MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 15, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The first head-to-head meeting between Gaël Monfils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, which took place at the Australian Open Tuesday afternoon – the 39th all-French men’s singles match at the Australian Open in the […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev knows he plays better when he plays more tennis. Take his first-round match at the Australian Open Tuesday afternoon under breezy blue skies and sunshine, for instance. The […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The question circulating among reporters and fans at the Australian Open following the hasty, first-round departure of Nick Kyrgios was a simple one: Has the mercurial Australian played his final singles match at […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy began his Australian Open title defense on Rod Laver Arena Monday afternoon with a straight-set win. While Chile’s Nicolas Jarry, all 6-feet-7-inches of him, stood as […]
AO Press Release, January 13, 2025 The Australian Tennis Foundation’s ‘Rally as One’ program is marking its fifth anniversary this year – continuing its vital support for communities impacted by natural disasters. Founded amid the Black Summer bushfires, the Rally as One program assists […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff, one of three Americans in the WTA Top 10, is the best-known of the 19 U.S. women who are competing in the Australian Open singles draw – and, arguably, the most […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Despite a lengthy rain delay that reduced the Opening Day schedule at the Australian Open in Melbourne Sunday, there were still plenty of compelling matches and a few five-set thrillers, too, won by […]
MELBOURNE, January 12, 2025 (AO Press Release) Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion John Newcombe is featured on the official Australian Open 2025 match coin to mark the 50th anniversary of his second Australian Open singles triumph in 1975. Used prior […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Australian Open 2025 launched in Melbourne Park on a Sunday for the second time since expanding to 15 days a year ago, joining the French Open. With star power headlining on Rod Laver Arena, […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios, the mercurial Australian who has been sidelined for most of the past two seasons by a malady of injuries, is healthy again and is one of 14 Australian men in this […]
