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2025 January
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Thu, Jan 09, 2025Alex de Minaur will have his work cut out early at the Australian Open after drawing dangerous Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in round one at Melbourne Park.
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Thu, Jan 09, 2025Former teen star Destanee Aiava has snared a berth in the main draw of the Australian Open, with the Victorian winning her third match in qualifying.
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Thu, Jan 09, 2025Drawn to meet Scotsman Jacob Fearnley in the Open, Nick Kyrgios has returned to court for a training session a day after revealing his abdominal strain.
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Wed, Jan 08, 2025As a wildcard entry, local Ajla Tomljanovic will hope for a kind start when the Australian Open draw is announced on Thursday.
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Wed, Jan 08, 2025Retired great Ash Barty says she's hopes teenager Emerson Jones can play without pressure at next week's Australian Open and can enjoy the experience.
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Wed, Jan 08, 2025Maddison Inglis says she was inspired by the fight of fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell as they both banked a second victory in Australian Open qualifying.
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Wed, Jan 08, 2025Nick Kyrgios is in doubt for the Australian Open after pulling out of a pre-tournament exhibition match against Novak Djokovic with an abdominal strain.
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Tue, Jan 07, 2025Nick Kyrgios is a shock recall to the Australian Davis Cup squad and teammate Alex de Minaur hopes his compatriot will be fit enough to play.
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Tue, Jan 07, 2025Nick Kyrgios has been named in the line-up for the Davis Cup qualifier in Sweden, with the prospect of him playing for Australia for the first time since 2019.
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Tue, Jan 07, 2025Latvian tennis star Jelena Ostapenko has overcome a sluggish start to her Adelaide International title defence.
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Tue, Jan 07, 2025World No.1 and defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has picked up where he left off in 2024, with a win, beating Alexei Popyrin in a charity match.
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Mon, Jan 06, 2025Australia's James Duckworth and Adam Walton have fought their way into the main draw of the Adelaide International tennis tournament.
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Mon, Jan 06, 2025Former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Bernard Tomic is back home trying to qualify for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
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Sun, Jan 05, 2025Jiri Lehecka will face fit-again Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International men's final while world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka aims for the women's crown.
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Sat, Jan 04, 2025Injury has cruelled Grigor Dimitrov's Brisbane International title defence, the Bulgarian retiring in his semi-final against night owl Jiri Lehecka.
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Sat, Jan 04, 2025Novak Djokovic's quest for a 100th ATP title goes on after the Serb was beaten by towering American Reilly Opelka in a monumental Brisbane upset.
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Sat, Jan 04, 2025Big-serving pair Reilly Opelka and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will meet in the Brisbane semi-finals while women's world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka is also in action.
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Fri, Jan 03, 2025Anhelina Kalinina has closed the chapter on Kimberly Birrell's fairytale Brisbane International campaign, defeating the rising Australian star 4-6 6-1 7-5.
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Fri, Jan 03, 2025Jordan Thompson, set to be seeded for the first time at the Australian Open, has retired from his Brisbane International quarter-final with injury.
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Fri, Jan 03, 2025Adelaide's Thanasi Kokkinakis, a magnet for marathon tennis drama, won't be deflected from his resilient quest to make 2025 the best year of his career.
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Fri, Jan 03, 2025Novak Djokovic has found balance and serenity from having his family with him in Australia for the first time -- and it's reaping rewards on the court.
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Thu, Jan 02, 2025World No.113 Kimberly Birrell has secured a maiden quarter-final berth on the WTA tour after defeating Russian Anastasia Potapova at the Brisbane International.
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Thu, Jan 02, 2025Novak Djokovic continued his stunning record against France's Gael Monfils to reach the Brisbane International quarter-finals as another Frenchman starred again
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Thu, Jan 02, 2025For Jordan Thompson, Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena was where his 2024 breakthrough year began so splendidly - and the way he's started 2025 there bodes well too.
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Wed, Jan 01, 2025World No.2 Alexander Zverev won't play in Germany's quarter-final clash with Kazakhstan at the United Cup due to a biceps injury.
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Wed, Jan 01, 2025Australia have been eliminated from the United Cup despite Alex de Minaur winning both his singles and doubles matches in a 2-1 defeat of Great Britain.
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Wed, Jan 01, 2025World No.2 Alexander Zverev has been forced to miss Germany's United Cup quarter-final loss to Kazakhstan due to a biceps injury.
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Wed, Jan 01, 2025Nick Kyrgios admits his tennis return is a potentially short-lived experiment despite a mostly positive reintroduction in Brisbane after wrist surgery.
2024 December
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Tue, Dec 31, 2024Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a seamless opening to his Australian Open tilt and revealed how he hopes to unseat the younger foes standing in the way of history.
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Tue, Dec 31, 2024World No.3 Coco Gauff is feeling hungry to add a second grand slam title to her collection at next month's Australian Open in Melbourne.
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Tue, Dec 31, 2024The great Novak Djokovic believes Nick Kyrgios still has the game to beat anyone on any day after teaming with the mercurial star on his long-awaited comeback.
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Tue, Dec 31, 2024Australian hope Alexei Popyrin had no answer for Italian Matteo Arnaldi in their Brisbane International first round clash while Adam Walton also lost.
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Tue, Dec 31, 2024World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka needed barely an hour to win her season-opening match in Brisbane, disposing of Renata Zarazua 6-4 6-0.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024Australia's Kimberly Birrell fought back from a set down to beat friend and countrywoman Priscilla Hon in the opening round of the Brisbane International.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024Novak Djokovic has added his voice to the frustrations in tennis over the handling of Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek's doping cases.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has made a successful return to competitive tennis with a classy Brisbane International doubles win with Novak Djokovic.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have put their once icy relationship behind them and will form a high-profile partnership in their respective tennis returns.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024Australian tennis legend John Newcombe believes Alexei Popyrin can take the next step in 2025 and reach the world's top 10 after a breakout year.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024World No.2 Iga Swiatek has shown no signs of rust or concerns following a one-month doping ban by dropping just one game in her opening match of the summer.
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Mon, Dec 30, 2024World No.2 Alexander Zverev has turned to a trusted former coach to hopefully help transform him from an unfulfilled talent to a grand slam champion.
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Sun, Dec 29, 2024Cruz Hewitt, the 16-year-old son of Australian tennis great Lleyton Hewitt, has suffered a first-round qualifying loss at the Canberra International.
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Sun, Dec 29, 2024World No.3 Coco Gauff has continued her hot run of form to give Team USA an early lead in their United Cup tennis tie against Canada in Perth.
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Sun, Dec 29, 2024Nick Kyrgios believes he can help 'completely different personality' Novak Djokovic enjoy his tennis more when they play doubles at the Brisbane International.
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Sat, Dec 28, 2024Australian tennis star Jordan Thompson has slammed the doping ban of US Open-winning doubles partner Max Purcell.
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Sat, Dec 28, 2024Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis feel Novak Djokovic's 'dream team' link-up with Andy Murray as coach could be a masterstroke for the great Serbian champ.
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Sat, Dec 28, 2024Nick Kyrgios has drawn big-serving French young gun Giovanni Perricard in the first round of the Brisbane International.
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Sat, Dec 28, 2024Nick Kyrgios has vowed to keep speaking up on drugs in sport after tennis stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek tested positive to banned substances.
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Fri, Dec 27, 2024Australia's United Cup campaign will begin in Sydney against Argentina, with world No.9 Alex de Minaur primed to star again at Ken Rosewell Arena.
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Fri, Dec 27, 2024Polish tennis ace Iga Swiatek is confident her doping case is closed, saying there is no point in WADA appealing her ban as it did in Jannik Sinner's case.
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Mon, Dec 23, 2024Australian doubles star Max Purcell has voluntarily accepted a provisional suspension after admitting to a breach of doping rules in a medical clinic blunder.
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Sun, Dec 22, 2024Chinese star Zheng Qinwen will miss the upcoming United Cup but is in no doubt for the Australian Open.
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Wed, Dec 18, 2024Lleyton Hewitt's 16-year-old son Cruz Hewitt has received a wildcard for the Australian Open qualifiers.
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Tue, Dec 17, 2024Nick Kyrgios will partner former world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the men's doubles at the Brisbane International as the Australian plots his return from injury.
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Fri, Dec 13, 2024Local hope Ajla Tomljanovic and Swiss champion Stan Wawrinka are among nine players handed wildcards for the Australian Open.
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Thu, Dec 12, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis is adamant Nick Kyrgios can impress on his Australian Open return, but the pair are not guaranteed to revisit their 2022 doubles heroics.
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Tue, Dec 10, 2024Cruz Hewitt, the 15-year-old son of Lleyton, is rising through the ranks of Australian tennis seemingly unburdened by the weight of his surname.
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Sun, Dec 08, 2024Hot favourite Alex de Minaur is expected to claim the Newcombe Medal as Australian tennis's player of the year ahead of Alexei Popyrin.
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Fri, Dec 06, 2024Alex de Minaur is confident he'll be in top shape for the Australian Open while revealing he's gradually winning his battle to beat the pain of his hip injury.
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Fri, Dec 06, 2024He has missed two full years of grand slam tennis, but local hope Nick Kyrgios will make his return to the majors at the Australian Open in January.
