rafael nadal playing novak djokovic >>> victoria azarenka, former world number one, claimed a second brisbane international title seven years, beating a german in straight sets. injury free for the first time. it's victoria azarenka's first w.t.a. win in almost 2.5 years. >> it felt really good. just very excited, you know, to start the year like that. and, you know, it's definitely a satisfying feeling that all the work you put in is paying off. i feel happy >>> like victoria azarenka, stanislaw wawrinka is a former australian open champion, and is into the final of the chennai open in india. the top seed and defending champion seeing off another in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. >>> american lindsay von equalled a 36-year-old record with a 36 world cup downhill race win. former champion who dominated in the '70s, was in austria to watch lindsey vonn match her record and she has 72 wins across all ski disciplines, and holds a record for the most super g wince >>> the first of the four n.f.l. playoff, wildcard games is under way. the 12 remaining teams fight for a place in the super bowl. t

. >> reporter: 2014 was the worst season on record for rafael nadal, the new year has failed to ge in fortunes. nadal dropped the set, but showed glimpses of his best. the game went the distance, but nadal exiting in the opening round for the first time at the australian open and just the second time at a grand slam. >> the game is changing a little bit, you know? everybody now tries to hit all of the balls. there is no balls that you can prepare the point [ inaudible ] so hard and go for the winners. >> reporter: a big shock in the women's draw as well. world number 133, hadn't won a grand slam match in 14 previous attempts, but she ended her drought by knocking off number 2. 8 seed venus williams also made a first draft exit. andy mur ri's supporters were in full force, dropping just six games on his way to a straight set victory over his teenage opponent. while tennis officials had hoped this would move on from a day of match fixing accusations. >> i'm not really proud of that, i don't think. i think it's a little bit hypocritical, really. because i don't belief the players ar

rafael nadal is ousted!... he lost in five sets to fernando verdasco... it's a bad omen for nadal, who did not reach a single grand slam final last year for the first time in a decade... over on the women's side... second-seeded simona halep is out!... she lost to a qualifier in two sets... zhang shuai won her first career match in 14 grand slam apperances. a reno aces pitcher has signed a minor-league deal with the tampa bay rays justin marks pitched in 28 games last season, making 19 starts... he went 5-and-9 with a 5.63 era... marks has pitched in party this weekend. nicholas and rafaela ordaz celebrated their 82nd wedding anniversary. the whole family was occasion. the tracy couple has some advice about how to make a marriage last. they say the secret is in respect, affection and stuff. another check of your forecast. tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 51. calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low aroun

. >> 2015 was rafael nadal's worse season in a decade.th injury and failed to win a grand slam. the former number one started the new year in the best way possible. beating milos raonic in the final of the championship in abu dhabi. ranked fifth in the world, rafael nadal won 7-6, 6-3, securing his first trof on offer -- trophy on offer >>> most sports fans will do anything to rally behind their team. in the u.s. it meant hard work for buffalo bills. hundreds turned out to shovel snow from the bulls's stadium so the game could go ahead. they got a free seat and free lunch. 130mm of snow full in the buffalo area in the past 24 hours. that's hard work. >> thank you, indeed. every year this time innovative technology appears horizon, some are fopular, others don't catch on. as part of the series looking at the year ahead. technology editor darug bazly look at some of the objects shaping 2016. >> reporter: the market for unmanned remote operated aircrafts better known as drones has grown fast in recent years. it's estimated to be worth over $

rafael nadal stunned down under. maria sharapova is on a collision course to meet serena williams in the quarterfinals. she wins for the seventh time down under. most ever on the women's side. the top seed was on the court for exactly one hour. winning it 6-1, and 6-2. >>> a rough night for coach k last night, lost to syracuse at home. their third straight loss in the row. he wasn't happy with the officiating down the stretch. he seemed pretty occupied during the handshake line. jim boeheim said today that krzyzewski was looking at duke fans giving syracuse player as after the game, he was certainly upset with the officials but not directly saying so. >> the last play was amazing. it's amazing basketball. let's put it that way. like one of the wonders of the world. it's unbelievable, and that's what makes it amazing. it's literally amazing. they're busting their butts. they're busting them, and then amazing happens. >> that was amazing what he did right there. he won't be fined. he didn't directly say the officials.

