Maria Sharapova, who won the 2008 Australian Open but was unable to defend the title last year after surgery on her right shoulder, opened the program at Rod Laver Arena - the main court at ...

The 30th-seeded Petkovic of Germany was rarely challenged in beating the 2008 Australian Open champion 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday. Petkovic benefited from an easy third round - she only needed to play ...

Djokovic has cleared that hurdle, having won the 2008 Australian Open, when he beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, after downing Federer in a semi-final. That was the only previous ...

a US Open title in 2006 and an Australian Open triumph in 2008. Despite not being a favourite in the latter, Sharapova defeated former world No. 1 Davenport in the second round and then-world No ...