34 h. ago Iva Jovic walking in Venus Williams’ footsteps with Melbourne quarter

US 18-year-old dismantles Putintseva in dazzling winAlcaraz to face De Minaur in men’s quarter-finalsIva Jovic became the youngest American woman to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open since Venus Williams in 1998, by dismantling the Kazakhstani veteran Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-1 on Sunday.At 18, Jovic arrived in Melbourne as the youngest player inside the top 100 and the 27th seed has dominated all opposition, rolling through her four matches without dropping a set. Jovic’s third-round win against the No 7 seed, Jasmine Paolini, was the first top-20 win of her career. Still, Jovic rejected the notion that she is swinging freely with nothing to lose. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz victory, Coco Gauff win, Novak Djokovic walkover

The fourth round of the Australian Open in the men's and women's singles took place on Sunday in Melbourne

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37 h. ago At 21, Coco Gauff has enjoyed hanging out with emerging teens at Australian Open

Coco Gauff wants those people posing questions about what advice she'd give the teenagers breaking through at the Australian Open to remember one thing: She’s 21

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61 h. ago Australian Open crowd respond to Coco Gauff 'respect' demand as feelings made clear

Coco Gauff defeated Hailey Baptiste at the Australian Open, and after the crowd on Margaret Court Arena applauded the American's call for respect after a fan heckled her opponent

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3 d. ago Coco Gauff reveals why her dad was not in her player’s box for Australian Open win

Coco Gauff’s dad was nowhere to be seen during her third-round win at the Australian Open on Friday

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7 d. ago Novak Djokovic equals Roger Federer record while reaching Australian Open milestone

Djokovic’s dominant win over Pedro Martinez followed victories for Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff on day two

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7 d. ago Djokovic v Martinez live: Australian Open latest score updates as Djokovic begins bid and equals Federer record

Djokovic is in action following wins for Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Daniil Medvedev on Monday

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7 d. ago Coco Gauff overcomes serving woes to reach Australian Open second round

Coco Gauff recorded six double faults in the first set of her opening round match at the Australian Open

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7 d. ago Djokovic v Martinez live: Australian Open latest score updates as Djokovic begins bid for record title

Djokovic is in action following wins for Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Daniil Medvedev on Monday

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8 d. ago Roger Federer still hasn't acted on Coco Gauff's public plea at Australian Open

Roger Federer has not yet taken heed of Coco Gauff's public plea

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9 d. ago 'World's most forgiving husband' stays with teacher wife after she had sex with student in their bed

A man has loyally stayed with his wife after it emerged she had cheated on him with one of her teenage students in their marital home - and has even relocated to a new town with her

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1 week ago Coco Gauff leads calls for Grand Slam prize money to be increased further

It comes after the largest prize money hike in the Australian Open’s history

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1 week ago Point made. Tennis stars like Sinner, Swiatek and Coco Gauff loved the 1

The 1 Point Slam isn’t likely to be a one-hit wonder

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1 week ago Ranking Aryna Sabalenka’s Australian Open opponents — from Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek, to herself

The World No 1 has a dominant record at the hard-court grand slams and is aiming for a third Australian Open in four years, but her list of rivals is growing

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1 week ago Amateur stuns pros to win One Point Slam and A$1m in boost for Australian Open

TikTokification of the sport brings in crowds with Tennis Australia as big a winner as new millionaireA 29-year-old tennis coach from Sydney won the inaugural One Point Slam at the Australian Open and its A$1m prize on Wednesday, after upstaging a field which included Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff.It is Tennis Australia, however, which won the jackpot, after the new concept – despite its near three-hour duration, often confusing format and awkward exchanges between players – attracted a full house to Rod Laver Arena during opening week as organisers look at non-traditional ways to attract fans to Melbourne Park. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teen dies after incident at Durham sixth form college as emergency crews swarm

Durham Police were called to Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington, County Durham where an 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene

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2 w. ago Coco Gauff extends winning streak over Iga Swiatek but Poland advance at United Cup

Gauff has now won eight consecutive sets against Swiatek after losing 11 of her first 12 matches against her

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2 w. ago Coco Gauff beats Iga Swiatek but Poland best US to reach United Cup final

Gaudff beats Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 but loses in doublesSabalenka into Brisbane final; Alcaraz beats Sinner in exhibitionA statement victory for Coco Gauff over her great rival Iga Swiatek proved to be insufficient to the American’s hopes of leading her team into the final of the United Cup as Poland showed their depth in an excellent team performance to close out a 2-1 win over the United States.The Polish team, who finished runners-up to the US last year, exacted their revenge courtesy of the doubles specialists Jan Zielinski and Katarzyna Kawa, who maintained their unbeaten run in the competition by defeating Christian Harrison and Gauff 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in the decisive third rubber. Poland face Switzerland in the final on Sunday after the Swiss defeated Belgium 2-1. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Coco Gauff clarifies stance over US tennis fans being ‘the worst’

Her teammate Taylor Fritz also offered his support, saying ‘people always wanna take things in the worst possible way’

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3 w. ago Brit taxpayers ‘funded £41m sex chatbot’ for Kenyan teenagers but ‘pleasure

BRITISH taxpayers funded a £41million sex chatbot for Kenyan teens, it emerged last night. The Nena chatbot was described as a “pleasure-oriented digital companion for young people exploring sexual health”. The app was paid for by a £41million Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office aid programme to invest in technology in the developing world, The Telegraph...

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