MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 14, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic will long remember the opening match in his bid to win a record-extending 11th Australian Open crown. That’s because he was pushed for four hours […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 14, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Australian Open 2024 launched in Melbourne Park on a Sunday for the first time after expanding to 15 days, joining the French Open. By all accounts, with plenty of star power headlining the first-day […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber of Germany, both former No. 1s, share many things in common. Both have won the Australian Open, Kerber in 2016 and Wozniacki in 2018. Now, both are mothers […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 12, 2024 Only two days ahead of the start of the first Grand-Slam tournament of the 2024 season, World No.1 Iga Swiatek visited her favourite Melbourne coffee shop on Flinders Lane this morning for a flat white and a […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The official draw for the 2024 Australian Open took place Thursday afternoon. Playing true to their rankings, defending champion and 10-time AO winner Novak Djokovic and four-time major champion Iga Swiatek were placed […]
SAO PAULO/STARNBERG, January 11, 2024 Brazilian youngster Enzo Kohlmann de Freitas from the Juninho Tennis Team is starting the 2024 season in Oceania and will compete in the Australian Open, his first Grand Slam tournament. Before the Australian Open, Kohlmann […]
Australian Open Press Release, January 10, 2024 The seeds for Australian Open 2024 have been set. The official draw will take place at Melbourne Park on Thursday 11 January. Men Seed First name Last name Nation 1 Novak Djokovic SRB […]
MELBOURNE, January 9, 2024 (Press Release) World No. 11 and three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud joined Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley to welcome the 424-strong Australian Open Ballkid Squad – the largest in the history of the tournament. The enthusiastic group, outfitted in striking Ralph […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 7, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2024 Australian Open, citing a “micro tear” on a muscle. In sharing his injury update via social media from Melbourne on Sunday, a week before the start […]
Australian Open Press Release, January 5, 2024 Australians Daria Saville, Jason Kubler and James McCabe are among nine players awarded the latest wildcards into the Australian Open 2024 main draw. Saville, a former top-20 player making her way back from a serious knee injury, reached […]
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