MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 16, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek was asked the other day during her Australian Open pre-tournament news conference just what would make 2024 a good season by her standards. A good question, considering […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 15, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As five-time Australian Open finalist Andy Murray walked off the court at Kia Arena disappointedly, after mustering just eight games in his 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 loss to No. 30 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 15, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With one Grand Slam title in her portfolio, World No. 4 Coco Gauff has her sights set on more. She’s never been afraid to express her goals. “I would say recently I feel […]
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/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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Australian Open Press Release, January 3, 2024 Opening Week at Australian Open 2024 just got a whole lot bigger with the star-studded lineup of four charity matches revealed.World No.1 Novak Djokovic, fellow defending AO champion Aryna Sabalenka, returning AO champion Naomi Osaka, world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, Alex […]
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