2024 November
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024Alex de Minaur admits he needs to take his tennis to even higher levels to challenge Jannik Sinner after suffering a ninth straight loss to Italy's world No.1.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis has vindicated his captain's faith to lead Australia into a Davis Cup semi-final showdown with Jannik Sinner's defending champions Italy.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024Wins for Thanasi Kokkinakis and the doubles duo of Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson have powered Australia past USA into the Davis Cup semi-finals.
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Mon, Nov 18, 2024Australia's hopes of ending a 50-year Billie Jean King Cup title drought have ended with a 2-0 quarter-final loss to inspired underdogs Slovakia in Spain.
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Sat, Nov 16, 2024First-year captain Sam Stosur believes Australia have the team to again challenge for Billie Jean King Cup glory after making two finals since 2019.
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Fri, Nov 15, 2024Brisbane-bound Nick Kyrgios has credited an unlikely source as an inspiration as he worked to return to competitive tennis after almost two years out.
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024Alex de Minaur has been swept aside by Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Finals in Turin, almost certainly ending his chances of progressing in the season's finale.
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024Find your weekly tennis betting tips from tournaments on the ATP and WTA Tour with the acclaimed tennis pro punter Ace Previews. This week’s tennis betting tips include key ATP & WTA tourrnaments on the eve of the Australian Open
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024Alex de Minaur is ready for a final charge in Belgrade to try to book his place in the ATP Finals as mystery still surrounds Novak Djokovic's plans.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024Carlos Alcaraz lashed out at organisers of the Paris Masters after he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Ugo Humbert.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024Alex de Minaur has lost another quarter-final in Paris, knocked out of the Masters by Holger Rune five months after his French Open last-eight exit.
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Fri, Nov 01, 2024Alex de Minaur has defeated Briton Jack Draper to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals and provisionally join the top eight who will play the ATP Finals.
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Fri, Nov 01, 2024World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz was defeated by French star Ugo Humbert in the third round of the 2024 Paris Masters on Thursday.
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Fri, Nov 01, 2024Australian Jordan Thompson has got to his first quarter-final at a Masters 1000 event, beating home favourite Adrian Mannarino to make the last-eight in Paris.
2024 October
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Thu, Oct 31, 2024Alexei Popyrin has earned another big win in his breakthrough year by beating Daniil Medvedev in the Paris Masters.
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024Find your weekly tennis betting tips from tournaments on the ATP and WTA Tour with the acclaimed tennis pro punter Ace Previews. This week’s tennis betting tips include key ATP & WTA tourrnaments on the eve of the Australian Open
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024Australia's Jordan Thompson has beaten Pedro Martinez Portero in straight sets at the Paris Masters and will face No.7 seed Casper Ruud next.
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Sun, Oct 27, 2024Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur has been knocked out of the Vienna Open semi-finals by Karen Khachanov in a blow to his hopes of making the ATP Finals.
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Sat, Oct 26, 2024Alex de Minaur has battled back from a set down to beat teen sensation Jakub Mensik and reach the semi-finals of the Vienna Open.
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Wed, Oct 23, 2024Australia's Alex de Minaur has bounced back from disappointment in Antwerp last week with a gritty victory over Jan-Lennard Struff in Vienna.
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Mon, Oct 21, 2024Lleyton Hewitt believes now is the time for Alex de Minaur to make his mark on the Australian Open following a breakout year for the world No.9.
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Mon, Oct 21, 2024After a weekend when Kim Birrell became the latest Aussie woman to surge to a WTA final, it's still evergreen Ajla Tomljanovic who'll return as national No.1.
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Sat, Oct 19, 2024Alex de Minaur's hopes of making the ATP Finals have suffered a blow with his Antwerp defeat but fellow Sydneysider Aleksandar Vukic had a huge win in Almaty.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024Romania's Ana Bogdan is through to the last eight of the Japan Open after defeating Marie Bouzkova but Katie Boulter's Ningbo Open campaign is over.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024Top gun Alex de Minaur will again lead Team Australia in the United Cup mixed team competition as he sets up his bid for elusive Australian Open success.
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Thu, Oct 17, 2024Playing his first tour level match since the US Open, where he was again troubled by a hip injury, Alex de Minaur has made a triumphant return in Antwerp.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2024World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka will compete at the Brisbane International before attempting to win a third straight Australian Open tennis title.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024Find your weekly tennis betting tips from tournaments on the ATP and WTA Tour with the acclaimed tennis pro punter Ace Previews.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024Alex de Minaur's hopes of returning for Australia's Davis Cup tilt and reaching the ATP Finals hang in the balance as he battles injury.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024Australian Open chief Craig Tiley believes injury-ravaged showman Nick Kyrgios will make his long-awaited return to the tournament in 2025.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024Former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt is enjoying watching on as his teenage son Cruz attempts to carve out his own tennis career.
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Sun, Oct 06, 2024Alexei Popyrin has got past his first hurdle in the Shanghai Masters while his US Open victim Novak Djokovic returned to action with a victory.
2024 September
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Sat, Sep 28, 2024World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz faced down a bombardment from big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to come through his opening match at the China Open.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024It was a mixed day for Australia at the Japan Open, with Christopher O'Connell advancing to the round of 16, but Alexei Popyrin losing in three sets.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024Australia are likely to take on the might of the United States without Alex de Minaur after the national No.1 was omitted from their Davis Cup Finals squad.
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Sat, Sep 21, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis couldn't repeat his US Open triumph over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Laver Cup, the Team World man beaten handsomely by Team Europe's star.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024The quarter-finalists of the Korea Open have been determined with Australian Anna Tomljanovic missing out.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024Lleyton Hewitt's team have a tough draw in the Davis Cup finals week, having to play USA in the last-eight and, possibly, champions Italy in the semis.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024Dual grand slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas is among the first big names to commit to the season-opening United Cup to kick off the Australian summer of tennis.
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Mon, Sep 16, 2024Australian great Lleyton Hewitt has hailed his team for making the Davis Cup finals despite having to cope with injury woes and a "ridiculous" schedule.
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Sat, Sep 14, 2024Australia's tennis men have qualified for the Davis Cup finals, delighted to reach the Malaga eight-team showdown on their day off.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024Lleyton Hewitt's Australian Davis Cup men are on the verge of another finals crack after beating an ailing Czech outfit in the group stage in Valencia.
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Wed, Sep 11, 2024Max Purcell and Matt Ebden have delivered a doubles win to earn Australia victory over France in their crucial opening Davis Cup Finals group stage match.
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Tue, Sep 10, 2024Australian Olivia Gadecki has bounced back from a disappointing exit in Mexico last week to beat two-time major finalist Sloane Stephens in straight sets.
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Tue, Sep 10, 2024Although injury-hit Alex de Minaur has pulled out, Lleyton Hewitt is convinced his in-form Australian side can navigate the Davis Cup Finals' 'group of death'.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell are the first all-Australian duo to win the US Open men's doubles title since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996.
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Sat, Sep 07, 2024Australian pair Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell are confident of atoning for Wimbledon heartbreak with victory in the US Open doubles final in New York.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024Novak Djokovic's former strategist believes Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur needs to tweak his forehand to take the next step
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024Aussie tennis ace Jordan Thompson is a win away from landing a million-dollar US Open pay day after surging into the doubles final with compatriot Max Purcell.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024Aussie tennis ace Jordan Thompson is a win away from landing a million-dollar US Open pay day after surging into the doubles final with compatriot Max Purcell.
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Thu, Sep 05, 2024Alex de Minaur says he never considered forfeiting as he struggled with a hip injury flare up in his US Open quarter-final defeat by Jack Draper.
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Wed, Sep 04, 2024An honorary Brit and half of tennis's power couple, Alex de Minaur knows sentiment means nothing against English No.1 Jack Draper in the US Open quarter-finals.
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Wed, Sep 04, 2024Australian tennis ace Jordan Thompson has made up for his fourth-round US Open singles loss to reach the semi-finals of the doubles with compatriot Max Purcell.
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Tue, Sep 03, 2024Alex de Minaur has won his all-Australian US Open clash with Jordan Thompson to be the first Aussie in 20 years to make three straight slam quarter-finals.
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Tue, Sep 03, 2024Karolina Muchova and Jessica Pegula have won through to the last eight in New York, familiar territory for both though neither have reached the US Open final.
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Tue, Sep 03, 2024Now that his US Open is over, emerging tennis star Alexei Popyrin is intent on helping Australia break a 21-year Davis Cup title drought.
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Mon, Sep 02, 2024Australian tennis aces Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson have grown up together in Sydney but now they will clash for a US Open quarter-final spot in New York.
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Mon, Sep 02, 2024Australian Alexei Popyrin is drawing only positives from his breakout US Open run despite bowing out with a deflating four-set loss to American Frances Tiafoe.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson have joined Alexei Popyrin in the US Open fourth round after setting up an all-Australian last-16 battle in New York.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024World No.1 Jannik Sinner has ended the US Open run of Australian Chris O'Connell with a clinical straight-sets third-round win at Flushing Meadows.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024Aussie giant-killer Alexei Popyrin is refusing to look too far ahead after earning a huge US Open opportunity with his watershed win over Novak Djokovic.
