MIKE DICKSON: Djokovic back in the mire again thanks to his father

MIKE DICKSON: Just when it seemed all distractions had been banished from his pursuit of a 10th Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic is back in the public relations mire again thanks to his father’s late-night celebrations Srdjan Djokovic was greeted warmly by Russian supporters in Melbourne The tournament favourite’s father has been warned about his conduct  Four fans were ejected […]

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Khachanov looks to play spoiler again

Karen Khachanov.Credit:Getty Images Karen Khachanov played the role of spoiler to Nick Kyrgios’ US Open bid superbly last September, but said the effort required to oust the Aussie “killed him”. The Russian, who plays Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday night for a spot in a maiden grand slam final, feels in vastly better shape when compared to his last run to […]

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Players in final no bearing on Open flag ban

The very real possibility of an all-Belarusian women’s singles final will not tempt Australian Open officials to relax a ban on fans attending with Russian or Belarusian national flags. Belarusians Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka are in opposite semi-finals on Thursday and could meet in Saturday night’s final, but are playing under a neutral flag as part of governing bodies’ […]

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Virgin territory: Josh and Jayne had much to discuss

What we wouldn’t give to know what Virgin Australia boss Jayne Hrdlicka – who is also Tennis Australia chair – had to say to former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg as the pair sat side by side at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night to watch Stefanos Tsitsipas storm into the semi-finals. Hrdlicka and Frydenberg were among a bunch of other […]

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