Court warns: I won’t be silenced
A defiant Margaret Court says she’s sick of being ‘persecuted’ for her beliefs, but refuses to be cowed by her vocal critics.
Australian Open Tennis
Queen of hearts but can she rule court?
Ash Barty is feeling the love as she attempts to become the first homegrown winner since 1978.
Powerhouse bends the rules of reality
There’s reality. And then there’s “Serena Reality”.
Moments in tennis history await
There has never been a lead-in to the Australian Open as chaotic and controversial as this year’s edition.
Fearlessness of youth the threat to Serena
The opportunity to equal and break Margaret Court’s record of 24 grand-slam singles titles means everything for Serena Williams.
Djokovic eases way into Open
The demands of the ATP Cup forced Novak Djokovic to scale back his preparations for the Australian Open.
Millman out to make an Olympian effort
John Millman will have an eye on the future as much as the present when he begins his Australian Open on Monday.
Barty: ‘better and better’
Ash Barty says she is positioned for the Australian Open after winning the Adelaide International | Watch
Kyrgios sad for de Minaur
Nick Kyrgios expressed sadness Alex de Minaur will miss the Australian Open, while hitting back at Alexander Zverev.
Barty definitely in the Open mix
Ash Barty has opened her season not firing on all cylinders, but her tennis IQ seems to be working well enough.
Bushfire art inspires our Ash
Apart from a French Open trophy, what’s Ash Barty got in her living room?
Respect the name of the game for Rafa
World No 1 Rafael Nadal is not afraid to roll up his sleeves for a cause.
Why Sabalenka’s heart is so heavy
Aryna Sabalenka’s heart has never been so heavy.
Kyrgios set to Cash in on elevated status
Paul McNamee sees something of the Pat Cash experience in how fans react to Nick Kyrgios.
Wise heads overrule Demon’s gut feel
Alex de Minaur needed to be talked out of playing the Australian Open after a muscle tear left him struggling to get out of bed.
Greats back TA on smoke haze
John McEnroe and Chris Evert have backed Tennis Australia’s handling of the Australian Open’s smoke haze controversy.
Barty at the ready to break drought
Ash Barty has been handed a tricky draw as she seeks to end a 42-year local drought.
Halep bundled out of Adelaide
Former World No 1 and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep made a shock exit from the Adelaide International.
De Minaur out of Australian Open
Top-ranked local men’s hope Alex de Minaur pulls out of Australian Open with an injury that’s worse than feared.
Hits, giggles as stars rally for cause
The stars of tennis gathered on Rod Laver Arena to raise nearly $5 million for bushfire charities.
Demon’s injury hard to stomach
Alex de Minaur’s Australian Open hopes are in serious jeopardy as he battles to recover from an abdominal injury.
Athletes battle through the haze
Tennis stars coughed, spluttered and struggled for breath through a second day of “hazardous” air quality in Melbourne.
Rublev resets body clock to Fed express
The man who Roger Federer warned was the player most likely to breakthrough this season puts on a show in Adelaide.
‘I couldn’t breathe’: Player collapses
Dalila Jakupovic said she feared she was having an asthma attack before being forced to quit her Australian Open qualifier.
Cup split deepens on issues of fairness
Novak Djokovic reaped the biggest rewards for Serbia, lifting the inaugural ATP Cup with his victorious team.
Passion brings Federer back to Australia
Roger Federer said there was a moment when he pondered whether he should venture to Melbourne for his 21st Australian Open.
Busting a gut comes at a cost
Alex de Minaur played his guts out in Sydney but strained an abdominal muscle in the process.
Sweat behind the Barty fairytale
Ash Barty is training out the back. Out past the jumping castles, the face painters, the guitarists, the Adelaide Oval cricket net.
Stosur exits early in Hobart
Sam Stosur will head into the Australian Open with just a solitary summer win under her belt.
Williams cartwheels into favouritism
On a deserted court in New Zealand late on Sunday, Serena Williams was doing cartwheels.
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