England’s Joe Salisbury falls short with partner Rajeev Ram in Australian Open men’s doubles title defence as Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek cruise to win Ivan Dodig and Slovakia’s Filip Polasek delivered an outstanding performance   They defeated England’s Joe Salisbury and partner Rajeev Ram in doubles final   Two breaks of Salisbury’s serve proved to be decisive at Melbourne Park  England’s […]

Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s Australian Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev. Djokovic is chasing his ninth title at Melbourne Park while Medvedev is fighting for his first grand slam trophy after disposing of Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals. The match is scheduled to start at 7.30pm AEDT. ‘OOPS’: DJOKOVIC SPONSOR GOES OFF EARLY Novak […]

Australia has voted for Margaret Court over Serena Williams in tennis’ great debate. In a clear-cut poll result, the Aussie tennis champion and divisive public figure has won the squabble over who is the greatest women’s tennis player of all time. Williams is undeniably the greatest player of the modern era with 23 grand slam titles to her name, but […]

Naomi Osaka paused for a moment when asked about her perfect record in major finals. She had just defeated Serena Williams in the Australian Open semifinals and secured her spot in her fourth career championship match. She maintained a soft-spoken tone, but her message was anything but quiet. “I have this mentality that people don’t remember the runners-up,” she said. […]

MELBOURNE (AFP) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka promised on Saturday (Feb 20) not to be weighed down by “pressure and expectation” after her latest Grand Slam victory sparked talk she could end up winning 10 Major titles. The 23-year-old won her fourth Slam from the last eight she has contested with the comfortable 6-4, 6-3 victory in 77 minutes at Rod […]

It is tempting to simplify this Australian Open men’s final to a digestible list of numbers – Novak Djokovic’s quest for a ninth title or what would be Daniil Medvedev’s 21st straight win, just for starters – but Sunday night’s decider also represents yet another pivotal moment in the modern story of the game. A result either way will help […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s little doubt Naomi Osaka is the new queen of women’s tennis after crushing Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final and taking her overall Grand Slam titles tally to four. The world No. 3 has now won twice at Melbourne Park, along with her two wins at the US Open. Here is some of […]

Naomi Osaka knew just what to do after championship point. The Japanese star congratulated Jennifer Brady at the net after thumping the American 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night, then moved on to one other pressing matter before being hauled away for a procession of media duties. She went to her bag, then hightailed it to […]

Before COVID-19 shut down tennis nearly a year ago, Naomi Osaka was merely one of several young stars in women’s tennis who went into Grand Slams thinking they had a chance to win. But after a second Australian Open title on Saturday and fourth Grand Slam, there’s no doubt anymore about the dominant force in the women’s game.  Osaka’s 6-4, […]

Naomi Osaka lived up to her title as the “new boss” of women's tennis by winning the Australian Open title. Former champion Justin Henin claimed the Japanese star was set to dominate the sport after beating Serena Williams in the semi-finals. And Osaka proved she is the player for the big occasion by winning her fourth Grand Slam in her […]