian Open title and a return to the top of the women's tennis rankings.
Williams, 27, stretched her Melbourne success run to four titles after earlier wins in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Her 10th Grand Slam singles title came a day after she lifted the doubles crown with her sister Venus Williams.
On Friday, Serena Williams admitted that she is suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The player who is known for her mental toughness said that she has got many mental issues.
Serena said, “I mean, I have mental issues too, so... I think everyone has mental issues.”
“I get really angry and I'm a perfectionist -- I have a slight case of OCD. Yeah, those are my issues,” she added.
However, she informed that she had not been diagnosed with the disorder by a doctor.
Melbourne - The Australian Open won't be going anywhere, with it's traditional January date set in stone by tournament boss Craig Tiley.
Melbourne - Roger Federer certainly revels in the spotlight. But the world number two would like to see women start shouldering more of the late-night scheduling load at the Australian Open.
Melbourne, Jan. 31 : American Serena Williams on Saturday won her tenth Grand Slam title by winning this year''s Australian Open.
Melbourne - Serena Williams of the United States routed Russia's Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 on Saturday for the Australian Open title and a return to the top of the women's tennis rankings.
On Friday, Serena Williams admitted that she is suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The player who is known for her mental toughness said that she has got many mental issues. 
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