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Ferrer: “It’s a win but not how I wanted to win”

As World No. 1 dramatically left the court on Rod Laver Arena defeated and with injured hamstring after the semi-final battle Thursday, his nemesis but friend and compatriot, No. 7 David Ferrer, came to his side. At least, in words during a post-match interview at the Australian Open tennis tournament.
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Li Na makes her way to Aussie Open semi-finals

Ninth-seed Li Na of China makes her second appearance to Australian Open women semi-finals as she overpowered No. 30 seed Andrea Petkovic of Germany with straight-sets win 6-2 6-4 at the Melbourne Park Tuesday.

Nadal dominates Aussie Open quarter-finals with fire

World No. 1 seed, Rafael Nadal not only dominated the court at the Australian Open quarter-finals open, but the nine-time Grand Slam singles title holder fired strong shots against Croatian Marin Cilic Monday, which Nadal himself claimed, the world has never seen before.

Australia gains 3 gold medals at the snowboard world championships

Australian snowboarding athletes won three gold medals in the men's and women;s halfpipe events at the FIS Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain, which ran from 14 to 23 January. Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)/Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) athletes Nathan Johnstone and Holly Crawford have each claimed a gold medal in the men's and women's halfpipe events respectively.

Nadal: Tomic's a tricky opponent

Despite the predictable win at the much-hyped battle over the weekend, World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain was quick to admit that Australia's 199th seed Bernard Tomic is a tricky opponent and not an easy one to play.

Armstrong misspells Brisbane in Tweet

In preparation for Queensland Ride Relief Monday, the most popular American cycling icon Lance Armstrong tweeted the event on his account, but he got the media's attention as he misspelled the flood capital's name.

Djokovic advances to fourth round in Aussie Open

Number 3 Serbian ace, Novac Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open Friday as he defeated his best friend and Davis Cup teammate, Viktor Troicki, who complained of stomach problem, forcing him to retire after the first set of the game.

Roger Federer finally defeats Gilles Simon

Defending men's champion Roger Federer finally defeated his nemesis Gilles Simon although it took him five demanding sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Marino eliminated from the Australian Open

Rebecca Marino of Canada remains calm - at least that's how she appeared to be - after being defeated by reigning French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone during the two-hour battle in the second round of the Australian Open Wednesday.

Rafa Nadal on quest to hold four grand slam titles

Rafa Nadal begins his quest on Tuesday to equal a 42-year-old record and holding all four Slams at the same time. Nadal is currently world number one and holds the Wimbledon, Roland Garros and US Open titles.

Russian tennis star will not be an Australian

Despite her ferocious effort in the first round of the Australian Open Thursday night and a gleaming endorsement from Tennis Australia who dubbed her as a future hope for local tennis, Australia's Department of Immigration has ruled the Russian-born Arina Rodionova will remain a Russian and denied her petition for an Australian citizenship.

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