Serena Williams needed a bit of everything, including one on-the-run, back-to-the-net, no-look, over-the-shoulder shot, to get past a challenge at the Australian Open from a player who’s 20 years younger than she is. A year after a surprising loss in the third round at Melbourne Park, Williams managed to get past that stage by beating Russian teen Anastasia Potapova 7-6 […]

The Australian Open will continue despite Melbourne being placed in lockdown for the next five days. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Friday confirmed Melbourne would be locked down from midnight. Nick Kyrgios is due to face third seed Dominic Thiem on Friday night.Credit:Getty Images Melbourne Park was relatively quiet on Friday but the call to ban fans from attending matches […]

Ashleigh Barty has withdrawn from her Australian Open doubles commitments at Melbourne Park. The French Open winner took to the court with a heavily taped thigh for her second round singles win over Daria Gavrilova on Thursday. Barty was partnered with American Jennifer Brady but the duo won’t play their third round match against Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka. “It’s […]

Andy Murray makes it two wins in three days as he beats Gian Marco Moroni in Challenger Tour event in Italy after being forced to miss Australian Open due to positive coronavirus test Andy Murray beat world No 234 Gian Marco Moroni at a Challenger Tour event He beat German Maximilian Marterer in the Italian city of Biella on Tuesday  […]

The Demon is winning on and off the court, it seems. Alex de Minaur had the tennis rumour mill running hot after apparently becoming the latest Aussie tennis star to use the post-match camera lens signing as an opportunity to send a message to a special someone. Nick Kyrgios has written to his girlfriend Chiara Passari after both of his […]

Rafael Nadal celebrates victory Rafael Nadal seemed to be in full working order as he brushed aside Michael Mmoh to reach the third round of the Australian Open. The second seed was not troubled by the back problem which hindered his build-up in a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory in an hour and 47 minutes against the American qualifier. In fact […]

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Hopefully a win will make Kaja Juvan feel a little better. The world No. 104 ended Mayar Sherif’s grand slam run but she didn’t have a lot of fun doing it. Juvan dropped the first set but recovered to defeat Sherif 3-6 7-6 6-3 in a two hour and 39-minute battle — the longest women’s match of the Australian Open […]

The world has fallen in love with Thanasi Kokkinakis all over again. After just one match he’d already scored bragging rights over the most heartwarming storyline of week one at the Australian Open, winning his first match at Melbourne Park since 2015 when he beat South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets on Tuesday. It was Kokkinakis’ first professional victory […]