2024 August
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Sat, Aug 31, 2024Alexei Popyrin has stormed into the US Open's last 16 after becoming the first Australian in 18 years to beat history-chasing Novak Djokovic at a grand slam.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2024Dethroned champion Novak Djokovic believes giant-killing Australian Alexei Popyrin is as good a chance as any player left in draw of winning the US Open.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2024Sydney summer hitting partners Chris O'Connell and Jordan Thompson credit old-fashioned camaraderie and meat pies for Australia's tennis renaissance.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024Jordan Thompson has sent world No.7 Hubert Hurkacz crashing out of the US Open, while fellow Australian Chris O'Connell is also through to the third round.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024Australian ace Jordan Thompson is not happy his coach wasn't able to watch the biggest win of his grand slam career as he was supporting another charge.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2024Australia's tennis aces have made their best start to the US Open in 45 years but Rinky Hjikata, Ajla Tomljanovic and Maya Joint have crashed out on day three.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2024Alex de Minaur is among six Australians scheduled for second-round US Open action on day four, but the world No.10 admits he is no certainty to take the court.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2024Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova has been knocked out of the US Open, but former Australian Open champs Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka both advanced.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis is eager to finally kick on after showcasing his potential with a US Open boilover win against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis has stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas to follow Jordan Thompson and wildcard Tristan Schoolkate in extending Australia's great start to the US Open.
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Tue, Aug 27, 2024Far from being overawed, Australian qualifier Li Tu is ecstatic about drawing four-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open first round.
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Tue, Aug 27, 2024In-form Alexei Popyrin has wasted little time progressing to the US Open second but fellow Australian Kim Birrell has lost her opener in New York.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024Former quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic is hoping to rediscover the magic of two years ago when she leads Australia's first-day assault at the US Open.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024In-form Australian tennis star Alexei Popyrin is employing a steely Lleyton Hewitt-like mindset at the US Open in New York.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024He's spearheading a 20-strong Australian challenge but returning world No.10 Alex de Minaur admits he's less than 100 per cent for the US Open in New York.
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Sat, Aug 24, 2024Alexei Popyrin isn't getting carried away after his Montreal Masters breakthrough, pledging to stay in the moment in pursuit of US Open success in New York.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024Australian Rinky Hijikata has gone down in straight sets to David Goffin in the quarter-finals of the Winston-Salem Open.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024Alexei Popyrin could get the ultimate test of his soaring progress with another potential grand slam duel with Novak Djokovic in the offing at the US Open.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024Darren Cahill insists there was no negligence from his Italian charge Jannik Sinner as the world no.1 was embroiled in a doping storm before the US Open.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024Aussie tennis star Rinky Hijikata has continued an impressive build-up to the US Open, coming from a set down to reach the quarter-finals in North Carolina.
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Wed, Aug 21, 2024Australian Davis Cup captain and former US Open champ Lleyton Hewitt is confident world No.10 Alex de Minaur can return from injury and make a run in New York.
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Tue, Aug 20, 2024Led by seeds Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin, Australia will have 10 men's players in the world's top 100 entering the US Open for the first time since 1980.
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Thu, Aug 15, 2024Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur has confirmed his US Open participation, declaring himself fit again after being sidelined for a month with a hip injury.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024Australian tennis veteran Jordan Thompson has continued his impressive form, claiming a three-set victory over the 13th seed at the Cincinnati Open.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024He's Australian tennis's new golden boy but Alexei Popyrin has followed an eerily similar path to stardom as fellow Sydney-born champion Alex de Minaur.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2024Alexei Popyrin has upset Russian world No.6 Andrey Rublev to win in Montreal and become the first Australian in 21 years to claim a Masters 1000 title.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024Alexei Popyrin of Australia has set up a semi-final clash with American Sebastian Korda at the ATP Tour's Montreal Masters.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024Australia's Alexei Popyrin has earned a spot in the final of the ATP Tour's Montreal Masters and will play fifth seed Andrey Rublev for the title.
2024 July
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Tue, Jul 30, 2024Alex de Minaur has been knocked out of the men's doubles with old friend Alexei Popyrin, ending another ill-fated Olympic bid.
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Mon, Jul 15, 2024Carlos Alcaraz has successfully defended his Wimbledon men's title, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets with a devastating display on Centre Court.
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Sun, Jul 14, 2024Australians Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have lost agonisingly in the Wimbledon men's doubles final after holding three Championship points.
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Sun, Jul 14, 2024Czech star Barbora Krejcikova has followed her inspirational mentor Jana Novotna by winning the Wimbledon title against Italian Jasmine Paolini.
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Sat, Jul 13, 2024Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have powered to a Wimbledon final rematch after terrific Centre Court wins.
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Sat, Jul 13, 2024Rising star Emerson Jones has become the first Australian to reach the girls' semi-final at Wimbledon since Ash Barty won the title in 2011.
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Sat, Jul 13, 2024Novak Djokovic has revealed Nick Kyrgios is hitting the ball better than ever in practice and is talking about making his return from injury at the US Open.
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Fri, Jul 12, 2024Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson have reached the final of the Wimbledon men's doubles after defeating the top seeds in straight sets.
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Thu, Jul 11, 2024Australian tennis stars, headed by Ash Barty, are 'broken' for Alex de Minaur but believe the heartbroken, injury-hit ace will fight back to the top soon.
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Thu, Jul 11, 2024Exactly three years since she won the Wimbledon singles title on Centre Court, Ash Barty was back, turning out in a hit-and-giggle invitation match.
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Wed, Jul 10, 2024Alex de Minaur will have plenty of backing when he takes on Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon quarter-final with the locals claiming him as an honorary Brit.
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Wed, Jul 10, 2024Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from Wimbledon with a hip injury, just hours before he was due to play Novak Djokovic on Centre Court in the quarter-finals.
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Wed, Jul 10, 2024As Alex de Minaur prepares for the biggest match of his career, a Wimbledon quarter-final against Novak Djokovic, concern grows over the Australian's fitness.
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Wed, Jul 10, 2024Belgian star Kim Clijsters, who made a great tennis comeback, wonders if Ash Barty, set for a fun Wimbledon return, might get the itch to do the same.
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Wed, Jul 10, 2024Daniil Medvedev has reversed his Australian Open defeat to Jannik Sinner, beating the world No.1 to reach a repeat Wimbledon semi-final with Carlos Alcaraz.
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Tue, Jul 09, 2024Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur has reached the first Wimbledon quarter-final of his career after holding his nerve to defeat Arthur Fils in four sets.
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Mon, Jul 08, 2024Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have overcome difficult obstacles to move into the Wimbledon quarter-finals and close in on a last-four showdown.
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Mon, Jul 08, 2024The shocks in the Wimbledon women's draw keep multiplying as Coco Gauff got knocked out by Emma Navarro and Kiwi qualifier Lulu Sun beat Emma Raducanu.
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Sun, Jul 07, 2024Sydneysider Alexei Popyrin is convinced he's getting closer to the tennis elite after a performance that brought the best out of Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.
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Sun, Jul 07, 2024Australia's Alex de Minaur believes he's got lucky to have cruised into Wimbledon's second week so easily after his third-round opponent pulled out.
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Sun, Jul 07, 2024Alex de Minaur has made the fourth round at Wimbledon, given a clear path to the last 16 after his third-round opponent Lucas Pouille withdrew with injury.
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Sat, Jul 06, 2024Carlos Alcaraz discovered his brilliant best just when he needed it to turn the tide and defeat his friend Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon.
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Sat, Jul 06, 2024Alex de Minaur was a comfort to girlfriend Katie Boulter after her shattering Wimbledon loss, and she'll be his No.1 fan at courtside for his last-32 contest.
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Sat, Jul 06, 2024There was no mooching about Andy Murray's Centre Court farewell the previous night as fans savoured Emma Raducanu pulling off a Wimbledon shock.
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Fri, Jul 05, 2024Wimbledon has hosted an emotional farewell to Andy Murray after he lost on Centre Court in the men's doubles to Australian duo John Peers and Rinky Hijikata.
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Fri, Jul 05, 2024An injury to Hubert Hurkacz increases the chance of Alex de Minaur playing
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Fri, Jul 05, 2024Unlucky Thanasi Kokkinakis has suffered another knee injury that's wrecked his Wimbledon, with the Adelaide star fearing the worst.
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Wed, Jul 03, 2024Jordan Thompson knows he is now physically fit enough, and mentally tough enough, to play five sets, but would prefer not to to do so again this Wimbledon.
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Tue, Jul 02, 2024Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to Wimbledon's Centre Court and was joined in the second round by Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud.
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Tue, Jul 02, 2024Alex Bolt believes his great Wimbledon adventure, ended by Norway's Casper Ruud, has re-energised him and earned him a potentially career-changing windfall.
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Tue, Jul 02, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis has to overcome his tentativity on grass courts following injuries as he prepares to have a tilt at Felix Auger-Aliassime at Wimbledon.
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Tue, Jul 02, 2024Aleksandar Vukic is the only Australian to have beaten Carlos Alcaraz on tour - and he is confident he can defeat him at Wimbledon in the match of his life.
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Mon, Jul 01, 2024Not so long ago Alex Bolt feared he'd played his last Wimbledon but he's overcome career-threatening injuries to lead Australia's 14-strong SW19 challenge.
2024 June
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Sun, Jun 30, 2024A landmark pre-Wimbledon week for Max Purcell has ended with the Australian being defeated by big-serving Taylor Fritz in his first ATP final in Eastbourne.
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Sun, Jun 30, 2024As Wimbledon approaches, Alex de Minaur's soaring self-belief has given him renewed confidence in his ability to take on even the superstars of world tennis.
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Sun, Jun 30, 2024Super resilient James Duckworth will soon find out just how lucky a loser he is when he shoots for the scalp of old friend Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon.
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Sun, Jun 30, 2024Sydney's Aleksandar Vukic has Carlos Alcaraz in his sights at Wimbledon, and has the form to trouble the defending champ if he can get past Sebastian Ofner.
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Sun, Jun 30, 2024With a question mark over seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, titleholder Carlos Alcaraz and world No.1 Jannik Sinner could steal the Wimbledon headlines.
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Sun, Jun 30, 2024A number of the world's best players have arrived in London under an injury cloud including defending Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.
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Sat, Jun 29, 2024Australian James Duckworth has been drafted in as a late 'lucky loser' and will enjoy a dream first-round date against compatriot Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon.
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Sat, Jun 29, 2024Alex Bolt, Australia's story of the week at Wimbledon after his qualifying heroics, now has Norway's star Casper Ruud in his sights in the main draw.
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Sat, Jun 29, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic and Jelena Ostapenko had one of the great Wimbledon bust-ups, but the Australian is adamant it's all sweetness and light for the SW19 rematch.
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Fri, Jun 28, 2024Max Purcell and Aleksandar Vukic have made it into the semi-finals of the final Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park.
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Fri, Jun 28, 2024Australian Alex Bolt has written an extraordinary tale at Wimbledon, the last-minute alternate in qualifying coming from match-point down to make the main draw.
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Thu, Jun 27, 2024The remarkable last-minute Wimbledon adventure of Alex Bolt has continued as he was one of five Australians who've made the last-round of qualifying.
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Thu, Jun 27, 2024Max Purcell and Aleksandar Vukic have reached the quarter-finals in the final Wimbledon warm-up at Eastbourne but Olympics-bound Rinky Hijikata lost in Spain.
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Tue, Jun 25, 2024Three Australians have advanced to the second round of Wimbledon qualifying, as top dog Alex de Minaur suffered a rankings setback days out from the grand slam.
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Mon, Jun 24, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has suffered a familiar disappointment in the final of the Birmingham Classic as her 15-year wait for a first WTA title goes on.
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Mon, Jun 24, 2024Jordan Thompson will be fit for Wimbledon after suffering an injury scare at Queen's, while seven Australian men start qualifying bids for the grass-court slam.
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Sun, Jun 23, 2024Jordan Thompson has suffered the double whammy of a semi-final defeat and back trouble as he succumbed to Lorenzo Musetti in the Queen's Club Championship.
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Sun, Jun 23, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has reached her first grass-court final in the Birmingham Classic and is in line for the biggest triumph of her career.
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Sat, Jun 22, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has reached her first WTA tournament semi-final of the year in Birmingham, perfect timing with Wimbledon just around the corner.
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Fri, Jun 21, 2024Rising British star Jack Draper has pulled off the biggest win of his career, defeating Spain's title holder Carlos Alcaraz at the Queen's Club Championship.
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Fri, Jun 21, 2024Australian No.2 Jordan Thompson has outplayed top American Taylor Fritz on the Queen's Club grass to earn his first ever semi-final spot in an ATP 500 event.
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Thu, Jun 20, 2024Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata have ensured there'll be two Australian men in the quarter-finals of the prestigious Queen's Club Championship in London.
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Thu, Jun 20, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has reached her first quarter-final in a WTA tour event since the end of last year in the Wimbledon build-up event on Edgbaston's grass courts.
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Wed, Jun 19, 2024Alex de Minaur's preparation for Wimbledon has taken a hit with a surprise first round exit on the Queen's Club grass to Lorenzo Musetti.
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Wed, Jun 19, 2024Alex de Minaur feels his game is 'in good shape' heading towards Wimbledon despite an unexpected first round defeat at Queen's Club
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Tue, Jun 18, 2024Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata have both progressed past top-30 opponents at the prestigious Queen's Club tournament in London.
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Mon, Jun 17, 2024Alex de Minaur will rise to a career-high World No. 7 ranking after taking his second title of the year with victory over Sebastian Korda in the Netherlands.
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Fri, Jun 14, 2024James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic have received pre-Wimbledon boosts with impressive wins on the grass in Europe to reach ATP quarter-finals.
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Mon, Jun 10, 2024Carlos Alcaraz has won an exhausting, see-sawing contest on the Roland Garros clay against Alexander Zverev to become French Open champion at just 21.
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Sun, Jun 09, 2024Iga Swiatek reckons she's proud of herself after blasting past brief early resistance from Jasmine Paolini to win her fourth French Open title at Roland Garros.
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Fri, Jun 07, 2024Australian star Alex de Minaur has enjoyed new-found confidence on clay courts after his Paris run - and will be back to shoot for double gold at the Olympics.
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Thu, Jun 06, 2024Alex de Minaur's French Open adventure is over after the Australian star was beaten in straight sets in the quarter-final by Alexander Zverev.
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Thu, Jun 06, 2024Alex de Minaur says he's ready to tackle the world's best with renewed confidence after a breakthrough run at the French Open.
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Thu, Jun 06, 2024On a day of women's draw shocks at the French Open, 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva has caused the biggest sensation by knocking out world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka.
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Wed, Jun 05, 2024Australian supercoach Darren Cahill has helped mould another tennis world no.1 as Jannik Sinner ascended to the top spot.
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Wed, Jun 05, 2024Champion Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the French Open with injury, leaving Jannik Sinner as the new world No.1 men's player.
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Wed, Jun 05, 2024Alex de Minaur may not be favourite to win the French Open - but have circumstances offered him the opportunity of his tennis life in Paris?
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Wed, Jun 05, 2024Ex-world No.1 Mats Wilander believes Alex de Minaur is an "unbelievable" player who could lift the Australian Open crown even if he misses out at Roland Garros.
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Tue, Jun 04, 2024Alex de Minaur has fallen head over heels for Paris and the Roland Garros courts, joking that he's now a clay-court specialist after beating Daniil Medvedev.
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Tue, Jun 04, 2024Alex de Minaur has beaten Daniil Medvedev to become the first Australian man to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open in Paris for 20 years.
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Tue, Jun 04, 2024Alex de Minaur has been once again left grateful for the support of the young superfan he says helped him pull off a Roland Garros "miracle".
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Tue, Jun 04, 2024Beaten Daniil Medvedev was hugely impressed by the best Alex de Minaur he's played against - and wonders how far the Australian No.1 can go at the French Open.
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Tue, Jun 04, 2024Novak Djokovic has made another five-set great escape at the French Open but is unsure he will be able to play his quarter-final because of a knee injury.
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Mon, Jun 03, 2024Alex de Minaur has to get past the tentacles of Daniil Medvedev if he wants to be the first Aussie man in two decades to reach the French Open quarters.
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Mon, Jun 03, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis believes Australian Davis Cup colleague Alex de Minaur can create a French Open shock by making the quarter-finals and beyond.
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Mon, Jun 03, 2024Adelaide's Thanasi Kokkinakis had a big, dramatic week at Roland Garros - and his US conqueror Taylor Fritz agrees the Aussie is ready to make a breakthrough.
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Mon, Jun 03, 2024Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas have set up a quarter-final date at the French Open that looks like ominous news for the Greek hopeful
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Sun, Jun 02, 2024Alex de Minaur has found "gold at the end of the tunnel", defusing the power of Jan-Lennard Struff to make a landmark appearance in the French Open last-16.
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Sun, Jun 02, 2024Alex de Minaur's first port of call straight after his landmark win over Jan Lennard-Struff was to hug the young fan who helped him get to the last-16.
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Sun, Jun 02, 2024Friendship took a back seat at the French Open as Aryna Sabalenka crushed her best pal Paula Badosa at rainy Roland Garros.
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Sun, Jun 02, 2024In his third straight late-night epic, Thanasi Kokkinakis has fallen short of another French Open five-set comeback win, ousted by Taylor Fritz in a thriller.
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Sat, Jun 01, 2024Alex de Minaur has become more muscular and stronger in a bid to compete with the big boys on clay - and Jan-Lennard Struff is his acid test in Paris.
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Sat, Jun 01, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis knows if he's to reach the last-16 for the first time in a grand slam, he needs to get off to a French Open flyer against Taylor Fritz.
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Sat, Jun 01, 2024The volatile Andrey Rublev has blown his top and his French Open chances at Roland Garros while Jannik Sinner continues to make serene progress.
2024 May
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Fri, May 31, 2024Australia's last survivors in the French Open singles have endured very different fortunes before the rains came again to interrupt their second-round matches.
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Fri, May 31, 2024Coco Gauff has moved into the last-16 at the French Open, the US Open champion beating Dayana Yastremska to reach the fourth round.
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Fri, May 31, 2024The real Novak Djokovic may have turned up at Roland Garros as the Serb dismantled Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena - with a little help from a heckler.
