3 h. ago Why Jannik Sinner returns ‘stronger’ after ‘difficult’ Australian Open title defence

The defending champion won last year’s Australian Open title a couple of weeks he reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over a three-month ban

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5 h. ago Madison Keys pictures herself as a champion again at the Australian Open

Madison Keys plans to go quietly into the player tunnel at Rod Laver Arena before the season-opening major to take a photo of her name among the Australian Open champions and send it home to her mom

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18 h. ago Neil Robertson singled out by Kyren Wilson and wife Sophie for new snooker initiative

Kyren Wilson plays Neil Robertson in the Masters quarter-final at Alexandra Palace, and the 2024 world champion wants to help the Australian away from the table

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28 h. 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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31 h. ago Roger Federer hails Alcaraz and Sinner’s ‘great’ rivalry amid Australian Open return

Six-time champion returns for opening ceremonyWorld No 1 to face Adam Walton in first round Roger Federer hailed the dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as the six-time champion returned to the Australian Open for the first time since his retirement in 2022.Federer, who last travelled to Australia in 2020, will headline the inaugural opening ceremony with a doubles exhibition match alongside Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Emma Raducanu lands nightmare draw despite Australian Open seeding

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

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1 week ago Novak Djokovic issues Australian Open plan statement after withdrawing from tournament

Novak Djokovic feels "not quite physically ready to compete" just two weeks before the record ten-time Australian Open champion tries to win a 25th Grand Slam title.

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2 w. ago Venus Williams, 45, gets wild card to play first Australian Open in five years

Williams to return to Melbourne Park at age 45Seven-time major champion earns wild-card entrySet to become oldest woman in Open main drawSeven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning 18 January in Melbourne.The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a return to Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance. In 1998, she defeated her younger sister Serena in the second round before losing in the quarter-finals to fellow American Lindsay Davenport. Continue reading...

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