Aus Open exit one of my worst Grand Slam games ever: Novak
Novak Djokovic says his Australian Open loss to Jannik Sinner – his first at Melbourne Park in 2195 days – was one of the worst Grand Slam matches he’s ever played.
Australian Open Tennis
Sinner knocks off Djokovic’s crown
The Italian silences the Rod Laver Arena crowd with an assured performance, answering every question asked of him to run the champion out of town. Long live the king.
Elle Macpherson’s body of work is laudable
The supermodel was the special guest speaker at the Australian Open’s Inspirational Series lunch alongside tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
Sabalenka finally serves notice
The Belarusian’s recovery from tear-filled depths of despair to winning last year’s Australian Open and briefly holding the World No. 1 ranking – she’s No. 2 now – is one of the great comeback stories in sport.
Which three left-handers have played more than 200 ODIs for Australia?
Plus which three No.1 seeds have won the women’s singles at the Australian Open since 2012 and which four current AFL players did Hawthorn pick up for this season in trade deals?
Magi-Zheng locked to face Sabalenka in Aus Open final
Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng will face off in the Australian Open final after they were both successful in their semi-finals on Thursday night at Melbourne Park.
Sabalenka’s Coco revenge to reach final
The world No.2 will start as the raging favourite to win back-to-back titles after a straight sets win over Coco Gauff.
Old dogs, new tricks: Aussie makes doubles final
At 43 and 36, an Indian veteran and his Aussie partner have surged into the men’s doubles final, but the dream is over for Storm Hunter.
The man who can bring down the King of Melbourne Park
The King of Melbourne Park hasn’t tasted much defeat in Australia, but defeated Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz thinks rising Italian star Jannik Sinner can bring down the greatest of all time.
Aus Open stunner: Alcaraz bombs out, dream final slips away
The dream final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is off after the Spaniard bombed out in the last eight at the hands of Alexander Zverev.
Story behind iconic Coco Gauff photograph
Tennis’ teenage superstar and tonight’s AO semi-finalist liked this image so much she made sure her 1.6m Instagram followers got to see it too.
Yastremska’s angels and demons
No Ukrainian has won a major. No qualifier has won the Australian Open. Now Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska has reached the semi-finals.
Hell for Sinner as Djoker masters the art of suffering
The Italian plays dream tennis. Performs with a princely elegance and grace. But is he robust enough to do the same against the iron king in a heavyweight Australian Open semi-final?
Ebden pairing hits No. 1 on way to semi
Australia’s doubles titles defence isn’t entirely over – Matt Ebden is through to a semi-final along with his new world No. 1 partner.
Champ weighs in after late-night farce
Late-night finishes continue to be the scourge of the Australian Open and a defending champ wants officials to make a change.
Sabalenka reveals desperate moves to salvage scheduling disaster
As Novak Djokovic’s quarter-final crept deeper and deeper into the scheduled night session, Australian Open officials tried to salvage the situation with increasingly desperate moves.
Sinner defies insane scheduling to set up Novak showdown
Italian Jannik Sinner played into the early hours of Wednesday morning – before the hottest player in tennis set up a showdown with Australian Open king Novak Djokovic.
Djoker rubbishes advantage chat after Aus Open schedule farce
Despite his next opponent starting his quarter-final at close to 11pm on Tuesday night, Novak Djokovic was not buying into any talk that he would have the advantage in his semi-final.
‘Money comes first’: Aus Open’s schedule a masterclass in failure
The Australian Open calls itself the “Happy Slam,” but has consistently ignored calls for change to help its players and fans, proving that it’s more about the bottom line than anything else.
‘Nerve-wracking’: Barty comeback revealed
It won’t be on the tennis court but the Australian sporting legend is getting ready to compete again.
Novak regains his cool to reach 48th major semi-final
Novak Djokovic’s World No.1 ranking is up for grabs at the Australian Open, but he won’t give it up without a fight.
Coco rides more twists than Love Island
All those corny, crass, cringeworthy, cliched, carefully scripted reality TV shows have nothing on sport.
‘Missiles are flying’: Ukrainian star vows to keep addressing conflict
Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk says she will not stop her campaign to bring up what is happening in her home nation, as she revealed some heartbreaking news from Ukraine.
Brutal reality check that changed tennis ‘bad boy’ for good
A smashing in southern France changed it all for Daniil Medvedev, who looks in red-hot form as he attempts to finally cash in on his great success at Melbourne Park.
Zverev hits out at security over match-stopping protest
Alexander Zverev slammed Aus Open security after a protester pamphlets in his direction, and all over Margaret Court Arena, during his thrilling win over Cam Norrie.
Australia Day matters to most
Nobody should pretend our nation is perfect, including in the failed treatment of Indigenous people. But in terms of human rights, freedom, democracy, a fair go for the downtrodden, it does better than most.
De Minaur gives himself a serve
Alex de Minaur’s inconsolable. He tells us why.
‘He can win a slam’: Demon backed despite Aus Open exit
Former Aussie tennis players remain confident that Alex de Minaur has what it takes to win a grand slam, but maybe there’s one particular tournament that suits him best.
Pleasantries may be victim of war in Open final
Two Ukrainian women are into the quarter-finals. They’re refusing to shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players. By way of explanation, Dayana Yastremska says, ‘The rocket arrived on my grandmother’s house’.
‘Completely changed’: Demon’s new warning
Defeated but not dejected, there’s a bold new vision in the Alex de Minaur camp after a successful home summer ended at Melbourne Park.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/topics/australian-open-tennis/page/15