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Fri, May 31, 2024Alex de Minaur fears a trying, testing day may have made him age prematurely, but he ended up smiling after breaking new ground on the clay in Paris.
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Fri, May 31, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis has laughed about his eventful dealings with both fans and his opponent as he earned a trademark five-set comeback win at the French Open.
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Thu, May 30, 2024Jaume Munar, the next obstacle in the way of Alex de Minaur at the French Open, has been impressed with how his old Australian opponent has improved on clay.
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Thu, May 30, 2024Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina took advantage of the luxury of playing indoors to race into the third round of the rain-sodden French Open.
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Thu, May 30, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis says "I'm going to try my nuts off" to make the third round of the French Open, although his first-round, late-night heroics won't help.
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Thu, May 30, 2024Iga Swiatek has delivered a champion's performance, resisting a magnificent display from former world No.1 Naomi Osaka to make the French Open third round.
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Wed, May 29, 2024Carlos Alcaraz still doesn't look fully comfortable following his forearm injury as he had to battle to make his way into the third round of the French Open.
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Wed, May 29, 2024Main man Alex de Minaur has put Australia on the board at the French Open with a straight-set destruction of sulky US teen Alex Michelsen on the wet clay.
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Wed, May 29, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis, who's endured his fair share of five-set trauma, had accepted defeat before rallying to his epic French Open win over pal Alexei Popyrin.
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Wed, May 29, 2024He waited and waited as the rain came down, but when Alex de Minaur finally got out on the Paris garden court, he produced a display that was worth the wait.
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Tue, May 28, 2024Daria Saville admits no Australian women surviving the French Open first round doesn't look good, but she's confident about the future.
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Tue, May 28, 2024Alex de Minaur has been talking confidently about enjoying his best run at Roland Garros - but a youthful American in Paris stands in his way.
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Tue, May 28, 2024After his French Open first round exit Rafael Nadal has indicated he will not be playing at Wimbledon, focusing instead on a return to Paris for the Olympics.
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Mon, May 27, 2024He didn't have the Carlos Alcaraz-style career he'd expected, but Alexei Popyrin is still buoyed by his French Open boys win whenever he's back in Paris.
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Mon, May 27, 2024Alex de Minaur is as entranced as everyone in Paris about Rafa Nadal's possible last crack at the French Open - even if it turns out not to be.
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Mon, May 27, 2024There didn't appear to be much wrong with Carlos Alcaraz following his recent forearm problem as he returned with a ruthless win at the French Open.
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Sun, May 26, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville are still holding the fort for Aussie women's tennis, but feel refreshed as they face stiff tasks at the French Open.
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Sat, May 25, 2024Australia's top tennis man Alex de Minaur has revealed he will go for gold in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics.
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Fri, May 24, 2024Alexander Zverev is favourite to end Rafael Nadal's French Open career in the first round, while Alex de Minaur has been offered a tough Roland Garros draw.
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Fri, May 24, 2024Australian star Ajla Tomljanovic has put 18 wretched months behind her and believes she can start at the French Open on a road to discover new peaks at 31.
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Thu, May 23, 2024The biggest Australian men's contingent at the French Open this century can end their first-week hoodoo at Roland Garros, believes rising star Rinky Hijikata.
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Thu, May 23, 2024Australians Olivia Gadecki and Astra Sharma have moved just one victory away from a coveted place in the French Open main draw.
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Wed, May 22, 2024Aleksandar Vukic's Lyon Open campaign has come to an end in the second round, as has Frances Tiafoe's, and he can now turn his attention to the French Open.
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Wed, May 22, 2024Six Australian tennis players have moved into the second round of French Open qualifying at Roland Garros.
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Thu, May 16, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has pulled out during the second match of her comeback, as her team insisted it was just a precaution with Roland Garros 11 days away.
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Wed, May 15, 2024Alex de Minaur has run into an in-form Stefanos Tsitsipas in Rome and been sent tumbling out of the Italian Open in less than an hour.
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Wed, May 15, 2024Triple grand slam quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic has been awarded a wildcard into the French Open, the second tennis major of the year starting on May 26.
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Tue, May 14, 2024Alex de Minaur has pulled off a hard-fought, confidence-boosting win over Madrid Open finalist Felix Auger-Aliassime to move into the last 16 in Rome.
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Tue, May 14, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has made a winning start to her latest comeback, coming from behind after three months out to win a three-setter in Parma, Italy.
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Sun, May 12, 2024Alex de Minaur has reached the last-32 of the Italian Open as the last Australian standing in the clay-court Masters 1000 event.
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Sat, May 11, 2024Novak Djokovic was hit in the head accidentally by a water bottle after his Italian Open win while the Australian challenge in Rome also took more blows.
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Sat, May 11, 2024Cruz Hewitt, the 15-year-old son of tennis great Lleyton Hewitt, is to make his Junior Davis Cup debut for Australia.
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Fri, May 10, 2024Chris O'Connell had to retire and Alexei Popyrin, Rinky Hijikata and Daria Saville were all beaten at the Italian Open on a dismal day for Australia.
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Thu, May 09, 2024Aleksandar Vukic has kicked off the Australian challenge at the Italian Open with a fine, straight-sets win over battling Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
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Wed, May 01, 2024The formidable teams of the United States and Canada are likely to bar Australia's way to repeating their 2022 run to the Billie Jean King Cup final.
2024 April
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Sun, Apr 28, 2024Alex de Minaur was unable to achieve 'mission impossible' by beating Rafael Nadal on clay twice in 10 days as the great Spaniard earned revenge in Madrid.
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Fri, Apr 26, 2024Rafa Nadal has given 16-year-old Darwin Blanch a brutal lesson at the Madrid Open to set up the chance of revenge against Australian Alex de Minaur.
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Tue, Apr 23, 2024Alex de Minaur may face Rafael Nadal for the second time in a week as Thanasi Kokkinakis came closer to making it seven Aussie men in the Madrid Open draw.
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Fri, Apr 19, 2024Lleyton Hewitt's Australian team will face a tough challenge from France first up in their group stage ties at the Davis Cup finals.
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Fri, Apr 19, 2024Alex de Minaur, fresh from his big win over Rafael Nadal, has been brought swiftly down to earth by rising star Arthur Fils in the Barcelona Open round of 16.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2024Alex de Minaur has enjoyed a red-letter day on red clay, beating Rafael Nadal on the court named after the great Spaniard in the Barcelona Open.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2024Rafael Nadal has heaped praise on his Australian conqueror Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open - but he's vowed to bounce back over the next few weeks.
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Wed, Apr 17, 2024Rafael Nadal is back, sweeping to a quick victory on his first claycourt match in nearly two years, setting up an intriguing match with Alex de Minaur.
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Sat, Apr 13, 2024Australia beat Mexico 4-0 in the Billie Jean King Cup finals qualifier with debutant Taylah Preston starring with a 6-1 6-1 win over Marcela Zacarias.
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Sat, Apr 13, 2024Alex de Minaur's hopes of beating world No.1 Novak Djokovic for the second time in 2024 have been thwarted in a mistake-ridden quarter-final in Monte Carlo.
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Fri, Apr 12, 2024Arina Rodionova and Daria Saville have won their Billie Jean King Cup matches against Mexico in contrasting fashion as Australia edged towards a finals return.
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Fri, Apr 12, 2024Alex de Minaur has defeated fellow Sydneysider Alexei Popyrin to set up a quarter-final with world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the Monte Carlo Masters.
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Thu, Apr 11, 2024Australia's highest-ranked woman, Daria Saville, has lost out to Arina Rodionova for singles duty in the Billie Jean King Cup opener against Mexico.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2024Alex de Minaur has shrugged off a lengthy rain delay and the challenge of Stan Wawrinka in Monte Carlo, but Jordan Thompson withdrew citing injury.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2024Daria Saville, Storm Hunter and Arina Rodionova all give new Australian Billie Jean King Cup captain Sam Stosur inspired options to face Mexico in Brisbane.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2024Her stinging criticism of Tennis Australia in January had no impact on Arina Rodionova's return to the Billie Jean King Cup squad, the world No.103 insists.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2024As the European claycourt swing picks up Alexei Popyrin has become the first Australian into the last 32 in Monte Carlo but Chris O'Connell is out.
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Fri, Apr 05, 2024Aussie star Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he will be back hitting balls on court next week, while declaring his tennis career is far from over.
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Fri, Apr 05, 2024In-form Aussie Jordan Thompson has secured a fresh career-high ranking after winning the longest match in the history of the US Men's Clay Court Championship.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2024Australians make up a quarter of the field in the round of 16 at the US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2024Australia's Rinky Hijikata had never won an ATP Tour-level clay court match until he came up against American Chris Eubanks in Houston.
2024 March
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Fri, Mar 29, 2024Australian Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna are one win away from taking out the Miami Open men's doubles title.
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Tue, Mar 26, 2024Australia's men's No.1 Alex de Minaur has won for the 19th time this year to take his place in the last 16 of the Miami Open.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2024Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have breezed into round three of the Miami Open while fellow Australian Chris O'Connell has powered into the last 16.
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Sun, Mar 24, 2024Australian Chris O'Connell has enjoyed one of his best victories over American Frances Tiafoe at the Miami Open.