roger feddere re, rafael nadal. and now, manning, brady. the greatest rivalry of the 2010s . >> chestnut kobiyashi is real. >>> nuggets game tonight was real silly. charlie blackmon there. charlie is shooting backyards. nikola passing backwards. they had just enough left in the can to squirt three dudes in tom brady jerseys. nuggets lose 102-101. air academy katie rainsburger found more than just her running shoes in the school locker room today. here we go. >> katie? congratulations. you are the gatorade cross country runner of the year. >> this year state and national champ beat out 225,000 other female cross country runners nationwide to receive the award. katie, you are on 9news! >> having my name on this award with people like peyton manning, it is amazing. and you know, it is something that i don't feel i deserve. i don't deserve to be recognized with that kind of talent. >> nick the sea lion is only four years old so he is qualified to pick the winner of the cry baby bowl. >> let's go with drew to the denver zoo. it's time for nick's

rafael nadal was sent backing. you have to wonder if the end is near for hill. he lost to fernando in five sets. said there's no more things to do than keep practicing hard. the same way that i was doing the last four, five months. both reached one year, nonguaranteed deals with the yankees to avid arbitration. the news that pete rose has been waiting for. he's going into the hall of fame. not the one you are thinking of. the cincinnati reds hall of fail. his jersey will be retired during the reds hall of fame weekend through 24th through the 26th. it may be the closest he gets to cooperstown. as you know, his ban from baseball was upheld. >> i just go back. my dad used to take my sister and me to those big -- >> johnny bench, ken griffey, junior. >> yes. all of those guys. we'll be right back. see new a bit. i'm neil patrick harris and new york is my home. no place has more world class culture. come winter, i can't wait to visit our must-see collections of art and superb photography and film. that are now important centers for the performing arts. and museums t

maria sharapova, rafael nadal and roger federer all advanced today. the nightcap comes from the nba... last week... heads-up!... this is how you stop the warriors!... full-body defense!... nikola jokic blocks the more accurately, it was thrown right at him... producers is hard at work in times square, preparing a reunion just for you. here's a quick look at what you'll see on good morning america tomorrow. it was nothing short of a phenomenon, "high school musical" and not 10 years later it's the epic class reunion, 10 years in the making, "it's pretty insane". so how are they all doing now? it si so surreal. tomorrow on abc's good morning america. jeff is back with your tuesday: rain likely, mainly before 10 am. cloudy, with a high near 52. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live"! >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, sir elton john, and comedian whitney cummings. with cleto and the cletones. and now, stay right where you

roger feddere re, rafael nadal. the greatest rivalry of the 2010s . >> chestnut kobiyashi is real. >>> nuggets game tonight was real silly. charlie blackmon there. charlie is shooting backyards. nikola passing backwards. they had just enough left in the can to squirt three dudes in tom brady jerseys. nuggets lose 102-101. air academy katie rainsburger found more than just her running shoes in the school locker room today. >> here we go. here we go. >> katie? congratulations. you are the gatorade cross country runner of the year. >> this year state and national female cross country runners nationwide to receive the award. katie, you are on 9news! >> having my name on this award with people like peyton manning, it is amazing. and you know, it is something that i don't feel i deserve. i don't deserve to be recognized with that kind of talent. >> nick the sea lion is only four years old so he is qualified to pick the winner of the cry baby bowl. >> let's go with drew to the denver zoo. it's time for nick's picks. >> tha

rafael nadal lost early this morning to fernando verdasco williams is out already.world #47 johanna konta beat the grand slam winner is straight sets.... 6-4, 6-2.in other matches... andy murray and novack djokovic advanced. this morning the scandal surrounding alleged match -fixing in tennis continues to grow ...djokovic says he was apporached back in 2007 to throw a match. he says he didn't take the money. money.the a-t-p says it investigates all claims of match fixing... but hasn't found any proof.good morning scandal coming up at 7. back in cincinnati... for the first time since being denied a return to baseball... what pete rose says now about the decision coming up. morning and temperatures have dipped into the single digits again. we'll end up at 19 this afternoon with slowly back tomorrow. i'm timing out protecting your car... the things you can do to make sure you're not among the many driver stranded on the side of the road in these cold temperatures. bird flu outbreak... the latest cases that experts are calling the worst they've ever seen. good morning tri-state.i'm chris riva

rafael nadal lost early this morning to fernando verdasco in five sets ...also - venus williams is out already.world #47 johanna konta beat the grand slam winner is straight sets.... 6-4, 6-2.in other matches... andy murray and novack djokovic advanced. this morning the scandal surrounding alleged match -fixing in tennis continues to grow ...djokovic says he was apporached back in 2007 to throw a match. he says he didn't take the money. money.the a-t-p says it investigates all claims of match fixing... but hasn't found any proof.good morning america will have more on the back in cincinnati... for the first time since being denied a return to baseball... what pete rose says now about the decision coming up. skies are mostly clear this morning and temperatures have dipped into the single digits again. we'll end up at 19 this afternoon with slowly increasing clouds. but snow is the return of this snow and rose returns... the hit king is back in cincinnati... talking about his ban from baseball.good morning tri-state at 6:30 starts right now. good morning tri-state.i'm chris riva rivaand i

