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Alcaraz beats Sinner in sold-out South Korea exhibition match
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10 January 2026, 11:21 AM
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'Survivor' Nadal back in form at Australian Open
Rafa Nadal defied his gloomy injury prognosis and complete lack of match practice to crush Laslo Djere 6-3 6-4 6-1 on Tuesday and reach the Australian Open second round as he launched his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title.
9 February 2021, 12:09 PM
Shapovalov throws a toilet tantrum
Denis Shapovalov claims he's got the smallest bladder on tour and the Canadian was not impressed when an umpire at the Australian Open denied his request for a toilet break.
9 February 2021, 11:01 AM
Electronic line judges make Grand Slam debut
The days of tennis players arguing whether balls are in or out could be coming to a close, after the smooth introduction of electronic line judging at the Australian Open on Monday.
9 February 2021, 05:24 AM
Game, set and mask: fans trickle in on first day of Australian Open
Tennis fans wearing masks filtered into Melbourne Park on Monday for the start of the Australian Open, this year's first Grand Slam event, as the host city recorded one new locally transmitted case of the novel coronavirus.
8 February 2021, 13:52 PM
‘It does feel like a home’
World number one Novak Djokovic found playing without crowds last season strange and he can’t wait to wow the fans in the stands at his 17th Australian Open.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Time to start talking about tennis’
Rafa Nadal brushed aside questions about the Australian Open quarantine on Sunday and said it was time to get down to the business of playing tennis and entertaining fans around the world.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Serena heads to zoo, Djokovic barefoot as quarantine ends
Serena Williams took her daughter to the zoo and Novak Djokovic walked barefoot in a park as the stars of tennis emerged from a fortnight of quarantine ahead of the coronavirus-delayed Australian Open Friday.
29 January 2021, 08:19 AM
'Djokovic is our LeBron but we have to call him out sometimes'
Nick Kyrgios has likened Novak Djokovic to NBA player LeBron James in his influence both on and off the court but says he had a duty to call out the world number one when he "lost his way" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 January 2021, 10:57 AM
Murray's Australian Open in doubt after positive virus test
Andy Murray's participation in the Australian Open is in doubt after it was announced on Thursday he had tested positive for coronavirus.
14 January 2021, 11:18 AM
Djokovic, Nadal, Serena to quarantine in Adelaide, not Melbourne
Tennis' top stars will quarantine in Adelaide rather than Melbourne and play an exhibition there ahead of the Australian Open, with the city also hosting a WTA event after the years' first Grand Slam, organisers said Saturday.
9 January 2021, 06:43 AM
Naomi Osaka inspires own manga character
Japan's three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers announced on Sunday.
1 December 2020, 05:52 AM
Is the Big-Three era nearing an end?
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been absent from the title match at the ATP Finals for the past two years, replaced by younger rivals seeking to smash their monopoly.
24 November 2020, 04:55 AM
Medvedev storms back to beat Thiem and claim ATP Finals title
Russian Daniil Medvedev claims the biggest title of his career as he storms back to beat Dominic Thiem 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in an absorbing climax to the ATP Finals
22 November 2020, 22:24 PM
Djokovic and Nadal fall as Thiem and Medvedev advance to London finale
Rafa Nadal's dream of a first ATP Finals title and Novak Djokovic's quest for a record-equalling sixth vanished in defeats by Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem in two seismic semifinals on Saturday.
22 November 2020, 05:48 AM
Australian Open set to be pushed back: report
The start of the Australian Open is set to be pushed back from January to February or March next year due to COVID-19 protocols in the country, the Herald Sun newspaper reported on Saturday.
21 November 2020, 10:21 AM
Djokovic reaches ATP Finals semis
London’s farewell edition of the ATP Finals could still have its dream climax after world number one Novak Djokovic beat Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) to seal a last-four spot on Friday.
21 November 2020, 05:26 AM
Nadal beats Tsitsipas to reach last four at ATP Finals
Rafael Nadal kept alive his hopes of a first ATP Finals title on Thursday, beating defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in London to qualify for the last four.
20 November 2020, 07:02 AM
Thiem rocks Nadal in ATP Finals
Dominic Thiem held his nerve to claim an impressive 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/4) win against Rafael Nadal at the ATP Finals as the Austrian moved to the brink of a place in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
17 November 2020, 17:07 PM
'In a lonely, dark place': Kyrgios reveals depression battle
Polarising Australian Nick Kyrgios Sunday admitted to be being in a "lonely, dark place" during recent years as he battled depression sparked by the relentless grind of the tennis tour.
8 November 2020, 11:04 AM
Zverev downs Nadal to set up Bercy final with Medvedev
Alexander Zverev overpowered Rafael Nadal in straight sets on Saturday to reach his first Paris Masters final, where he will face third seed Daniil Medvedev.
8 November 2020, 04:47 AM