Tennis News Blog

Mauresmo upset in Australian Open (AP)
Amelie Mauresmo’s season is already looking a lot like last year. The 2006 Australian Open champion was beaten in the third round Friday by upstart Casey Dellacqua before a partisan Rod Laver Arena crowd that included Dellacqua’s grandmother, crying at the end, and a dozen other relatives. Mauresmo lost 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Friday to the 78th-ranked Dellacqua of Perth, Australia.

Baghdatis ripped for anti-Turkish video (AP)
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has been criticized for making anti-Turkish comments in a video posted on the YouTube Web site, and Baghdatis has refused to apologize. The video, posted on the video-sharing site 10 months ago but which only appeared in Australia’s mainstream media Friday, shows Baghdatis, a Greek Cypriot, chanting and holding a flare at a barbecue with friends at…

Match-fixing charges continue to dog Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko is once again embroiled in a dispute with ATP investigators over phone records and, once again, a major championship provides the competitive backdrop for the legal standoff, writes John Barr.

Djokovic ousts Hewitt in straight sets (AP)
Even a wide-awake Lleyton Hewitt would not have made a difference. Novak Djokovic ended Hewitt’s 12th attempt at capturing his national title with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 fourth-round Australian Open win Monday before a crowd that included pregnant Australian actress Nicole Kidman and her country singer husband, Keith Urban.

Federer withdraws from Australian Open warmup
Roger Federer has a severe stomach virus and has pulled out of an exhibition tournament less than a week away from the Australian Open.

Hawkeye system being turned off at times (AP)
Technology used for player challenges of line calls at one of the Australian Open’s two main arenas is being turned off at selected times because shadows are affecting its accuracy. Tournament director Craig Tiley said the Hawkeye system doesn’t work properly at Vodafone Arena on sunny days when shade crosses the court between approximately 4:45 and 5:45 p.m.

Match-fixing saga reaches Davis Cup in mid-90s
The saga of match-fixing in professional tennis took a fresh twist on Monday when India’s former Grand Slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi said he was approached to fix a result as far back at the mid 1990s.