First Serve: The ‘inside tips’ Kubler and Hijikata will use for doubles final

Australia’s Max Purcell might not have backed up his Australian Open men’s doubles final appearance from last year with Matt Ebden, but he has done the next-best thing. Purcell, who also won the 2022 Wimbledon doubles title alongside Ebden, has peppered compatriots Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata – who will contest Saturday’s final at Melbourne Park – with information about […]

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‘It got to me’: Djokovic launches passionate defence of ‘misused’ father

Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic says the Russian war controversy his father inadvertently became embroiled in was a “misinterpretation” that “escalated” out of control. Djokovic’s father Srdjan was unwittingly recorded on Wednesday night while posing for photographs with pro-Vladimir Putin activists outside Rod Laver Arena after his son’s quarter-final win over Russian player Andrey Rublev. In the video, Srdjan […]

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Novak Djokovic breaks his silence on father's photo with Putin flag

‘It has got to me’: Novak Djokovic insists his father was ‘misused’ by pro-Russian supporters as tennis star breaks his silence on controversial photo of Serbian posing next to Vladimir Putin flag at the Australian Open Novak Djokovic has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his father  Srdjan Djokovic was pictured posing with a Vladimir Putin flag in Melbourne […]

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Djokovic sets aside distractions to book 10th Open final

Key points Novak Djokovic will contest a record-extending 10th Australian Open men’s singles final. The winner of the final between Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will become the world No.1. Losing semi-finalist Tommy Paul will make his top-20 debut thanks to his career-best run. Novak Djokovic has booked a record-extending 10th Australian Open men’s final appearance with another masterclass on the […]

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