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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 Clément
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)
- Karolina Pliskova (12%, 5 Votes)
- Garbine Muguruza (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)
- Milos Raonic (3%, 3 Votes)
- Stan Wawrinka (3%, 3 Votes)
- Kei Nishikori (2%, 2 Votes)
- Dominic Thiem (2%, 2 Votes)
- Tomas Berdych (1%, 1 Votes)
- Marin Cilic (0%, 0 Votes)
- Gaël Monfils (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 113
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adidas released a new edition of Novak Djokovic’s signature shoe, the adidas Novak pro (€140).
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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Novak Djokovic switched from adidas to Sergio Tacchini in 2009 (and then signed with Uniqlo in 2012), but he still has a shoe contract with the German brand. adidas has even created a special edition of the adidas Barricade 7, the adidas Novak pro.
Novak’s face on the tongue reminds of the classic Stan Smith logo, the dove on the medial side represents peace and freedom for his home nation of Serbia, while the mountain printed on the insole is Mt. Kopaonik where Novak met his first tennis coach.
Here’s the new version of the adidas Novak pro:
Photo credit: adidas
Read more:
– adidas and Novak Djokovic: the one that got away
– Novak Djokovic 2016 US Open outfit
One walkover, two retirements and Gael Monfils that’s how we could sum Novak Djokovic‘s US Open campaign so far.
Novak Djokovic’s road to the final
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 |
| R2 | Jiri Vesely | wo |
| R3 | Mikhail Youzhny | 4-2 ret. |
| R4 | Kyle Edmund | 6-2 6-1 6-4 |
| QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] | 6-3 6-2 |
| SF | Gaël Monfils [10] | 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
Stan Wawrinka’s road to the final
Despite he had to face only one seeded player en route to the final, Wawrinka‘s US Open campaign has been rather chaotic: he lost a few sets here and there and even had to save a match point in his third-round match against Dan Evans.
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Fernando Verdasco | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| R2 | Alessandro Giannessi | 6-2 7-6(7) |
| R3 | Dan Evans | 4-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-2 |
| R4 | Illya Marchenko | 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-3 |
| QF | Juan Martin del Potro | 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| SF | Kei Nishikori [6] | 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2 |
Novak Djokovic – Stan Wawrinka head to head: 19-4
Djokovic won 80% of their meetings, but Wawrinka won their only previous Grand Slam final match, at Roland Garros 2015. Who do you think will win?
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
| 2015 | Bercy Masters SF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 3-6 6-0 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati QF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2015 | Roland Garros F | Clay | Stan Wawrinka | 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
| 2015 | Australian Open SF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7-6 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-0 |
| 2014 | London Masters RR | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2014 | Australian Open QF | Hard | Stan Wawrinka | 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 9-7 |
| 2013 | London Masters SF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2013 | Bercy Masters QF | Grass | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2013 | US Open SF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 2-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2013 | Australian Open R16 | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 12-10 |
| 2012 | Madrid R16 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2011 | Rome R16 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2011 | Monte Carlo R16 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2009 | Basel QF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 3-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2009 | Monte Carlo SF | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2009 | Indian Wells R16 | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2008 | Rome F | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2008 | Indian Wells QF | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2007 | Vienna F | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2006 | Vienna R16 | Hard | Stan Wawrinka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006 | Davis Cup | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2006 | Umag F | Clay | Stan Wawrinka | 6-6 ret |
Who will win the 2016 US Open?
- Novak Djokovic (45%, 62 Votes)
- Andy Murray (27%, 38 Votes)
- Rafael Nadal (17%, 24 Votes)
- Stan Wawrinka (4%, 5 Votes)
- Someone else (3%, 4 Votes)
- Kei Nishikori (1%, 2 Votes)
- Gael Monfils (1%, 2 Votes)
- Milos Raonic (1%, 1 Votes)
- Marin Cilic (1%, 1 Votes)
- Dominic Thiem (0%, 0 Votes)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 139
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Read more:
– Novak Djokovic at practice
– Novak Djokovic 2016 US Open outfit
– Stan Wawrinka 2016 US Open outfit
– 2016 US Open coverage
