Roger Federer‘s Australian Open campaign continues with a 5-set marathon win over world number 5 Kei Nishikori 6-7 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3. He next faces Mischa Zverev to book a place in the last 4.
Relive the match through Brianโs tweets:
BIG cheers coming from the next court! Guess who? ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ #AusOpen
— Brian Peel (@Brian_Peel) January 22, 2017
Roger Federer just hit up on the outside courts. Standing a couple of meters away I watched in awe. This guy is just amazing.
— Brian Peel (@Brian_Peel) January 22, 2017
Japanese fans are now flooding through to catch a glimpse of their local hero Kei Nishikori. They're a passionate lot! ๐ฏ๐ต
— Brian Peel (@Brian_Peel) January 22, 2017
Garbine Muguruza, Belinda Bencic, Kei Nishikori and a few other players attended the traditional IMG party prior to the Australian Open. Enjoy some few pictures:
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A trip down memory lane:
Australian Open trivia
The tragedy of Daphne Akhurst
The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup
1960 Australian Open: Neale Feaser, a costly volley
1960: first Grand Slam title for Rod Laver
1960-63 Australian Open: Jan Lehane four time runner-up
1974 Australian Open: Jimmy Connors first Grand Slam title
1975: John Newcombe defeats Jimmy Connors
1981: First Australian Open title for Martina Navratilova
1983: Mats Wilander defeats Ivan Lendl
1984: Mats Wilander defeats Kevin Curren
1985: Edberg wins in Australia and Sweden changes look
1987-1988 Swedes spoil the party
1987: Stefan Edberg defeats Pat Cash
January 11, 1988: first day of play at Flinders Park
1988: Mats Wilander defeats Pat Cash
1990: John McEnroe disqualified!
1990: Ivan Lendl’s last Grand Slam title
1991: Monica Seles first Australian Open title
1994: First Australian Open title for Pete Sampras
1995: Mary Pierce defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1995 QF: Pete Sampras emotional comeback win over Jim Courier
Centre Court floods at the 1995 Australian Open
1995: Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras, wins first Australian Open title
1996 Australian Open: Mark Philippoussis defeats Pete Sampras in the 3rd round
Impressions from the 1996 Australian Open: Monica Seles and Boris Becker last Grand Slam titles, Stefan Edberg last appearance in Australia
1997 Australian Open: Pete Sampras defeats Carlos Moya
2001 Australian Open: Pat’s last chance
2001 Australian Open final: Andre Agassi defeats Arnaud Clรฉment
2002: Capriati scripts a stunning sequel in Australia
2003 Australian Open: last Grand Slam title for Agassi
2009 Australian Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer
Recap and preview:
Fashion and gear:
Polls:
Who will be the 2017 Australian Open champion?
- Serena Williams (35%, 15 Votes)
- Angelique Kerber (23%, 10 Votes)
- Garbine Muguruza (12%, 5 Votes)
- Karolina Pliskova (12%, 5 Votes)
- Someone else (7%, 3 Votes)
- Dominika Cibulkova (5%, 2 Votes)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (5%, 2 Votes)
- Agnieszka Radwanska (2%, 1 Votes)
- Simona Halep (0%, 0 Votes)
- Johanna Konta (0%, 0 Votes)
- Carla Suarez Navarro (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 43
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- Someone else (26%, 29 Votes)
- Novak Djokovic (25%, 28 Votes)
- Rafael Nadal (24%, 27 Votes)
- Andy Murray (16%, 18 Votes)
- Stan Wawrinka (3%, 3 Votes)
- Milos Raonic (3%, 3 Votes)
- Kei Nishikori (2%, 2 Votes)
- Dominic Thiem (2%, 2 Votes)
- Tomas Berdych (1%, 1 Votes)
- Gaรซl Monfils (0%, 0 Votes)
- Marin Cilic (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 113
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Uniqlo unveiled Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori outfits for the upcoming Australian Open.
The outfits will be available online from January 13, and at selected stores, stay tuned for more details.
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Many people (including me) had made Andy Murray their favorite to win this year’s US Open. And it all started well in his quarterfinal against Kei Nishikori as he won the first set 6-1. But Nishikori rallied from one set down, and then 2 sets to one down to win in 5 sets: 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5. What a roller coaster of a match!
Relive the match through Brianโs tweets:
Another item off the bucket list… OMG!! @usopen #USOpen #Tennis โค๏ธ ๐พ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ธ pic.twitter.com/ubtjA8fHVZ
— Brian Peel (@Brian_Peel) September 7, 2016
#USOpen gone wild! I made it! @usopen ๐๐พ๐บ๐ธ pic.twitter.com/PWmWWGDl82
— Brian Peel (@Brian_Peel) September 7, 2016
2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori had a so so year so far: a title in Memphis, a bronze medal in Rio Olympics, and a quarterfinal at the Australian Open. Dou you think he will capture his maiden Grand Slam title in New York this year?
Here are a few pictures of Nishikori at practice with supercoach Michael Chang:
