MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 24, 2025 Alexander Zverev reached his first Australian Open final after Novak Djokovic retired following their semi-final match’s opening set on Friday in Melbourne. Djokovic, who lost the set 7-6(5), shook hands with Zverev to send the World […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) For the first time since 1967, the Australian Open featured an all-Aussie mixed doubles final. Friday afternoon on Rod Laver Arena, wild cards Olivia Gadecki and John Peers faced their good friends Kimberly […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic‘s Australian Open triumph over Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday night might have felt like a final even if it was only a quarterfinal. After all, the 37-year-old, 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A new racquet, new strings, new coach, new attitude. It’s all come together at the right time for Madison Keys. She’s even a recent newlywed, too. Thursday’s night with the roof closed on […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday is Women and Girls Day at the Australian Open, a celebration of women and girls in tennis, headlined by the 9th AO Inspirational Series, featuring former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki. It […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego played some ridiculously entertaining tennis for nearly four hours at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Whether it was 55th-ranked Sonego hitting an amazing reflex volley full of backspin […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Madison Keys managed to hold her nerve when it mattered the most and now she’s through to her third career Australian Open semifinal and seventh major semifinal overall. On Wednesday afternoon, inside an […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic showed why he’s a 10-time Australian Open champion and has dominated the Happy Slam ever since he won his first major in Melbourne back in 2008. After his three-hour, 37-minute quarterfinal […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been five years since a Spanish woman reached the Australian Open semifinals. Move over Garbiñe Muguruza (the 2020 runner-up) and say hello to Paula Badosa. Making her 20th Grand Slam main draw […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) On an evening in which an Australian Open second Monday Night attendance record was set, the fans who packed Rod Laver Arena to see favorite son Alex de Minaur in action were highly […]
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