MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) An epic Day Five on Thursday at this year’s Australian Open will be long remembered for the many remarkable numbers it produced. Among them: 15 – deciding-set matches (nine women, six men). 3 […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Anna Blinkova saved six match points against No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina and toppled last year’s Australian Open finalist after winning the longest tiebreak in a singles match in Grand Slam history Thursday […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins had met once before at the Australian Open, when the American defeated Swiatek in the semifinals in 2022. Since then, Swiatek won their last three […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 17, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, a 10-time champion of the Australian Open and favored to win a record-extending 11th crown this year, showed Tuesday night before a large audience on Rod Laver Arena […]
J MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 17, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 6 Ons Jabeur came into her Australian Open featured second-round match against 16-year-old Russian upstart and 2023 WTA Newcomer of the Year Mirra Andreeva on shuttered Rod Laver Arena Wednesday […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 16, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz made his long-awaited return to the Australian Open a successful one. The personable, 20-year-old Spaniard, who missed last year’s Happy Slam due to an injury, was given a […]
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 […]
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