Australian Open

The Australia Open will be absent from the sports calendar for the first time since World War Two this season.SEE ALSO: ‘Coachella 2020 Festival Officially Cancelled’- Public Health Commissioner This came to be after Golf Australia and…

As chatty spectators so often learn the hard way, silence is golden in the sport of tennis. SEE ALSO: Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall In North Carolina With Stronger Than Expected Winds Yet facing the prospect of empty stands at the first…

New South Wales (NSW) deputy premier John Barilaro says his state will be willing to act as a temporary host for major sports events such as the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam. SEE ALSO: Russian Nuclear Agency To Provide Water Solution…

Coco Gauff has had a dreamy Australian Open so far defeating Venus Williams in what's becoming a habit and seeing off defending champion Naomi Osaka.But all that was brought to a halt when fellow American Sofia Kenin applied the break…

Serena Williams suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open in 14 years on Friday, falling to China’s Wang Qiang in a stunning third-round reversal that left her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in tatters once…

Canadian Milos Raonic served and volleyed with precision to bundle Greek sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the Australian Open with a 7-5 6-4 7-6(2) victory in the thirdround on Friday. SEE ALSO: VP Osinbajo Presides Over First NEC…

Rafa Nadal would love to add more silverware to a bursting trophy cabinet at the end of the Australian Open but says beating Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles would probably not make him any happier in the long run. READ:…

Six times Australian Open champion Roger Federer breezed past Steve Johnson at the Melbourne Park to reach the second round of the Australian Open.The 38-year-old defeated the American 6-3 6-2 6-2.Federer who was playing his first…

Slovenian Dalian Jakupovic was helped off the court in her qualification match at the Australian Open earlier this week due to shortage of breath.The air quality in Melbourne has been "very poor", a consequence of the bushfires that has…

Dalila Jakupovic says she was "really scared" she would collapse as she withdrew from her Australian Open qualification match due to the poor air quality which is as a result of the ongoing bushfire in the country.The Slovenian was…

Andy Murray at 32 fears a return to the Grand Slam at the Australian Open may be the last of his career.Murray underwent surgery to a hip problem in January and only made his return to the tennis court in reaching the quarter-finals at…

Australian Tennis Player, Nick Kyrgios who smashed two racquets in obvious annoyance at his Cincinnati Masters defeat by Karen Khachanov, has been fined $25,000 and given a 16-week-ban subject to a 6months probationary period for his…

Roger Federer celebrated his 100th match at the Australian Open on Friday by giving young American Taylor Fritz a centre court schooling to reach the last 16.Six-time champion Federer was in devastating touch against the talented…

U.S. Open champion, Naomi Osaka, eased through to the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a dominant 6-2 6-4 win over unseeded Slovenian Tamara Zidansek.The Japanese number one took a tablet from a trainer when leading…

Six-times champion Novak Djokovic survived the Rod Laver Arena furnace to reach the third round of the Australian Open, with a 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 victory over Gael Monfils on Thursday.With temperatures peaking at 39.9 degrees Celsius and…

Defending champion Roger Federer got quickly into his majestic stride with a straight-sets win over Slovenian Aljaz Bedene, in his opening match at the Australian Open on Tuesday.The 36-year-old Swiss turned the evening clash on Rod…

The Australian Open usually promises to be a Grand Slam pretty much unparalleled, but this is not just because of its being the year’s first major event in the sport.This year’s edition is already witnessing the absence of some key…