Can analytics help Andy Murray coach Novak Djokovic to Australian Open victor...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Novak Djokovic looks to remain undefeated since Andy Murray formally joined his coaching team during the 2025 Australian Open, and the Tennis Channel Live panel posits that data and analytics may be the duo’s secret weapon ahead of a blockbuster quarterfinal clash with Carlos Alcaraz. “Andy Murra... .. read more..
Erin Routliffe left stunned that Australian Open has 'robots everywhere,' exc...
Monday, January 20, 2025
With live electronic line-calling the new normal in professional tennis in 2025, disputes between players and officials over whether a ball was in or out are, largely, a thing of the past. But at the Australian Open, one key officiating decision has been left in the hands of the chair .. read more..
Alex de Minaur jokes that every Australian Open win adds to his and Katie Bou...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Success on home soil isn't the only thing motivating Alex de Minaur at this Australian Open. The top-ranked man from Down Under, through to the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the first time, has financial motivations behind every match he wins. He's hoping to pad his and fiancée Katie Boulter's bank .. read more..
Emma Navarro 'stayin' alive' at the Australian Open, set to face Iga Swiatek ...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Emma Navarro has a new and highly appropriate theme song for her Australian Open campaign: “Stayin’ Alive.” Near the end of her fourth-round win over Daria Kasatkina on Monday, Navarro heard the Bee Gees’ anthem of street survival—which was recorded 24 years before she was born—blast out on the l... .. read more..
Precision meets pressure inside the Australian Open stringing room
Monday, January 20, 2025
Whether its by perfecting tensions, handling last-minute requests, or dealing with quirky player preferences, stringers at a major tournament play a vital and unsung role. At the Australian Open in 2025, for the 10th consecutive year, Yonex is responsible to staff and run the stringing room. Just... .. read more..
Pick of the Day: Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz, Australian Open
Monday, January 20, 2025
The 2025 Australian Open is going to give tennis fans what they’ve been asking for: Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz. Unfortunately, this match will take place in the quarterfinals. But either way, it’s a spectacle whenever these two take the court. Djokovic has had the recent head-to-head su... .. read more..
Australian Open QF Previews: Alexander Zverev vs. Tommy Paul, Gauff vs. Bados...
Monday, January 20, 2025
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Novak Djokovic gets his apologies and is ready to focus on Carlos Alcaraz at ...
Monday, January 20, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Novak Djokovic got the mea culpas he wanted from the Australian Open’s local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air and so, according to tournament organizers, the 24-time Grand Slam champion is ready to concentrate on his quarterfinal showdown with Car... .. read more..
Nick Kyrgios, Elliot Loney turn Novak Djokovic into rogue presenter with fake...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Live from Melbourne, it’s Saturday Monday night! Nick Kyrgios and comedian/impersonator Elliot Loney have taken Sunday’s attention-grabbling headlines at the Australian Open and turned it into their own fake news skit. A day after Novak Djokovic declined a post-match interview with Jim Courier in... .. read more..
Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek win ITF World Champion awards
Monday, January 20, 2025
LONDON (AP)—Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have won the International Tennis Federation’s 2024 world champion awards. Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the women’s singles award in the list announced by the ITF on Monday. Swiatek won the French Open plus four WTA 1000 titles, an Olympic bronze... .. read more..
World Anti-Doping Agency will not appeal Iga Swiatek's "plausible" drug-case ...
Monday, January 20, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Swiatek's one-month suspension for failing a drug test will not be appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency because her explanation "is plausible," WADA announced on Monday. WADA released its decision just minutes after Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion and ... .. read more..
Ben Shelton praises "greatest highlight tape of all time" Gael Monfils, who r...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Time on court—and perhaps just a smidge of his age—finally caught up to Gael Monfils. The 38-year-old, riding an eight-match win streak that began two weeks ago in Auckland when he overcame a 6-1, 5-2 deficit in his opener, was unable to complete his fourth-round match with Ben Shelton at .. read more..
Iga Swiatek storms into milestone 10th Grand Slam quarterfinal of career at A...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Iga Swiatek has continued her path of destruction through the draw at this year's Australian Open, storming past Germany’s Eva Lys in the fourth round of the first major of the year, 6-0, 6-1. And with that victory, she hits a new milestone: Swiatek is now through to the 10th .. read more..
Jannik Sinner finishes off Holger Rune in Melbourne after lengthy medical tim...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has returned to the quarterfinals, navigating an illness and multiple delays during a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 13 seed Holger Rune. Beyond highlight reel moments that included the Italian claiming a 37-shot rally in an exchange sure to conte... .. read more..
Madison Keys lets return game do the talking in Australian Open win over Elen...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Madison Keys is known for packing a one-two punch on the court her serve and follow-up shot combination. But it was her return game that did the loudest talking Monday in an Australian Open battle featuring two of the WTA’s most fearless ball-strikers. Taking on sixth seed Elena Rybakina, Keys .. read more..
