Australian Matt Ebden has helped Indian veteran Rohan Bopanna finally break through for his first grand slam doubles title. The pair took out the Australian Open on Saturday night with a 7-6(0) 7-5 win over Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. Bopanna, who is still going strong at 43, will also become the oldest … Read more
Daniil Medvedev is through to the Australian Open final after a marathon five-set victory over Alex Zverev in Friday night’s semi-final. The Russian fought back from two sets down to seal the 5-7 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 victory in just under four and a half hours. It was a remarkable comeback from the third seed, … Read more
Tennis commentator Jelena Dokic was granted an odd request from Aryna Sabalenka after the defending champion booked her spot in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. In a match that started more than two hours late because of farcical scheduling, the world No.2 put on another clinic on Rod Laver Arena to beat ninth seed … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff kept alive her hopes of back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles after beating Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2 in an error-strewn quarterfinal match at the Australian Open on Tuesday. The U.S. Open champion had 51 unforced errors, nine double faults and just 17 winners but battled past Kostyuk in three hours, … Read more
A protester has tossed leaflets emblazoned with “free Palestine” on to an Australian Open court, disrupting a tense five-set battle between Olympic champion Alexander Zverev and Brit Cameron Norrie. The fourth-round encounter on Margaret Court Arena was briefly halted during the sixth game of the third set on Monday afternoon after a woman wearing a … Read more
Alex de Minaur is out of the Australian Open after letting his chance to reach the quarter-finals for the first time slip in a dramatic five-set capitulation to world No.5 Andrey Rublev. The local hope fought back from losing the first set to snag a two-sets-to-one lead at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday and appeared … Read more
Mirra Andreeva showed up to tennis in the middle of last season, like the new kid at school whose mother or father has just been transferred into the local branch office. One day, no one had ever heard of her, the next, she’s all anyone is talking about. This is how it is for Andreeva, … Read more
Danielle Collins has shocked tennis by announcing she will retire from the sport this year, making her decision public just moments after a gut-wrenching collapse at the Australian Open. The 30-year-old American was a double service break up in the deciding set against world No.1 Iga Swiatek but lost her nerve and subsequently the second-round … Read more
Thanasi Kokkinakis has overcome a huge scare against world No.37 Sebastian Ofner to progress at the Australian Open in a five-set thriller. The home hero trailed two sets to one before lighting a fire under himself to win the fourth set in just seven games. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Brave act in match tiebreak sets … Read more
Naomi Osaka’s return to the top of women’s tennis has hit a speed-bump with the former world No.1 bowing out in the first round of the Australian Open for the first time. The Japan star has won the title twice at Melbourne Park, in 2019 and 2021, with her previous worst result a second-round elimination … Read more
