Australian Open: Five things to watch Alex Corretja reckons his former Davis Cup team-mate Rafael Nadal will have Roger Federer’s record in the back of his mind during his Australian Open campaign. The world No 2 has insisted that he is not “obsessed” with surpassing his Swiss rival during the build-up to the first Grand Slam of the season Nadal […]

Andy Murray tests positive for coronavirus ahead of tournament Furious Andy Murray has claimed he caught COVID-19 while training at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre last month. And the former world No 1 has blamed the lax approach to health and safety protocols for an outbreak of the virus at the £40m London base. The double Wimbledon champion said he […]

Order of Play for Day One at the Australian Open with Serena Williams, Dominic Thiem, Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic in action. (All times local, +11 hours from GMT) Rod Laver Arena 11:00: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) v (3) Naomi Osaka (Jpn), Laura Siegemund (Ger) v (10) Serena Williams (USA), (3) Dominic Thiem (Aut) v Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz), Lizette Cabrera (Aus) […]

Dan Evans dominated Jeremy Chardy to reach the third ATP Tour final of his career at the Murray River Open in Melbourne where he will play Felix Auger-Aliassime. The British No 1 played himself into excellent form during two matches on Friday, the second of which brought him victory over fourth seed Borna Coric at the Australian Open warm-up event. […]

Rafael Nadal reacts to winning the French Open title Rafael Nadal didn’t appear obviously impeded during a private training session, it has been claimed. The Spaniard recently missed his country’s ATP Cup matches with a back injury. But he’s hopeful of being fit for the start of the Australian Open, which kicks off on Monday. Nadal goes into the Australian […]

The intrigue surrounding the fitness of world No.2 Rafael Nadal has not subsided, with the Spaniard quietly practising away from the public gaze a few days out from his round one Australian Open match. Only photographers were allowed to get a short glimpse of Nadal training on Saturday as the 20-time grand slam winner battles to overcome a lower back […]

The full extent of the injury that has plagued Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open preparation can finally be revealed. Sources close to Kyrgios told The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age the 25-year-old suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee just over halfway through last year. Nick Kyrgios suffered a meniscus tear halfway through his year away from the court.Credit:Getty The […]

Serena Williams says she does not know what age means any more and looks to Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback Tom Brady as her inspiration ahead of the Australian Open. The record-breaking 43-year-old former New England Patriots player will be aiming to win a seventh Super Bowl ring this Sunday when his lead his Bucs side into action at Raymond James […]

The timing has been fortuitous for wildcard recipient Li Tu – a teenage tennis prodigy – but for a player without an official ATP ranking he fully believes he deserves his chance in a grand slam event. The 24-year-old from South Australia, who embarked on another shot at the tennis tour in the middle of 2020 but didn’t travel outside […]