8 h. ago Coco Gauff frustrated as video of ‘private’ racket smash goes public after Australian Open defeat

Gauff, thinking she was away from the public eye, was captured smashing her racket after defeat to Elina Svitolina

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23 h. ago Tragedy as pedestrian dies after being found lying injured in ditch after crash as cops quiz man in his 80s

A PEDESTRIAN in his 60s has died after a horrific traffic collision left him lying in a ditch on the roadside. Emergency crews were scrambled to Sutton Green, Surrey, on Wednesday evening after the horror smash was reported. Members of the public alerted cops that a pedestrian was found lying in a ditch by the...

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29 h. ago Ruud makes timely exit from Australian Open as Shelton storms into last eight

Norwegian’s wife is heavily pregnant with their first childTwelfth seed had faced nervy wait with due date nearingCasper Ruud suffered a frustrating 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Ben Shelton in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday night, but the silver lining of the three-time grand slam finalist’s loss is that he will finally be able to return home.Ruud, the 12th seed, has had one eye on events back home during his time in Melbourne owing to the fact that his wife, Maria, is heavily pregnant with their first child and is due to give birth this weekend. Ruud had repeatedly stated that he would withdraw and immediately begin the long journey home if she went into labour during the tournament. Continue reading...

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52 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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53 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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55 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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3 d. 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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4 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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4 d. ago Emma Raducanu gets savage reality check after Australian Open exit as tennis icon hits out

Andy Roddick has made his thoughts clear on Emma Raducanu following the British number one's second-round defeat at the Australian Open

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6 d. ago Sabalenka and Medvedev respond after Ukrainian player demands ban over Russian invasion

Oleksandra Oliynykova called for Russian and Belarusian players to be banned from all tournaments following her first-round defeat to Madison Keys at the Australian Open

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7 d. ago Adopted ‘Aussie’ Katie Boulter goes down swinging in Australian Open defeat

Belinda Bencic continued her strong form from the United Cup but Boulter put up a fight after a one-sided opening set

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7 d. ago Sonay Kartal declares Australian Open defeat her worst performance in years

The British No 2 was knocked out by 31st seed Anna Kalinskaya, 7-6 (3) 6-1

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8 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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8 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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8 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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8 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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9 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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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 Emma Raducanu lands nightmare Australian Open draw before falling to shock defeat

Raducanu could face two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka if she progresses to the third round

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