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Qualifier Dayana Yastremska reaches Australian Open semis
Dayana Yastremska defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4 in an Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday, becoming the first qualifier to reach the semifinals in Melbourne since 1978....
Novak Djokovic was the boulder, Taylor Fritz was Sisyphus
It has to be hard enough to work through the mental gymnastics it takes to take the court against Novak Djokovic, convinced you can win. That’s what professional athletes do, of course, it’s part of the job. But they’re also still human, and it gets hard to shut out the list that makes Djokovic the ...
Novak Djokovic advances to semis at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open following a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Taylor Fritz on Tuesday in Melbourne....
The Coco Gauff era is fully underway
Coco Gauff was brought to tears at the 2023 Australian Open following a fourth-round loss to Jeļena Ostapenko. A year later she was in danger of another early exit in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Unforced errors were piling up and Gauff was forced to rally to pull out a win by tiebre...
Despite wobbles, Coco Gauff advances to Australian semis
Coco Gauff advanced to her first career Australian Open semifinal on Tuesday, but it was far from a smooth journey....
Naomi Osaka accepts wild card into Abu Dhabi Open
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan has entered the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open as a wild card....
Aussie Open: Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka on collision course?
Aryna Sabalenka has dropped a total of 11 games in blitzing her way into the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open. Coco Gauff is just behind her, losing a combined 16 through four straight-sets victories to date....
Aussie Open: Can Taylor Fritz defy odds against Novak Djokovic?
Taylor Fritz has already reached milestone by advancing to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time....
Australian Open quarters set as Carlos Alcaraz among advancers
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, putting on a clinic of efficiency in defeating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday in Melbourne....
Teen Linda Noskova, Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska into AO quarters
Ukrainian No. 19 seed Elina Svitolina trailed 3-0 in the opening set and bowed out of the Australian Open with a back injury, pushing Czech teen Linda Noskova into the quarterfinals in upset-mad Melbourne....
Barbora Krejcikova rallies to advance to quarters in Australia
Ninth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova overcame a first-set setback to post a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Mirra Andreeva on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne....
Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev book Australian Open quarterfinal match
Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev crashed into the Australian Open quarterfinals in late action on Sunday in Melbourne, setting up a clash between the world's No. 4 and No. 5 players, respectively....
Novak Djokovic zips into quarterfinals at Australian Open
Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic had little trouble getting past No. 20 seed Adrian Mannarino of France on Sunday (Australia time), picking up a 6-0, 6-0, 6-3 victory to punch his ticket to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne....
Coco Gauff, Arnya Sabalenka cruise into Aussie Open quarters
American Coco Gauff looked like she had a movie to catch as she rolled to a straight-sets victory in just 63 minutes, defeating Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-2 in early Sunday play at the Australian Open in Melbourne....
Linda Noskova upends No. 1 Iga Swiatek at Australian Open
Unseeded Czech Linda Noskova upended top-seeded Iga Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open in late action Saturday in Melbourne, Australia....
Carlos Alcaraz steams into 4th round at Australian Open
Carlos Alcaraz didn't even need to play a full match to advance to the fourth round of the Australia Open....
Anna Kalinskaya ousts Sloane Stephens in Australian Open
Russia's Anna Kalinskaya rallied after dropping a long first set, defeating American Sloane Stephens 6-7 (8), 6-1, 6-4 during third-round play at the Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne....
Mirra Andreeva rallies to advance to Australian Open fourth round
Teenager Mirra Andreeva battled back from a 5-1 deficit in the final set to move on to the fourth round of the Australian Open in night action on Friday in Melbourne....
Novak Djokovic advances, Ben Shelton out in Australian Open
Following two marathon matches to open his Australian Open title defense, Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina in late-day action Friday in Melbourne....
Jannik Sinner sails into 4th round at Australian Open
Fourth-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy had little trouble moving into the fourth round at the Australian Open, turning back 26th-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 on Friday in Melbourne....