The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Prior to 1988 it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park – green coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020.
Nick Kyrgios, back in the world top 20 after a fourth-round run at the Australian Open, has withdrawn from the ATP New York Open with a... WorldNews - Published
Getty/TPN Roger Federer says he was "lucky" to beat Tennys Sandgren in the Australian Open quarterfinals, and that he should already be "skiing in Switzerland." The Swiss player saved seven match..
During a press conference in the Australian Open, Ajla Tomljanović was asked about her fiancée. According to Business Insider, Tomljanović rolled her eyes when asked about fellow tennis player..
"It was really scary, I couldn't breathe", says tennis player Dalila Jakupovic after pulling out of her Australian Open qualifier as smoke from bushfires blanket Melbourne.
A host of tennis stars including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams help the Nick Kyrgios inspired "Rally for Relief" raise money for Australian bushfire relief.
The Australian Open qualifying matches were delayed in Melbourne on Tuesday because of bushfire smoke. Questions have been raised about the poor air quality as bushfires continue raging across the..
Serena Williams won her first title since the 2017 Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 victory. According to the HuffPost, she beat Jessica Pegula at the Auckland Classic. Williams said she would donate all..
Business Insider reports that Roger Federer could soon join the exclusive sportsperson's billionaire club. There are currently only three men in the club: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Floyd..
Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday after winning his eighth Australian Open title, while top Canadian Denis Shapovalov dropped three spots to No. 16 following a first-round.. WorldNews - Published
MELBOURNE – Dominic Thiem finished second-best for the third time in a Grand Slam final on Sunday, but the 26-year-old Austrian will leave Melbourne Park confident that he is not too far away from.. WorldNews - Published
Novak Djokovic beat Austrian Dominic Thiem in five sets at the Rod Laver Arena to lift the Australian Open title a record extending eighth time. ...... WorldNews - Published
Novak Djokovic says queuing for bread in difficult times in Serbia gave him the inner steel needed to fight back to win an eighth Australian Open crown. BBC News - Published
Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in a thriller on Sunday to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •France 24
Factbox on Novak Djokovic, who beat Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 to claim a record-extending eighth Australian Open title on Sunday. Reuters - Published
A look at how Novak Djokovic became a 17-time Grand Slam champion following his eight Australian Open triumph on Sunday. Djokovic battled back from two sets to one down to defeat Austria's Dominic.. WorldNews - Published
In top news of the day on Sunday, February 2, 2020, the Novel Coronavirus outbreak scare continues to dominate headlines. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic lifted Australian Open for the record eighth.. DNA - Published
Novak Djokovic came back from down two sets to one vs. Dominic Thiem to win his record-extending eighth Australian Open championship.
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Novak Djokovic defends his Australian Open crown and wins a 17th Grand Slam by beating Dominic Thiem in a gripping five-set final. BBC News - Published
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin thanks her dad, who is a former cab driver and self-taught coach, for guiding her to a maiden Grand Slam title. BBC News - Published
America’s Sofia Kenin stunned two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open on Saturday, completing a surprise run where she came from nowhere to earn her first Grand Slam.. France 24 - Published
Sofia Kenin showed grit and combativeness on the way to her maiden Grand Slam title on Saturday, as the 21-year-old American fought her way back from a set down to beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the.. Reuters - Published
Melbourne, Australia (CNN)As a child, Sofia Kenin got to hang out with some of tennis' greats. She could be on the way to becoming one herself. Kenin won her first grand slam title at the Australian.. WorldNews - Published
American Sofia Kenin counter-punched her way back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-2 6-2 win on Saturday. Reuters - Published
American Sofia Kenin wins a first Grand Slam title by beating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in three sets in the Australian Open final. BBC News - Published
Sofia Kenin has "butterflies" as she prepares for her Grand Slam final debut, while Garbine Muguruza hopes to make her experience count. BBC News - Published
MELBOURNE, Australia — Locked in an even-as-can-be Australian Open semifinal, Dominic Thiem looked up at his guest box, patted his belly and stuck out his tongue, as if to indicate he was feeling.. WorldNews - Published
Roger Federer says he felt he had a 3% chance of beating Novak Djokovic in their Australian Open semi-final and described the experience as "horrible". BBC News - Published
A year ago, Anna Wintour memorably used a speech at the Australian Open to take a swipe at Scott Morrison’s “backward” attitude to same-sex marriage. This year, it was US-based actress Rebel.. The Age - Published
American Sofia Kenin, 21, took out No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in straight sets and will play in the Australian Open final on Saturday vs. Garbiñe Muguruza.
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Garbine Muguruza continues her recent revival by reaching the Australian Open final with a straight-set win over Romania's Simona Halep. BBC News - Published
Having flirted with Grand Slam glory for a number of years, Dominic Thiem took another confident step toward a maiden major title by turning the tables on nemesis Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open on.. Reuters - Published
Rafa Nadal paid the ultimate respect to his Australian Open conqueror Dominic Thiem on Wednesday, seeing something of himself in the hard-working Austrian after falling short in a quarter-final classic.. Reuters - Published
Dominic Thiem ended six years of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian Open semi-final and rocked the.. Reuters - Published
Dubai: Dominic Thiem caused a major upset in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as he dumped out top seed and world No. 1 Rafael Nadalin four sets 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. The Austrian youngster, 26,.. WorldNews - Published
Dominic Thiem upset world No. 1 and top-seeded Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday in five sets.
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Alexander Zverev is through to a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time after beating Stan Wawrinka in four sets at the Australian Open. BBC News - Published
Britain's Jamie Murray and American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands are through to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open. BBC News - Published
Melbourne: Simona Halep sent out a warning at the Australian Open on Wednesday, powering into the semi-finals in 53 minutes with a 6-1, 6-1 destruction of Estonia's Anett Kontaveit. The red-hot fourth.. WorldNews - Published
On the same day Aboriginal Australian Ashleigh Barty became the first local woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals in 36 years, a protest called for Margaret Court Arena to be renamed after.. SBS - Published
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will meet for the 50th time after they book their place in the Australian Open semi-finals. While Federer survived a scare from Tennys Sangren in five sets, Djokovic.. WorldNews - Published
Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe incur the wrath of Tennis Australia by parading a banner at the Australian Open calling for Margaret Court Arena to be renamed. BBC News - Published
Roger Federer saves seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final. BBC News - Published
Ashleigh Barty has withstood a fierce challenge from Petra Kvitova to become the first local woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals in 36 years. SBS - Published
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