rafael nadal beaten by an unseeded player in a marathon five hour match. only the second time in his career, nadal did not make it through the first round of the grand slam tournament. he has 14 grand slam titles. meanwhile some of the biggest names in the sport are demanding to know the name of those accused of throwing matches. investigators say they have evidence that at least 16 top players took bribes from gamblers. mark phillips in london has the details. with tennis is how do you prove cheating who is to say why a ball went long or who put a volley into the net. still the reports say more than a dozen players ranked in the top 50 regularly lost matches under odd circumstances. meaning they were the subject of suspicious betting patterns. the allegations have overshadowed the opening days of the australian open. the first stop on tennis' grand slam tour. >> that's bad, obviously if something has been going on. but you hope that, know that it's -- in public that, you know something may be, will get done about it. >> reporter: the anames of alleged chea

venus williams, rafael nadal, beating hun chun of south korea. joined by the four time champion, roger federer, the four time champion played in his 66th consecutive tournament. defending women's champion serena williams had little trouble, to the nba, are monday sees the final series, the cleveland cavaliers playing host to the golden state warriors. the boston celtics, 119-117 defense the washington wizards. dallas mavericks, game of one in ten. busy day, national holiday in the united states. custom wins already, wins for new york knicks. and returning to cleveland by golden state warriers since winning the title last season. >>> denver broncos booked their spot in next week's afc championship game against new england patriots. peyton manning made his come back to the game, 23-16 over the pittsburgh steelers. manning will face tom brady and the new england patriots. >>> earlier there month, an embarrassing response to a female journalist, continual to impress in the big abash league. dwiel whob playinguile, who is r the melbourne team, include

rafael nadal beaten by an unseeded player in a marathon five hour match. only the second time in his career, nadal did not make it through the first round of the grand slam tournament. he has 14 grand slam titles. meanwhile some of the biggest names in the sport are demanding to know the name of those accused of throwing matches. investigators say they have evidence that at least 16 top players took bribes from gamblers. mark phillips in london has the details. with tennis is how do you prove ball went long or who put a volley into the net. still the reports say more than a dozen players ranked in the top 50 regularly lost matches under odd circumstances. meaning they were the subject of suspicious betting patterns. the allegations have overshadowed the opening days of the australian open. the first stop on tennis' grand slam tour. >> that's bad, obviously if something has been going on. but you hope that, know that it's -- in public that, you know something may be, will get done about it. >> reporter: the anames of alleged cheaters have not been disclosed

tennis fans discuss first-round offsets of rafael nadal and venus williams in the astro arena open, top-downtennis world's about widespread match fixing scandal. tennis officials deny accusations they suppressed information about these players involved. the biggest name in tennis roger federer said yesterday if there's a list of names, let's see it. >> i would love to hear names. and at least it is concrete stuff and we can debate about it. who was it? is it now? is it before? it is still all over the place. >> reporter: the integrity of the game is always maintained because if not as he said why would you come to the stadium to watch the matches? andy murray was asked today if he was shot by a bomb shell report, he said no, not really. and the murray says i think it is a little bit hypocritical really. i don't believe the players are allowed to be sponsored by betting companies but the tournaments are. i don't understand how it works. i think it is a bit strange and tennis needs to be proactive, education under players how to react if approached by anybody to throw a match is. what a scary

time grand slam champion. 2014 was the worst season on record for rafael that car, the new year has failed to bring a change in porches. nadal dropped the start set but still shows glimpses been the game went the distance, but when it matters most in the decisive fifth set and just the second time at a grand slam. >> the game is changing. >> and we try to hit all the balls there is no balls that you can prepare to hit. and go for the winners. >> a big shot in the women's draw as well, number 133 hasn't worn a grand slam match in 14 previous attempts. but she ended her drought by knocking off number two seed. >> 80th seed also made a first round exit, knocked out by britain. andy murray supporters were in full force, and with good reason. he began his campaign in dominant fashion, dropping just six games on his way to a straight set victory over teenager alexandar. >> claiming his last ever australian open, in straight sets to advance to the second round. al jazeera. >> so that was day two, let's have a look at the highlights for day three, a fur hours serena williams second match, she takes on the young player, followed by p

rafael is out. that's right, he was hosted by spell low span. after 3 hours and 41 minutes of play, this is just the second time in his career that nadal has lost in the. on the far court was ousted by