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January 23, 1988: The day Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert in the first indoor Australian Open final
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 23, 1988, Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert to win the first leg of her Golden Slam
Players say conditions are faster this year in Australia, but matches are still getting longer
The average length of matches at the Australian Open has risen significantly in 2024, in both the men's and women's events
January 22, 2003: The day Andy Roddick outlasted El Aynaoui in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day in 2003, Andy Roddick and Younes El Aynaoui played a record-breaking deciding set which lasted for two hours and 23 minutes
Australian Open: Rublev ends Australian singles hopes by beating De Minaur in five-set marathon
Andrey Rublev knocked out Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 in an epic to end Australian singles hopes for another year. He'll meet Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals
Triple-bagels still incredibly hard to come by at Grand Slams
Novak Djokovic led Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 6-0, 1-0 but could not become the sixth man to achieve it in the Open era
Djokovic after surging into quarter-finals: “The fire is still burning”
January 21, 1998: The day Venus and Serena Williams faced each other on the tour for the first time
January 21, 1990: The day John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open
From Azarenka-Ostapenko to Anisimova-Sabalenka, match-ups are most crucial factor
Australian Open: Iga Swiatek knocked out by excellent display from teenager Noskova
“I feel like I’m still growing, I still feel like I’m fulfilling my potential” – Azarenka
January 20, 2008: The day Hewitt and Baghdatis finished the latest match in Australian Open history
“I’m really proud of myself” – Anisimova back after a break and into the second week at a Grand Slam
Australian Open: Djokovic breezes past Etcheverry on 100th Australian Open appearance to make last 16
“I will put it in a frame. I will bring it everywhere with me” – Andreeva gushes over Murray praise after heroic comeback
Swiatek says Australian Open draw “toughest one I ever had” after beating Kenin, Collins in opening rounds
What Alcaraz achieved in his first 200 matches that Djokovic, Nadal and Federer couldn’t