ATP Tour
Australian Open prizemoney is $96.5m, but some tour players struggle to make a living. Here’s why
There is an arms race across the four majors – the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open – to position themselves as the biggest, best and most lucrative.
- Marc McGowan
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- Australian Open
Zverev has a fatal flaw. And this is how Sinner can exploit it and win the final
Novak Djokovic knew where he needed to go when push came to shove in his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Naturally, so will Jannik Sinner.
- Craig O'Shannessy
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- Australian Open
Illness, pressure and a looming doping case: Sinner’s challenging road to final
Jannik Sinner’s “safe place”, as his Australian super coach Darren Cahill puts it, has been a little less so this past fortnight in Melbourne.
- Marc McGowan
Australian Open 2025 as it happened: Sinner’s straight-sets glory; ‘I get why fans booed’, injured Djoker says
Defending champion Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev for this year’s Australian Open crown, while injured 10-time champion Novak Djokovic’s immediate future is up in the air.
- Danny Russell and Roy Ward
- Analysis
- Australian Open
Why we shouldn’t give up on de Minaur being more than ‘a quarter-final guy’
The Demon has reached four consecutive grand slam quarter-finals. Is that his level?
- Marc McGowan
Djokovic drama sparks call for better policing of AO medical timeouts
Former tournament director Paul McNamee says medical timeouts should be better policed after two of the sport’s biggest names spent lengthy periods off court receiving treatment.
- Scott Spits
Why the 10th time could be the charm as Demon looks to finally vanquish Sinner
Almost everyone outside of Alex de Minaur’s team has him written off against Jannik Sinner. But the 25-year-old’s history of proving people wrong says he has a massive chance against the world No.1.
- Marc McGowan
‘Special’: Why Demon’s mum was in tears in the stands
Alex de Minaur’s run to the Australian Open quarter-finals has captured the country’s attention, but no one knows his journey quite like his mum, Esther.
- Marc McGowan
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- Australian Open
‘Ridiculous’: Why Zverev hit out at the Australian Open despite reaching the semi-finals
The top German has questioned why let calls at Melbourne Park are left to the human eye, rather than available technology. But Australian Open officials have defended the switch.
- Scott Spits
Tinder for tennis coaching: The secret life on the world stage for those behind the on-court stars
The cut-throat world of a tennis coach at the top level involves pressure-filled contracts, a reliance on tournament bonuses, and enduring fierce public and private abuse from players.
- Marc McGowan
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