MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With top seed Novak Djokovic withdrawn from the Australian Open 2022, all eyes are now on Daniil Medvedev. The 25-year-old second seed from Moscow is aiming to become the first Russian since Marat […]
Tennis Australia Statement, January 18, 2022 The board of Tennis Australia, supported by its Member Associations, would like to issue the following statement in relation to Australian Open 2022. We would like to make clear from the outset that we […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Great Britain’s Andy Murray has been a five-time finalist in the Australian Open. He has history in the year’s first major going back to 2006. The last time he played in Melbourne in […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) At last, the focus was on tennis as the first day of Australian Open 2022 took place on Monday at Melbourne Park. There were plenty of familiar names on the order of play […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Australian Open 2022 launched in Melbourne Park Monday – and for the first time in a fortnight, the focus centered on tennis on the court and not in the courtroom. By all accounts, […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic has left Australia, 11 days after he arrived – unvaccinated – with a medical exemption from Tennis Australia to compete in this year’s Australian Open. News of Djokovic’s deportation emerged shortly […]
STARNBERG/MELBOURNE, January 16, 2022 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has lost his final bid to stay in Australia one day ahead of the start of the Australian Open and will now be deported. The decision was unanimous among the three judges […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 16, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As Rafael Nadal seeks a second Australian Open men’s title and a record 21st major, he has become a voice of reason for tennis during a fortnight in which one of its greatest […]
AO Press Release, January 14, 2022 Australian Open 2022 is set to showcase inclusion and diversity with the launch of the very first AO Pride Day on Monday 24 January. Designed to be a joyful celebration of the diverse LGBTQ+ community, AO Pride […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 14, 2022 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic faces deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time on Friday. Alex Hawke, the Australian Minister for Immigration, has cancelled the Serbian’s visa “on the basis that […]
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