Excited fans drifted back to the Australian Open Thursday — following the expiration of a snap five-day lockdown in Melbourne — determined to create some atmosphere over the final days of a tournament that has been severely disrupted by the coronavirus. The already-delayed Grand Slam ...
The 34-year-old has now lost in the quarterfinals in consecutive years, having been outplayed by Dominic Thiem in 2020.
Yui Kamiji was unable to defend her Australian Open title Wednesday in the women's wheelchair singles final, losing a three-set thriller against world No. 1 Diede De Groot of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4). Having split the first two sets, the No. 2 ...
No. 1 Ash Barty upset on home turf in Australian Open quarterfinals
Karolina Muchova was like a different player following a medical timeout in the second set and rallied to secure a place in her first Grand Slam semifinal.
Naomi Osaka to face Serena Williams in Australian Open semifinals
Naomi Osaka has never lost a Grand Slam after making the quarterfinals, and if all goes to plan at the Australian Open, she will be savoring a fourth major triumph before her 24th birthday. The Japanese third seed reached the semifinals with a clinical 6-2, ...
Coach: Serena Williams does not need Grand Slam record to validate career
Mouratoglou said it did not really make sense to compare Williams' record with Court, given 13 of the Australian's Grand Slam titles came before the professional era.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal beat old nemesis Fabio Fognini in a scrappy affair at the Australian Open on Monday to reach his 43rd Grand Slam quarterfinal. The Spaniard, hoping to win his first title at Melbourne Park since 2009, has yet to drop a ...
Injured Novak Djokovic accepts risks of playing through pain at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic says it's a "gamble" to continue playing at the Australian Open and that his abdominal injury could have an impact on the rest of his season.
No. 1 seed Shingo Kunieda falls in wheelchair singles semifinals at Australian Open
No. 1 Shingo Kunieda's bid for an 11th Australian Open title ended Monday with a straight-sets loss against Briton Alfie Hewitt in the men's wheelchair singles semifinals. By defeating the defending champion 6-3, 6-4, world No. 3 Hewitt avenged his loss to Kunieda in the ...
Naomi Osaka so much more than a hardcourt specialist, says coach
Japan's Naomi Osaka has won three of the last five Grand Slams played on hardcourts but the world No. 3 is also more than capable of lifting titles on grass and clay, her coach Wim Fissette said on Sunday. Osaka won back-to-back Grand Slam titles ...
Naomi Osaka fights back from the brink to reach quarterfinals
The world No. 3 saved two match points as she battled for a three-set win against over in-form Garbine Muguruza.
