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PREVIEW-Tennis-Djokovic and Murray prepare to bring the pain

January 26, 2013 05:00
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray's burgeoning grand slam rivalry turns another page on Sunday, with the two iron-men of tennis bracing for a world of pain when they clash in the final of the Australian Open. Although good friends off the court dating back to their junior days, the two 25-year-olds hold no quarter once they cross the white lines, and have made a habit of punishing each other in gruelling five-set duels at the grand slams.

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Flawless Djokovic destroys Ferrer

January 24, 2013 08:30
* Djokovic beats Ferrer in straight sets * Serbian goes into third successive Melbourne Park final (Writes through, adds quotes) By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Playing near perfect tennis, Novak Djokovic sent an emphatic warning to Roger Federer and Andy Murray by destroying fourth seed David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Djokovic destroys Ferrer to make Australian final

January 24, 2013 07:00
(Adds details, quotes and byline) * Djokovic beats Ferrer in straight sets * Serbian goes into third successive Melbourne Park final By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic produced some of the best tennis of his career and wasted little time in advancing to his third successive Australian Open final with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 destruction of fourth seed David Ferrer in 89 minutes on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Djokovic survives scare from Wawrinka to advance

January 20, 2013 11:30
(Adds details, quotes) By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived an early onslaught and a late fightback from Stanislas Wawrinka in a pulsating fourth-round clash to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open early on Monday. The 15th-seeded Swiss had taken an early 6-1 5-2 lead over the world number one with a powerful serve and booming groundstrokes before Djokovic took greater control of the rallies and waited for Wawrinka to make mistakes.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Djokovic breezes past Mathieu into second round

January 14, 2013 01:45
(Adds details, quotes) By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic successfully negotiated the first hurdle in his quest to rewrite the Australian Open record books with an opening round 6-2 6-4 7-5 victory over France's Paul-Henri Mathieu on Monday. The 25-year-old Serb is attempting to win his third successive Australian Open title, and fourth overall. No man in the professional era has won three successive Australian titles.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-ATP to discuss time-violation rule with players

January 12, 2013 05:30
* Sluggish servers under scrutiny in Melbourne * Djokovic says he will not complain if penalised (Adds player quotes) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) chief Brad Drewett will meet with players on Saturday and address a new rule aimed at speeding up the game that has drawn criticism from professionals on the men's tour.
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