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From oddly-drawn locks to escape rooms, Americans are having fun in Melbourne
Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys have bonded since their United Cup success
Simon Cambers
January 18, 2023
Australian Open: Linette wins, to meet Kontaveit next
The Pole beat Mayar Sherif 7-5, 6-1 in the first round at Melbourne Park on Wednesday
Tennis Majors
January 18, 2023
Australian Open: Vekic wins in third set tiebreak to set up Samsonova clash
Donna Vekic edged out Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7) in a match carried over from Tuesday due to the rain
Tennis Majors
January 18, 2023
Former finalist Kvitova knocked out of Australian Open by Ukraine’s Kalinina
The Ukrainian will meet either 20th seed Barbora Krejcikova or French qualifier Clara Burel
Haresh Ramchandani
January 18, 2023
Heat rule enforced for first time, to the relief of some and the surprise of others (Evans)
With temperatures over 35 degrees, players went inside for three hours as the Heat Stress Scale was used
Simon Cambers
January 17, 2023
2 years ago
Wildcard Birrell upsets 31st seed Kanepi to reach Australian Open second round
24-year-old Kimberly Birrell will play Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova in the next round
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Rogers wins to set up Sabalenka clash
Shelby Rogers defeated Arianne Hartono 6-4, 6-3 in the first round at Melbourne...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
“Hopefully making him proud” – Taylor Townsend scores first Grand Slam singles win since giving birth to son
In a battle between wildcards, Townsend defeated Diane Parry 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday...
Haresh Ramchandani
2 years ago
Australian Open: 19th seed Alexandrova to meet American Townsend in second round
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Ysaline Bonaventure 6-2, 6-1 in the first round at Melbourne...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Belgian Bonaventure goes down to Alexandrova in first round
Ekaterina Alexandrova will meet American wildcard Taylor Townsend in the second round
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Turning off social media and going easy on herself: Kasatkina explains top 10 return
Having first made the top 10 in 2018 without really understanding how, the...
Simon Cambers
2 years ago
Australian Open: Bondar wins to set up Ostapenko clash
Anna Bondar defeats Ana Bogdan 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the first round at...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Azarenka beats Kenin in battle of former champions
Victoria Azarenka will meet the winner of the match between French lucky loser...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Former French Open champion Krejcikova to meet Burel in second round of Australian Open
Barbora Krejcikova defeated Sara Bejlek 6-3, 6-1 in an all-Czech first round match...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: 15-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova goes down to Sasnovich in the first round
Aliaksandra Sasnovich beats Brenda Fruhvirtova 7-5, 6-2 and will meet American Jessica Pegula,...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Kvitova wins, to meet Kalinina in second round
Petra Kvitova defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the first round...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: 2021 semi-finalist Muchova sets up second round clash against 2022 finalist Collins
Karolina Muchova beats qualifier Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-1 on Monday in the opening...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Former junior world No 2 Shnaider scores first Grand Slam main draw win
Diana Shnaider will play the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Raducanu wins to set up blockbuster second round against Gauff
Emma Raducanu defeated Tamara Korpatsch 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round in...
Tennis Majors
2 years ago
Australian Open: Third seed Pegula first to reach second round
The American will face the winner of the match between Czech qualifier Brenda...
Tennis Majors