Australian Open-2024: Kostyuk dramatically lost to the 4th racket of the world in the quarter finals

Coco Gauff defeated Marta Kostyuk and reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Marta Kostyuk / photo REUTERS Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk stopped competing at the first Grand…

Officially: the state symbols of the Russian Federation and Belarus are prohibited at the Australian Open

The organizers of AO-2023 reacted to the scandalous incident during the Beindl match. The flag of the Russian Federation was hung at the match of Ukrainian player…

What Ash Barty will do next: Retired world No 1 says ‘never say never’ about tennis return

Ash Barty has said she would “never say never” about returning to professional tennis following her shock retirement. In response to a question about the prospect of…

Nick Kyrgios calls Australian Open doubles finalist Max Purcell a ‘donut’ in social media tirade

Over 36 hours on from being crowned men’s doubles champion in Melbourne, Nick Kyrgios was still not done with the trash talk. On Sunday he called fellow…

Protester jumps onto court and interrupts men’s Australian Open final

Novak Djokovic was himself placed in a hotel which is being used by asylum seekers while the saga about his Visa status unfolded earlier in the month….

Even for Rafael Nadal, this was mission impossible – Australian Open win was a miracle in Melbourne

Afterwards, Nadal insisted that becoming the first man to reach 21 titles did not mean a huge amount to him. “Of course, I know it’s a special…

How world reacted to Rafael Nadal’s win: Novak Djokovic impressed by ‘fighting spirit’ and Roger Federer congratulates ‘greatest rival’

Federer was quick to post too, reflecting on his and Nadal’s respective recent injuries and called him his “greatest rival”.  “What a match! To my friend and greatest…

Grand slam 21 or world No 1 – Australian Open prizes at play for Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev

For the second slam running, Russian baseliner Daniil Medvedev finds himself cast in the disruptor’s role. A gangling guard dog, standing in the way of tennis’s biggest…

Rowdy fan ejected as Nick Kyrgios breaks grand slam duck with Thanasi Kokkinakis in Australian Open doubles

After the match, Kyrgios said that this doubles run had been the best experience of his career. “I feel like a completely different person,” he told reporters….

Moment in Time: Evonne Goolagong wins 1974 Australian Open and inspires Ashleigh Barty

The 22-year-old Wiradjuri Aborigine from Barellan, a small cereal-belt town of vast wheatfields and grain silos 360 miles west of Sydney, may have already won the French…

How Danielle Collins can upset the odds against Australian Open final favourite Ashleigh Barty

Disarming Barty’s strengths Collins has beaten Barty once in their four previous meetings, but Barty was not playing at this level then. She has completely disarmed every…

Rafael Nadal reaches sixth Australian Open final with historic 21st grand slam in sight

Rafael Nadal withstood a fightback from Matteo Berrettini to reach his sixth Australian Open final. Having scraped through a five-set contest with Denis Shapovalov in the quarter-finals,…

Nick Kyrgios branded ‘absolute k–b with maturity of a 10-year-old’ by doubles opponent

Venus also referred to the heart-in-mouth moment when Kyrgios smacked a loose ball into the crowd and unfortunately struck a young boy on the body. Kyrgios –…

Rude and crude Nick Kyrgios is a problem tennis would much rather have than not

On the upside, though, he generates more interest, comment and controversy than anyone except tennis royalty: the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Serena Williams. Such…

Wearing ‘Free Peng Shuai’ T-shirts at Australian Open is fine – but do not disrupt event, say Tennis Australia

The Peng Shuai debate is the latest political complication to afflict the Australian Open after world No 1 Novak Djokovic saw his visa cancelled 10 days ago….

Nick Kyrgios escapes Australian Open disqualification despite hitting young boy with needless shot

This unfortunate incident will no doubt excite the ire of Novak Djokovic’s army of fans, who resent Kyrgios anyway for the podcast appearance he made in 2019,…

Short tugs, shoulder taps and water bottles – the Rafael Nadal rituals that really wind up his opponents

Between each point, wipe sweat off arms with a towel. During the change of ends, always let the opponent cross the net to their seat first –…

At the Australian Open, serve and volley is back – and tennis is the better for it

The match could be taken as a vindication of Cressy’s personal slogan, which he writes on a notepad three times a day and underlines for extra effect….

It is not just the Britons who have flopped at the Australian Open – Eurosport’s coverage has, too

On Eurosport, we have earnest tennis stars of previous recent vintages talking about players having a “grade addidood” and whatnot, often in their second or third languages….

Wearing ‘Free Peng Shuai’ T-shirts at Australian Open is fine – but do not disrupt event, say Tennis Australia

The Peng Shuai debate is the latest political complication to afflict the Australian Open after world No 1 Novak Djokovic saw his visa cancelled 10 days ago….

At the Australian Open, serve and volley is back – and tennis is the better for it

The match could be taken as a vindication of Cressy’s personal slogan, which he writes on a notepad three times a day and underlines for extra effect….

Rafael Nadal moves into lead in Race to 21 after reaching Australian Open quarter-finals

To return to Sunday’s match, Mannarino caused Nadal difficulties early on with his flat, bunted groundstrokes, which he hits with so little backswing that it is difficult…

Martina Navratilova slams ‘cowardly’ Australian Open for banning Peng Shuai solidarity T-shirts

Martina Navratilova said Australian Open organisers had acted “cowardly” by preventing fans from wearing shirts bearing messages of support for Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai at the…

Nick Kyrgios accuses Croatian trainer of trying to fight him in locker room

Kyrgios’s allegation was then repeated by Kokkinakis, who cited the Ultimate Fighting Championship in his own Twitter message: “That was crazy!! Mans thought it was @ufc”. In…

‘Panicked’ Dan Evans knocked out of Australian Open by ruthless Felix Auger Aliassime

“I found out [about Rinderknech’s withdrawal] and was like, ‘Well, this is good,’” Evans said. “And then I had so much time. It’s never happened to me…