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Former finalist Danielle Collins (back) out of 2026 Australian Open
Danielle Collins, who reached the Australian Open final in 2022, said she's missing next month's Grand Slam event in Melbourne due to the back injury that prematurely shortened her 2025 season.,Collins hasn't played since losing to Romania's Jaqueline Cristian in the first round of the U.S. Open in ...

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen saves par on No. 18 to win Australian Open
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen sank a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole to win the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,It wasn't without a nervous moment, however. After making his putt to cap a round of 70 and finish at 15-under, Neergaard-Petersen had to wait for home-crown favorite Cam Smith to mi...

Rory McIlroy tied for 24th at Australian Open
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy birdied four times on the back nine for his second straight round of 68 in Saturday's third round of the Australian Open.,The Northern Irishman is 5-under for the tournament at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, tied with four others in 24th place and nine shots behind leader Rasmus...

Aussie Open ratings plummet despite American success
Viewership for the 2025 Australian Open was down 11 percent from last year and 16 percent compared to 2023.,That's despite Madison Keys winning her first Grand Slam title by upsetting World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the women's final, and fellow American Ben Shelton reaching the men's semifinals.,The...

Dominance Down Under: Jannik Sinner wins Australian Open title
Italy's Jannik Sinner showed why he's the No. 1 player in the world on Sunday as he used his power from the baseline and a consistent serve to defeat Alexander Zverev of Germany to win his second consecutive Australian Open singles title.,Sinner needed two hours, 42 minutes to post the 6-3, 7-6 (4),...

Madison Keys stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open
Madison Keys -- using a mix of solid serves, power and defense -- upset two-time defending champion and top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Australian Open on Saturday, giving the 29-year-old American her first Grand Slam title in 46 tries.,Keys, the No. 19 seed, appeared in her first ...

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray undecided about player-coach relationship
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray haven't decided whether to continue their player-coach partnership.,Djokovic hired his former rival as his coach for the Australian Open, where the Serbian reached the semifinal round. A thigh injury forced the No. 7 seed Djokovic to retire Friday after losing the firs...

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys set for Australian Open final
American Madison Keys shocked No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek to crash the Australian Open women's final, where top-seeded, two-time defending champ Aryna Sabalenka awaits on Saturday.,Keys dropped the opening set 7-5 before rolling off 6-1 and 7-6 (8) wins to eliminate the five-time major champion in the se...

Jannik Sinner, Ben Shelton to meet for spot in Australian Open final
Defending champion Jannik Sinner breezed into the semifinals of the Australian Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over home favorite Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Sinner put forth a dominant performance to extend his winning streak at hard-court Grand Slam events to 19 matches. The...

Ben Shelton, 22, moves into first Australian Open semifinal
Ben Shelton, a 22-year-old Atlanta native, is through to his first career Australian Open semifinal after defeating Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Shelton has competed in only one previous Grand Slam semifinal, when he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovi...

Madison Keys, Iga Swiatek advance to Australian Open semis
Madison Keys matched her best Grand Slam performance in seven-plus years, as the 19th-seeded U.S. player overtook 28th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Keys' semifinal opponent will be No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland, ...

Still dominant, Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz in Aussie QFs
Novak Djokovic showed Tuesday that he isn't ready to abdicate his throne as the king of men's tennis.,The 37-year-old Djokovic, in pursuit of his 25th Grand Slam title, defeated Spain's Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. With the win, the Serbian great rea...

Alexander Zverev survives Tommy Paul in Aussie quarters
Still in search of his first Grand Slam title, Germany's Alexander Zverev nearly missed out on a trip to the semifinals at the Australian Open.,However, even with some shaky serving in his first two games, the second-seeded Zverev survived 12th-seeded American Tommy Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 i...

Paula Badosa ends Coco Gauff's unbeaten run in Aussie quarters
Coco Gauff's unbeaten start to 2025 is over. So are her hopes of winning the Australian Open.,The third-seeded Gauff, 9-0 on the year and unbeaten in 13 straight matches entering the day, was swept by 11th-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals in Melbourne on Tuesday.,The 2023 U...

Iga Swiatek, Emma Navarro headed for Australian showdown
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek cruised into the Australian Open quarterfinals Monday with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Germany's Eva Lys in Melbourne, Australia.,Swiatek needed only 59 minutes to oust lucky loser Lys. A five-time major winner, Swiatek has dropped only 11 games in her first four matches of the tou...

No. 1 Jannik Sinner beats Holger Rune, elements to reach Aussie quarters
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner fought through blistering heat and an undisclosed ailment to defeat Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday.,Sinner, the defending champion, met with the tournament doctor before beginning the match and needed a medic...

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to clash in Aussie QFs
No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz and 10-time champion Novak Djokovic will renew their rivalry in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.,Spain's Alcaraz was leading 7-5, 6-1 when Great Britain's Jack Draper, the No. 15 seed, was forced to retire from Sunday's fourth-round match. Draper, who ...

Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff reach Australian Open quarters
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her quest for her third consecutive Australian Open title, defeating Russia's Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.,It was the 18th straight match win for Sabalenka, of Belarus, in Melbourne, Australia.,Andreeva, the No. 14 seed, won just...

Gael Monfils, 38, upsets Taylor Fritz in Australian Open
Gael Monfils expressed extreme confidence on Saturday at the Australian Open, and the 38-year-old Frenchman again displayed that his game is darn good, too.,Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia.,When Monfils m...

Iga Swiatek routs Emma Raducanu in Australian Open's 3rd round
The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.,Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain's Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.,Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. R...