Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams moved up a gear Saturday with straight sets wins as they closed in on more silverware at the Australian Open. The world's premier players have 26 Grand Slam titles between them and both look primed to add to their collections. The Swiss great made short work of Spanish 31st Albert Montanes 6-3 ...

Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams moved up a gear Saturday with straight sets wins as they closed in on more silverware at the Australian Open. The world's premier players have 26 Grand Slam titles between them and both look primed to add to their collections. The Swiss great made short work of Spanish 31st Albert Montanes 6-3 ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ninth seed Fernando Verdasco ground down a stubborn Carsten Ball to advance to the second round of the Australian Open Tuesday. The left-handed Spaniard initially had trouble against the gangly Australian wildcard, losing the first set in a tiebreak before he clinched the match 6-7 7-6 7-5 6-2. Verdasco, who won the invitational Kooyong Classic before the Australian ...