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Jannik Sinner leads big day for Italy at Australian Open
Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner punctuated a big day for Italians at the Australian Open on Tuesday, advancing to the second round when France's Hugo Gaston retired trailing 6-2, 6-1.,The No. 2 seed was firmly in control in Melbourne when Gaston was forced out with an abdominal injury. Sin...
Italian men dominate early play on Day 3 of Australian Open
The Italian men dominated play on Tuesday afternoon at the Australian Open.,And the top dog of the newest tennis power country, No. 1 Jannik Sinner, does not take the court until in the evening at Melbourne.,A pair of seeded Italian players -- No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti and No. 22 Luciano Darderi -- were...
Champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australian Open
For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion.,For the ninth-seeded Keys, the first hour and 12 minutes vs. Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova represented a major reality check.,After a slow start, Keys cruised in the...
Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory at Australian Open
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the No. 3 seed is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, defeated Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne conditions on Monday.,Gauff reached a...
Alex de Minaur advances, Felix Auger-Aliassime retires in Australia
Next to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the world, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was the hottest player on the ATP Tour in the closing months of 2025.,After winning only two matches in the first three majors of the year, the 25-year-old seemingly out of nowhere reached the...
Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory, advances to Australian Open 2nd round
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the third-seeded player in the world is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, dispatched of Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne condition...
Zeynep Sonmez helps fainting ball girl at Australian Open
Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez came to the aid of a ball girl who fainted during her 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday in the first round of the Australian Open.,Alexandrova was serving for the second set with the temperature at 29 degrees Celsius (84 Fahrenheit) whe...
Qualifier Arthur Fery stuns No. 20 Flavio Cobolli in Australia
British qualifier Arthur Fery delivered the first upset of this year's Australian Open when he knocked off No. 20 seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday in opening-day action at Melbourne.,It was just Fery's third tour-level win, but two of them have come in Grand Slams. H...
Qualifier Arthur Fery upsets No. 20 Flavio Cobolli in Aussie opening round
British qualifier Arthur Fery delivered the first upset in the men's singles bracket of this year's Australian Open when he knocked off No. 20 seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday in opening-day action at Melbourne.,It's just Fery's third tour-level win, but two of them...
Novak Djokovic dismisses 'now or never' mindset in pursuit of 25th Slam
If Novak Djokovic is feeling any pressure to win a record 25th Grand Slam at the Australian Open, the 38-year-old Serbian star certainly isn't showing it.,Djokovic has been stuck on 24 major victories since winning the 2023 U.S. Open, with young stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner combining to wi...
Italy's Matteo Berrettini withdraws from Australian Open
Italy's Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday ahead of his scheduled first-round meeting with local favorite Alex de Minaur.,"I'm really sorry to have to withdraw from the tournament," said Berrettini, who is dealing with an illness. "I have always enjoyed being and playing...
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner in same half of Australian Open draw
Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner and record 10-time winner Novak Djokovic are in the same half of the Australian Open draw, revealed Thursday in Melbourne.,World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain is the top seed for the ATP Tour season's first Grand Slam, where action begins Sunday. Italy's Sin...
Venus Williams, Coco Gauff in line for 2nd-round Australian Open clash
American superstars young and old could clash in the second round of the Australian Open after the draw was made Thursday in Melbourne.,Coco Gauff, 21, and Venus Williams, 45, were set on a collision course.,Williams, ranked 576th in the world, received a wild card so she can appear at the Australia...
French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson WDs from Australian Open
Lingering injuries prompted 2025 French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson to withdraw from the upcoming Australian Open.,The 22-year-old from France, who last played in September, announced her reluctant withdrawal from the season-opening major via Instagram on Monday.,"Going to Australia and playing t...
Stan Wawrinka, Nick Kyrgios receive Australian Open wild cards
Stan Wawrinka has been a given a wild card into the Australian Open as he heads into his final season on the ATP Tour.,Wawrinka, 40, announced he will retire at the end of the season.,In Melbourne, he will be returning to the site of the first of his three career Grand Slam titles. He defeated Novak...
No. 24 Qinwen Zheng WDs from Australian Open
World No. 24 Qinwen Zheng withdrew from the upcoming Australian Open on Thursday as she works her way back following right elbow surgery.,"After careful evaluation by my team and following medical advice, unfortunately I will be withdrawing from the 2026 Australian Open," Zheng wrote on Instagram.,"...
Australian Open's new prize money tops Wimbledon's
The Australian Open has increased the prize money for this year's first Grand Slam tournament by 16% to $74.9 million USD.,That surpasses Wimbledon ($72.7 million in 2025) and trails last year's U.S. Open, which set a Grand Slam record at $85.0 million. The purse for the 2025 French Open was $65.4 m...
ATP/WTA roundup: Canada, Germany post sweeps at United Cup
Felix Auger-Aliassime and 19-year-old Victoria Mboko gave Canada a 3-0 sweep of China on Sunday at the United Cup in Australia.,In the opener, played in Sydney, Mboko rebounded from an opening-set loss to defeat Lin Zhu 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, and Auger-Aliassime followed by dropping Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-4. ...
Venus Williams receives Australian Open wild-card entry
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams received a wild-card entry into the main draw of this month's Australian Open, event organizers announced Friday in Australia (Thursday night U.S.).,Williams, 45, last competed in Melbourne in 2021 when she lost in the second round to Italy's Sara Errani...
Jack Draper, No. 1 Brit, to miss Aussie Open with arm injury
Jack Draper of Great Britain announced Friday that he will miss the season-opening Australian swing, including next month's Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.,The highest-ranked Brit in men's tennis (No. 10 in the world) has been recovering from an arm injury. He hasn't appeared sinc...