Elon Musk, Piers Morgan weigh in on Novak Djokovic's Channel 9 feud at Austra...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Novak Djokovic’s boycott of Australia’s Channel 9 has made headlines around the world, and now some of the biggest names in tennis and media are weighing in. Billionaire Elon Musk, who owns X, formerly known as Twitter, and English journalist Piers Morgan took to social media to show support for .. read more..
Elina Svitolina will be courtside for husband Gaël Monfils, hopes he joins he...
Monday, January 20, 2025
With her match in the bag, Elina Svitolina can shift her focus back on husband Gaël Monfils, who is a win away from joining her in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday. After opening play on Rod Laver Arena with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova, the No. 28 .. read more..
Nine Network, journalist Tony Jones apologize to Novak Djokovic after Austral...
Monday, January 20, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match TV interview at the Australian Open after his win Sunday night to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country. Djokovic said he wants an apology .. read more..
Dayana Yastremska crowd-sources for a hitting partner with Instagram post
Monday, January 20, 2025
Are you an 18-to-35-year-old man who's been sitting at home during this Australian Open and thinking, "I could do that"? Dayana Yastremska has a job for you. Less than 24 hours after the Ukrainian world No. 33, a semifinalist in Melbourne last year, lost to Elena Rybakina in straight sets .. read more..
Jim Courier: Channel 9 row may be “net positive” for fired up Novak Djokovic ...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Jim Courier beamed in from Melbourne to visit Tennis Channel Live and discuss the latest Australian Open controversy, one for which he had a front row seat. Courier was set to host the traditional on-court interview following Novak Djokovic’s fourth-round victory over Jiri Lehecka, but the 24-tim... .. read more..
'If I think about everything he has done in tennis, I couldn’t play,' Carlos ...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
“This is not the right player to play in a quarterfinal, I guess,” Carlos Alcaraz said with a smile when he was asked about facing Novak Djokovic in his next match at the Australian Open. Whether it’s right or wrong, it will be a new experience for both men. The .. read more..
Australian Open Fourth Round Previews: Jannik Sinner vs. Holger Rune, Shelton...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Jannik Sinner vs. Holger Rune Nothing comes easily between the Italian and the Dane. The first two times they played, Rune won in three sets. The last two times they played, it was Sinner who won in three. Two of those matches were on hard courts, and two were on .. read more..
Coco Gauff writes 'RIP TikTok USA' on a TV camera at the Australian Open
Sunday, January 19, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok's app back home, writing on a TV camera lens "RIP TikTok USA" and drawing a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals. Gauff's 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory over .. read more..
Novak Djokovic boycotts on-court interview amid Channel 9 row at Australian Open
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Novak Djokovic began his Australian Open post-match press conference in a somber mood Sunday evening when he addressed the reason why he eschewed the traditional on-court interview after reaching the quarterfinals—a decision that drew boos from fans on Rod Laver Arena. “Couple days ago. the famou... .. read more..
Coco Gauff 'has to flex' as she gushes about basketball-inspired signature Ne...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
While Coco Gauff's custom New Balance match kit at the Australian Open pays homage to one of her favorite hobbies, the latest iteration of Gauff's signature shoe, the Coco CG2, is a nod to one of her dad's. "My dad played basketball, and he always wanted me to play basketball, .. read more..
Watch out, tennis players: Carlos Alcaraz has a little brother who's talented...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Look out, tennis players: Carlos Alcaraz has a little brother, Jaime, who’s good at the sport, too. Jaime, who is 13, won his first match in qualifying at a well-known tournament in France for young players, called Les Petits As. Many ultimately successful pros, includ... .. read more..
Naomi Osaka reveals that she didn't think she'd get along with coach Patrick ...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
In her first four months working with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Naomi Osaka has learned an important lesson: Don't judge a book by its cover. The former world No. 1 confessed this week at the Australian Open that she didn't think she'd get along with the "straight-laced" French trainer, the former .. read more..
Carlos Alcaraz reaches Australian Open quarterfinals after Jack Draper retires
Sunday, January 19, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first two sets Sunday. The No. 3-s... .. read more..
PHOTOS: The story behind every Destanee Aiava throwback kit at Australian Open
Sunday, January 19, 2025
While all the big-name tennis apparel brands were unveiling colorful new collections for the Australian Open, Destanee Aiava was looking to the past. The qualifier from Melbourne’s suburbs turned heads during the first week of the “Happy Slam” when she was seen sporting vintage tennis dresses onc... .. read more..
American Tommy Paul reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals for the second ...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tommy Paul ended Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s run of comebacks at the Australian Open and reached his third Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory on Sunday. Paul, an American seeded 12th at Melbourne Park, needed less than 1 1/2 hours to finish off a .. read more..