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Fri, Mar 22, 2024Rising Australian star Adam Walton has been defeated in the biggest match of his burgeoning career by former top-tenner Felix Auger-Aliassime in Miami.
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Thu, Mar 21, 2024Chris O'Connell is the first Australian man to make progress in the Miami Open main draw with his first-round victory over qualifier Vit Kopriva.
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Wed, Mar 13, 2024Australian No.1 Arina Rodionova has been recalled to the Billie Jean King Cup team for the first time in eight years for next month's qualifier against Mexico.
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Sat, Mar 09, 2024Alex de Minaur was in a hurry to get into the round of 32 at the BNP Paribas Open, thrashing Japanese star Taro Daniel.
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Wed, Mar 06, 2024Alex de Minaur and his girlfriend Katie Boulter are both in Indian Wells as the tennis power couple continue their triumphant campaigns
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Tue, Mar 05, 2024NSW Waratahs five-eighth Tane Edmed admits it would be a dream come true if he won the race to the Wallabies No.10 jumper under new coach Joe Schmidt.
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Sun, Mar 03, 2024Australia's Alex de Minaur is the first player to successfully defend the Mexican Open title in more than a decade, outclassing Casper Ruud in the final.
2024 February
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Thu, Feb 29, 2024Defending champion Alex de Minaur's impressive start to 2024 has continued with another easy win to move into the last eight of the ATP tournament in Acapulco.
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Thu, Feb 29, 2024Chris O'Connell has been knocked out of the Dubai Tennis Championships by Poland's No.3 seed Hubert Hurkacz, bringing an end to Australia's singles hopes.
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Wed, Feb 28, 2024Sam Stosur faces a telling selection call as Australia's new Billie Jean King Cup captain prepares for an April qualification tie against Mexico in Brisbane.
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Wed, Feb 28, 2024Doubles winners in Los Cabos at the weekend, Australia's Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have lost their opening singles matches in Acapulco, also in Mexico.
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Tue, Feb 27, 2024Alex de Minaur has got his ATP Tour title defence in Acapulco off to the perfect start, dropping just three games in routing Japan's Taro Daniel.
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Mon, Feb 26, 2024Archetypal Aussie battler Jordan Thompson never gave up on his tennis dream - and has ended up celebrating two triumphs in one long, surreal night.
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Sun, Feb 25, 2024Jordan Thompson has earned an extraordinary double in Mexico, finally earning his maiden ATP Tour title against Casper Ruud, before also winning the doubles
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Sat, Feb 24, 2024Sydney's Alexei Popyrin has lost in the Qatar Open semi-finals in Doha, with his hopes sunk by Karen Khachanov following a 26-point first-set tiebreak
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Sat, Feb 24, 2024Aussie Jordan Thompson has stunned world No.6 Alexander Zverev in three sets to reach the Los Cabos Open final and is one win away from a first ATP Tour title.
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Fri, Feb 23, 2024Australian Alexei Popyrin has reached his first semi-final at an ATP Tour event since winning the Umag title in Croatia in 2023.
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Fri, Feb 23, 2024Jordan Thompson's career-high ranking is set to soar higher after the Australian pulled off a stirring comeback defeat of Alex Michelsen in Mexico.
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Thu, Feb 22, 2024Jordan Thompson and Thanasi Kokkinakis are through to the quarters of the Los Cabos Open, salvaging a tough day for Australians at the event in Mexico.
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Thu, Feb 22, 2024Alexei Popyrin has made it into the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open but his fellow Sydneysider Chris O'Connell was beaten in Doha.
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Wed, Feb 21, 2024Three more Aussies have reached the Los Cabos Open last-16 after Aleksandar Vukic, Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata won their respective opening matches.
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Wed, Feb 21, 2024Chris O'Connell has surprised the world No.25 Jan-Lennard Struff in Qatar while Andy Murray snapped a six-match losing streak.
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Tue, Feb 20, 2024Australia Davis Cup teammates Thanasi Kokkinakis and Max Purcell have both won epic three-setters to reach the second round of the ATP Tour event in Mexico.
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Tue, Feb 20, 2024Australia's Alexei Popyrin has moved into the second round in Qatar with a hard-fought two-hour win over a Jordanian wildcard.
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Mon, Feb 19, 2024Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur has lost his seventh match in seven to Jannik Sinner, this time in the final of the Rotterdam Open.
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Sun, Feb 18, 2024Birthday boy Alex de Minaur has set up a Rotterdam Open final against Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner, beating Grigor Dimitrov in the semis.
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Sat, Feb 17, 2024Alex de Minaur has exorcised his Australian Open loss by beating Andrey Rublev at the Rotterdam Open and setting up a semi-final on his 25th birthday.
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Thu, Feb 15, 2024Alex de Minaur is rebounding confidently in his first tournament since the Australian Open, racing into the Rotterdam Open quarter-finals.
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Wed, Feb 14, 2024Switching the men's and women's Australian Open singles finals in a grand slam first is understood to be under consideration for the agenda-setting tournament.
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Wed, Feb 14, 2024Alex de Minaur has got his Rotterdam Open campaign underway with a victory, while in Florida fellow Aussies Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata also won.
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Fri, Feb 09, 2024Jordan Thompson has roared into the ATP Tour's Dallas Open quarter-finals with a two-set win, but fellow Aussie Rinky Hijikata crashed out in similar fashion.
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Tue, Feb 06, 2024She feels like she might be a little late to the party, but Arina Rodionova is celebrating her historic breakthrough into the world top-100 at the age of 34.
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Sat, Feb 03, 2024Arina Rodionova's record-breaking week at the Thailand Open has ended in a quarter-final defeat for Australia's No.1.
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Fri, Feb 02, 2024Arina Rodionova, Australia's No.1, has cracked the top-100 of women's tennis for the first time - at the record-breaking age of 34.
2024 January
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Wed, Jan 31, 2024Australian No.1 Arina Rodionova has reached the second round in Thailand, after knocking out her doubles opponent, but Taylah Preston's tournament is over.
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Tue, Jan 30, 2024Pope Francis has joined the chorus of congratulations for Jannik Sinner, the first Italian to win a tennis Grand Slam trophy in 48 years.
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Tue, Jan 30, 2024Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic has been defeated in the opening round of the WTA's Thailand Open, going down 6-3 6-0 to Hungary's Dalma Galfi.
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024Vanquished runner-up Daniil Medevev concedes he's unsure how he will bounce back from letting a two-set lead slip for a second time in an Australian Open final.
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024After becoming the fourth player under his charge to win a grand slam, Jannik Sinner could be the next tennis superstar, says Aussie coach Darren Cahill.
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024Italian Jannik Sinner has come from two sets down to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev in an epic Australian Open final to claim his maiden grand slam title.
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024Nick Kyrgios believes Jannik Sinner is going to prove "unstoppable" - and the new Australian Open champ has told the injured Aussie he will be back too.
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Sun, Jan 28, 2024Matt Ebden has continued home dominance in the Australian Open men's doubles while Indian veteran Rohan Bopanna becomes the oldest male champ in the Open era.
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Sun, Jan 28, 2024A career snapshot of newly crowned Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.
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Sun, Jan 28, 2024Two-time Australian Open champ Aryna Sabalenka says a new-found inner calm has helped turn the one-time temperamental talent into a dominant grand slam force.
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Sun, Jan 28, 2024Taiwanese great Hsieh Su-Wei has clinched her second Australian Open doubles title this year, combining with Belgian Elise Mertens.
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Sun, Jan 28, 2024Ahead of Jannik Sinner's breakout Australian Open final, Aussie super-coach Darren Cahill has pinpointed the day the Italian realised something had to change.
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Sat, Jan 27, 2024Daniil Medvedev will play Italy's Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open men's final after a five-set semi-final comeback triumph over Alexander Zverev.
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Sat, Jan 27, 2024Russian ironman Daniil Medvedev will need to emulate one of the great and gruelling feats of 10-time champion Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open crown.
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Sat, Jan 27, 2024Aryna Sabalenka has beaten China's Zheng Qinwen to become the first woman since fellow Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in 2013 to defend the Australian Open crown.
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Sat, Jan 27, 2024Aryna Sabalenka will be the short-priced favourite as she chases a second successive Australian Open title in the women's final against Zheng Qinwen.
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Sat, Jan 27, 2024China's Zheng Qinwen was disappointed by her performance in the Australian Open final but remains determined to return to Melbourne and go one step better.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024World No.1 Novak Djokovic will look to maintain his 100 per cent winning record in Australian Open semi-finals, up against red-hot Italian Jannik Sinner.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024For the first time in his storied grand slam career, Novak Djokovic did not create a single break-point opportunity in his Open loss to Jannik Sinner.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei and Poland's Jan Zielinski are the Australian Open mixed doubles champions after winning a see-sawing final.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka's relaxed approach and rampant run to the Australian Open final could spell trouble for Chinese underdog Zheng Qinwen.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024Italian Jannik Sinner has snapped the 33-match Melbourne Park winning streak of 10-time champion Novak Djokovic to surge into his first Australian Open final.
