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Australian Open 2002

28 January 2002

  • Johansson plays joker for Sweden

  • Hingis career hits crisis as she comes up short again

27 January 2002

  • Juggernaut Jennifer

    January 27: In the sweltering heat of the Rod Laver Arena, Jennifer Capriati returned from the brink of defeat to save four match points and subject Martina Hingis to the most demoralising defeat of her career.

26 January 2002

  • Safin looks to buck the trend of favourites

    Stephen Bierley in Melbourne

    Stephen Bierley expects to see some order restored in the Australian Open men's final showdown between Sweden's Thomas Johansson and Russia's Marat Safin.

25 January 2002

  • Melbourne rain saves Safin

  • Hingis sets up showdown with Capriati

24 January 2002

  • Safin on fast track to glory

    January 24: Successive five-set matches took their toll on South African Wayne Ferreira yesterday who was forced to pull out of his quarter-final with Russia's Marat Safin.

  • Johansson survives slump to reach final

    Thomas Johansson fought back from an alarming mid-match slump to beat Jiri Novak 7-6, 0-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first semi-final of the Australian Open.

  • Hingis and Capriati set up rematch

    Martina Hingis and Jennifer Capriati are to meet again in the final of the Australian Open. For Hingis it will be her sixth consecutive Melbourne final, and for Capriati a chance to retain her women's singles crown. But to predict a winner from the pair will be more tricky, after they both had to overcome difficulties in winning their semi-finals today.

23 January 2002

  • Seles works up fever to eclipse Venus

    January 23 Three-time Open winner Monica Seles, set up a semi-final with Martina Hingis, thrice Australian champion herself, with a hard-earned victory over Venus Williams.

  • Ferreira gifts Safin a semi

    Marat Safin strolled into the semi-finals after his opponent Wayne Ferreira retired in the first set.

  • Capriati and Clijsters through to semis

    No1 seed Jennifer Capriati continued her quest to retain the Australian Open title with a 6-2, 6-2 quarter-final victory over Amelie Mauresmo in Melbourne today.

22 January 2002

  • Safin blows Sampras into history

    January 22: Russian Marat Safin slammed the door on Pete Sampras in just over 3 hours of enthralling and frequently brilliant tennis.

  • Capriati calls the shots for women

    January 22: Jennifer Capriati moved through to the quarter-finals and branded recent jibes from Marcelo Rios as "ridiculous".

    • Johansson ousts Bjorkman as Novak Czechs into semis

    • Seles shocks Williams

    • Hingis sets up Venus showdown

21 January 2002

  • What's wrong with Tiger Tim?

    Dan Rookwood

    Tim Henman has been brought up too well and needs psychological counselling to help him win a grand slam, says Britain's leading analysts. Dan Rookwood tries to get inside his head.

  • Safin overcomes Sampras in an epic encounter

    First set: Safin 6-2 Sampras

  • Haas wins a classic

    Tommy Haas narrowly avoided the curse of the top seeds at the Australian Open today, coming from matchpoint down to defeat Roger Federer 8-6 in a thrilling final set.

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