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024Zheng Qinwen's coach says he's never met a player who trains harder than his Chinese charge, who is out to upset Open title favourite Aryna Sabalenka.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Local veteran Matthew Ebden is through to the Australian Open men's doubles final after he and partner Rohan Bopanna won a thrilling semi.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Ahead of his semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner, 10-time champion Novak Djokovic says he's not ready to end his Australian Open win streak at 33 victories.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley has been honoured at Melbourne Park, five decades after winning her first Australian Open title.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024There will be no second grand slam for Coco Gauff before exiting her teens but the American world No.4 says it's onwards and upwards.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Belarusian defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will play emerging Chinese star Zheng Qinwen in the 2024 Australian Open women's final at Melbourne Park.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Australian Open organisers have set 12th seed Zheng Qinwen a short recovery window for her tussle with qualifier Dayana Yastremska on women's semi-final day.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Alexander Zverev has lost five of his last six matches against Daniil Medvedev but the German has reason for optimism ahead of their Australian Open semi-final.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024Alexander Zverev has exacted revenge on Carlos Alcaraz for his loss at Flushing Meadows, beating the world No.2 at the same stage of the Australian Open.
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Wed, Jan 24, 2024Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios admits he may have to retire after knee and wrist surgeries have limited him to just one tour match in 16 months.
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Wed, Jan 24, 2024Australian tennis golden girl Storm Hunter has won through to the women's doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open as she seeks a maiden grand slam crown.
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Wed, Jan 24, 2024Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev has advanced to his third-straight grand slam semi-final after taking down Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in a five-set epic.
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Wed, Jan 24, 2024A day after the Australian Open schedule was thrown into chaos, organisers have moved the start time of the first match on Rod Laver Arena forward by an hour
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Wed, Jan 24, 2024Something must give when titleholder Aryna Sabalenka, on a 12-match win streak in Melbourne, faces US Open champion Coco Gauff in the Australian Open semis.
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Wed, Jan 24, 2024Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner has set-up an Australian Open semi-final showdown against Novak Djokovic after overcoming Russian power-hitter Andrey Rublev.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka has produced another clinical performance at Melbourne Park to continue her charge towards back-to-back Australian Open titles.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024World No.1 Novak Djokovic is two wins from an unprecedented 25th major title after sweating out a four-set Australian Open victory over American Taylor Fritz.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024US Open champion Coco Gauff has edged to within two wins of back-to-back grand slam crowns with an epic Australian Open quarter-final defeat of Marta Kostyuk.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024Alexander Zverev has spent five hours more on court than his Australian Open quarter-final rival Carlos Alcaraz but the German says he has plenty in the tank.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024The inspired Australian Open run of Ukrainian crusader Marta Kostyuk has come to an end in an epic quarter-final loss to US Open champion Coco Gauff.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024Two-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev says quarter-final rival Poland's Hubert Hurkacz has one of the most lethal serves on the ATP Tour.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024Playing his 58th grand slam quarter-final, Novak Djokovic has been consigned to a second straight day match at the Australian Open against Taylor Fritz.
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Tue, Jan 23, 2024Unseeded Czech teenager Linda Noskova against Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska is one of the most unlikely quarter-finals in Australian Open history.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024Alex de Minaur has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round with the local hope suffering a five-set loss to world No.5 Andrey Rublev.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024Alex de Minaur is adamant that, despite being "devastated" by his Australian Open exit, he's a different player these days and can rebound strongly.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024World No.1 Novak Djokovic has no plans to bow out of tennis if he wins an unprecedented 25th grand slam title, insisting he still loves competing.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024World No.3 Daniil Medvedev has put away Portuguese surprise packet Nuno Borges to earn an Australian Open quarter-final match-up with Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024Teen queen Coco Gauff says dabbling in other sports as a youngster helped her tennis development as she eyes a second grand slam title at the Australian Open.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024A spectator at the Australian Open has been ejected after disrupting a high-profile match by throwing pro-Palestine leaflets on to the court.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024Andrey Rublev enters his last-eight Australian Open showdown with Italian world No.4 Jannik Sinner with an unflattering 0-9 grand slam quarter-final record.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024Spanish young gun Carlos Alcaraz has thrown down the gauntlet to Novak Djokovic, demolishing Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic at the Australian Open.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024A back injury to Elina Svitolina has given unseeded Czech Linda Noskova an easy passage through to the last eight at the Australian Open.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024The last two of a record eight mothers to compete at an Australian Open have bowed out in the fourth round at Melbourne Park.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024Australian top seeds Storm Hunter and Matthew Ebden have suffered a shock second-round defeat in the mixed doubles at the Australian Open.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024German sixth seed Alexander Zverev has won through to his third Australian Open quarter-final after surviving an epic against England's Cameron Norrie.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024American Taylor Fritz is through to his first Australian Open quarter-final after downing last year's runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024Days after bowing out of the singles, Storm Hunter is keeping local hopes alive in the doubles after progressing to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024Local hope Alex de Minaur is to take centre stage at the Australian Open, bumping world No.1 Novak Djokovic to a rare day match on Rod Laver Arena.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024German sixth seed Alexander Zverev has won through to the fourth round of the Australian Open for a fifth time after defeating American teenager Alex Michelsen.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024World No.1 Novak Djokovic has laid down a marker with a devastating 6-0 6-0 6-3 Australian Open third-round win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has joined world No.4 Coco Gauff in the last eight of the Australian Open, with both posting ominous straight-set wins.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk has broken through to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam with an Australian Open win over Russian qualifier Maria Timofeeva.
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Sun, Jan 21, 2024World No.1 Iga Swiatek has crashed out of the Australian Open in the third round after suffering a shock three-set loss to Czech teenager Linda Noskova.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2024World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz will find himself in the unusual position of the elder statesman when he faces rising star Juncheng Shang in the AO's third round.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2024Home hope Alex de Minaur believes he's never been better prepared to move past the Australian Open fourth round and into the quarter-finals for the first time.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2024No Australian women remain alive in the singles at Melbourne Park after Czech No.9 seed Barbora Krejcikova knocked out local underdog Storm Hunter.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2024Australians Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata have fallen in the second round of the men's doubles, ending their hopes of successfully defending their Open title.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2024Portugal's world No.69 Nuno Borges has stunned 13th seed Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open to advance to the fourth round of a major for the first time.
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Sat, Jan 20, 2024Tennis great Rod Laver half suspects 10-time champ Novak Djokovic has been hoodwinking his rivals during his laborious first-week run at Melbourne Park.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024American powerhouse Amanda Anisimova has set up an Australian Open fourth-round showdown with defending Melbourne Park champion Aryna Sabalenka.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Defending Australian Open champions Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler have cruised through their first-round men's doubles match at Melbourne Park.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024US Open champion Coco Gauff has delivered the fastest serve of the Australian Open on the way to a straight-sets rout of fellow American Alycia Parks.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Alex de Minaur is the first home hope to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open men's singles in three successive years since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Normal service has resumed for Novak Djokovic, with the 10-time Australian Open champion posting a straight-sets win in his 100th match at Melbourne Park.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Following the elimination of Thanasi Kokkinakis, Alex de Minaur will carry Australian hopes into the third round of the men's draw, taking on Flavio Cobolli.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Danill Medvedev felt he would only be in bed at sunrise after his latest win was wrapped up at 3.39am - but he's glad to still be in the Australian Open at all.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Italian star Jannik Sinner has demolished 26th seed Sebastian Baez in less than two hours at the Australian Open to advance to the fourth round.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Rocket-fuelled Coco Gauff served up a straight-sets win to join defending champ Aryna Sabalenka and the rejuvenated Amanda Anisimova in round four of the Open.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic is unsure how her season will pan out after her Australian Open exit - but she's backing Storm Hunter to keep the Aussie women's flag flying.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic regrouped from a horror opening set but couldn't topple Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, with the world No.10 now one of the Open title favourites.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz has shown his grand slam credentials with a hard-fought win over Lorenzo Sonego, earning a spot in the last 32 at the Australian Open.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024Danielle Collins will need to recreate her 2022 Australian Open heroics when she again squares off with Polish superstar Iga Swiatek.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024Drought-breaker and former world No.1 Ash Barty is encouraging Alex de Minaur to enjoy the moment as he chases his own hoodooing-busting Australian Open win.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024Grigor Dimitrov has overcome feisty Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in four sets, with the Bulgarian 13th seed moving into the third round of the Open.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024World No.1 Novak Djokovic has had a heated encounter with a heckler as he overcame the brilliant Alexei Popyrin to reach the Australian Open third round
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024American Danielle Collins, the Australian Open runner-up to Ash Barty in 2022, has revealed she plans to retire this year after falling in the second round.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024Australian Nick Kyrgios was left so outraged by Novak Djokovic's latest heckler that he told the Serb he would have jumped into the crowd to "sort him out".
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024Australian Max Purcell has come up just short in a second-round thriller against 11th seed Casper Ruud at the Australian Open.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024Russian Anna Blinkova has won the longest singles tiebreak in grand slam history to shock world No.3 Elena Rybakina in three sets at the Australian Open.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024World No.1 Iga Swiatek dug deep to down Danielle Collins on day five of the Australian Open, exorcising the demons of her 2022 semi-final loss to the American.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024World No.1 Iga Swiatek has battled back from 4-1 down in the deciding set to defeat former finalist Danielle Collins and reach the Australian Open third round.
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Thu, Jan 18, 20242023 Australian Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas has breathed a sigh of relief after battling back from a set down to beat local hope Jordan Thompson.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Russian teen star Mirra Andreeva has demolished No.6 seed Ons Jabeur in the second round at Melbourne Park.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic has made a stirring comeback against Croatia's Petra Martic to seal progression to the Australian Open second round.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Alex de Minaur says father figure Adolfo Gutierrez has been instrumental in his rise to the top 10, and in becoming a genuine contender at the Australian Open.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024German tennis star Alexander Zverev insists he should not stand down from the ATP player's council ahead of an upcoming court case on assault charges.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner has powered into the Australian Open third round without dropping a set at Melbourne Park.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Immersed in motherhood and her foundation, retired tennis champion Ash Barty says not even the buzz of the Australian Open will jolt her into a comeback.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic respects Jelena Ostapenko as a "tennis player" ahead of the pair's eagerly-anticipated match at the Australian Open.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Australian Open defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has beaten teenage qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova in the Australian Open second round.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Spain's world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz has breezed through to the second round of the Australian Open after defeating French veteran Richard Gasquet.
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024Home hope Alex de Minaur has stepped up his game to power into the Australian Open third round with a swift straight-sets win over Italian Matteo Arnaldi.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Alex de Minaur is focusing only on a 'revenge' second-round win over Italian Matteo Arnaldi as the home hope's draw continues to open up at Melbourne Park.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis has reached the Australian Open 2nd round after a five-set win over Sebastian Ofner, banishing some demons of his 2023 loss to Andy Murray.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Cameron Norrie and Jiri Lehecka have become the 22nd and 23rd men's seeds to march on at Melbourne Park after notching straight-set opening-round victories.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Australian Open contender Elena Rybakina has shrugged off former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova in a tough opening-round contest at Rod Laver Arena.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka's return to grand slam tennis after becoming a mother has ended in the first round, falling to Caroline Garcia.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Local wildcard Olivia Gadecki has been eliminated from the Australian Open, falling to American Sloane Stephens in the first round at Melbourne Park.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Polish world No.1 Iga Swiatek has kept her cool on a hot Melbourne day to see off the challenge of former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024Ajla Tomljanovic is among six home hopes in action on day three of the Australian Open, taking on former world No.14 Petra Martic.
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Mon, Jan 15, 2024Approaching her first major since becoming a mother, former world No.1 Naomi Osaka believes the break helped her realise how "precious" tennis is to her.
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Mon, Jan 15, 2024US Open champ Coco Gauff and Ukrainian duo Dayana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina have advanced to the second round of the Australian Open.
2024 December
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Tue, Dec 10, 2024Nick Kyrgios is refusing to heed advice given to him over his constant attacks on Jannik Sinner as he has taken another swipe at the Italian's coaching team.
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Sun, Dec 08, 2024Holger Rune believes Novak Djokovic sent out a potent message when he announced Andy Murray would be in his box as a coach at the Australian Open.
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Sun, Dec 08, 2024Former world No 9 Andrea Petkovic praised Iga Swiatek for the way she dealt with her positive doping case, stating she "handled it the best of all the players".
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Fri, Dec 06, 2024Nick Kyrgios can't wait to play tennis in front of his home fans at the Brisbane International later this month.
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Fri, Dec 06, 2024Holger Rune has revealed that he was tested over 20 times in the lead-up to the Olympic Games this year.
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Thu, Dec 05, 2024Carlos Alcaraz believes he will complete the career grand slam by adding an Australian Open title to his grand slam record in due course.
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Thu, Dec 05, 2024Andy Roddick has come out to defend Iga Swiatek over her doping ban, criticising officials for punishing players in cases where performance could not have been enhanced.
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Wed, Dec 04, 2024Iga Swiatek hopes to put the one-month doping ban behind her as quickly as possible, as she aims to get back on track in 2025.
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Tue, Dec 03, 2024Novak Djokovic could be heading for a showdown with Spain's Carlos Alcaraz as he aims to win the Davis Cup with Serbia again in 2025.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024Former world number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov has called for a zero-tolerance policy for players who failed drug tests.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024ATP star Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed that "tennis wasn't important" to him for part of the 2024 season.
2024 November
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Sat, Nov 30, 2024Tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios added his two cents to the latest doping controversy that has engulfed tennis as he weighed in on Iga Swiatek's failed drug test.
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Sat, Nov 30, 2024WTA superstar Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after failing an out-of-competition drug test.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024World No 1 Jannik Sinner twice tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol back in March, with news of the violations made public in August.
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Wed, Nov 27, 2024Juan Martin del Potro shared some heartbreaking moments from his "never-ending" injury nightmare he has endured in the last five years.
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Tue, Nov 26, 2024Carlos Alcaraz at the top of his game, is stronger than Jannik Sinner's best, according to tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
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Mon, Nov 25, 2024Italy made history as they claimed a third Davis Cup title with victory over the Netherlands in Sunday's final.
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Mon, Nov 25, 2024Davis Cup organisers have defended Rafael Nadal's retirement ceremony amid heavy criticism.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024The who's who of the tennis world were expected to attend Rafael Nadal's Davis Cup farewell in Malaga, but they were nowhere to be seen when the tennis great played his final match.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024Carlos Alcaraz hailed Rafael Nadal's "eternal legacy" after his legendary compatriot's retirement from tennis at the 2024 Davis Cup Finals.
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Wed, Nov 20, 2024Spain's exit from the Davis Cup Finals after a 2-1 quarter-final defeat against the Netherlands burst the bubble of optimism around Rafael Nadal's final tournament.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024Novak Djokovic will "stay around and continue to be a problem for the top guys" in the 2025 season, says tennis great Jim Courier.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024Ahead of Rafael Nadal's farewell tournament, his old friend Roger Federer has penned him an emotional farewell letter.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024Jannik Sinner is now assured of remaining in top spot until after next year's Australian Open.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024Iga Swiatek's Poland has reached the semi-final of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in history.
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024Jannik Sinner's form showed no sign of waning after he turned on the style in front of his home fans to trounce Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 at the ATP Finals on Tuesday.
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024Carlos Alcaraz's coach Juan Carlos Ferrero issued a concerning update about his players' health following the world No 3's recent struggles.
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Tue, Nov 12, 2024Carlos Alcaraz fell to a shock straight-set loss to Casper Ruud in his first match at the 2024 ATP Finals in Turin.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024Coco Gauff's biggest payday in tennis came at the WTA Finals in Riyadh when she defeated Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) to earn a cheque of $4.805m.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024After his ill-tempered defeat to Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals in Turin, Daniil Medvedev admitted he is looking forward to the end of the 2024 season.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024Jannik Sinner sent out a big message to his rivals at the ATP Finals in Turin as he hammered Alex de Minaur in a dominant straight-sets win.
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Fri, Nov 08, 2024Novak Djokovic only played 13 tournaments on the 2024 ATP Tour, and that number is expected to decrease in 2025.
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Fri, Nov 08, 2024Despite beating beat Daria Kasatkina, Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Thursday.
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Thu, Nov 07, 2024Coco Gauff sealed her place in the WTA Finals semi-finals thanks to a shock win over long-term rival Iga Swiatek on Tuesday.
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Thu, Nov 07, 2024Plans are being finalised for Rafael Nadal's farewell ceremony at the Davis Cup Finals, where organisers are being inundated with requests to be in attendance.
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Thu, Nov 07, 2024Emma Raducanu looks set to be fit for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, after her team shared an encouraging update before the tournament.
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Tue, Nov 05, 2024Alexander Zverev and Ugo Humbert have moved up in the ATP Rankings after their achievements at the Paris Masters, while Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have each slipped one spot.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024Coco Gauff has been creating plenty of headlines since arriving in Saudi Arabia for the first time, now she has highlighted the crucial US elections.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024In a surprise semi-final result, French No 1 Ugo Humbert rallied from a set down to defeat Karen Khachanov 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 and reach his first Masters 1000 final.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024Germany's Alexander Zverev issued an apology to the French crowd after delivering a dominant performance to defeat hometown favorite Ugo Humbert and clinch the Paris Masters title.
2024 October
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024Former Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins will not be retiring from tennis at the end of the year.
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Thu, Oct 17, 2024Belgian Wim Fissette has been hired by World Number One Iga Swiatek as her new coach.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2024Katie Boulter returned to winning ways at the Ningbo Open but Cameron Norrie’s ATP Tour comeback ended in defeat.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024Aryna Sabalenka maintained her unbeaten record at the Wuhan Open with her third title to close in on Iga Swiatek at the top of the rankings.
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Sun, Oct 13, 2024Jannik Sinner added his seventh title of a remarkable year with victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024Rafael Nadal has announced he will retire from tennis after competing in the Davis Cup next month.
2024 July
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Tue, Jul 09, 2024Australia's tennis No.1 is into the last eight at Wimbledon for the first time, after holding his nerves as bad memories threatened to derail him.
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Thu, Jul 04, 2024Thanasi Kokkinakis has saved a rain-hit day for Australia at Wimbledon with an epic comeback win over 17th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
2024 February
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2024 January
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