50 m. ago Carlos Alcaraz’s rivals have all said the same thing about Australian Open star’s behaviour

Carlos Alcaraz could become the youngest player ever to complete a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open aged just 22

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3 h. ago What time is Emma Raducanu playing at the Australian Open today?

Raducanu is the 28th seed and will begin her tournament against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, who is ranked 195th in the world

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3 h. ago Australian Open player comes to aid of collapsing ball girl during record

Zeynep Sonmez is the first Turkish player to reach the second round of the Australian Open women’s singles

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4 h. ago Australian Open player responds to boos after underarm serve on match point

‘If I can entertain the people, that's even better’ Corentin Moutet said after his first-round win over Tristan Schoolkate

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11 h. ago What time is Emma Raducanu playing at Australian Open today? How to watch first round clash

British No1 could face top seed in latter rounds

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21 h. ago ‘It doesn’t make sense’ – Emma Raducanu blasts Australian Open scheduling as she faces brutal opening match

EMMA RADUCANU took a shot at Australian Open schedulers on Saturday, saying that playing late at night "doesn’t make much sense". The British No 1 will play Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand in the night session on Margaret Court Arena on Sunday, but only after the completion of a men’s match, played over the best of...

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23 h. ago Venus Williams set to break age record at the Australian Open on Sunday

Venus Williams was 17 when she first played the Australian Open in 1998

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24 h. ago Andre Agassi told ‘you’re such a d***' as Roger Federer Australian Open match takes a turn

Andre Agassi took tennis sledging to another level while playing with Roger Federer in their Australian Open exhibition doubles match against Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Rafter

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32 h. ago Yay for me! Venus Williams set for a record at the Australian Open

Venus Williams is set to make history at the Australian Open as the oldest player to contest the women's singles draw

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37 h. ago Roger Federer, 44, beats Grand Slam finalist, 27, in Australian Open practice as fans say ‘ATP is beyond cooked’

ROGER FEDERER showed tennis fans he still has all his old magic by  beating Casper Ruud in a tie-break during a practice session. The six-time Australian Open champion, 44, played for half an hour in front of a packed crowd at Rod Laver Arena. Federer was tuning up for the opening ceremony, where he plays doubles with fellow legends Andre...

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42 h. ago Your Guardian sport weekend: Australian Open, NFL playoffs and the Afcon final

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43 h. ago Australian Open disappointment as 12 players skip Grand Slam in major blow to organisers

The 2026 Australian Open gets underway on Sunday but a number of top tennis players will be missing from the tournament in Melbourne for various reasons

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49 h. ago When is Emma Raducanu playing at the Australian Open? Start time and how to watch

Raducanu is the 28th seed and will begin her tournament against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, who is ranked 195th in the world

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50 h. ago Australian Open prize money: How much do players win round by round?

Australian Open organisers have announced the largest prize money pool in the event’s history

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3 d. ago ‘Smiling assassin’ Jordan Smith basks in spotlight after hitting $1m tennis jackpot

Amateur player celebrates winning One Point Slam at Australian OpenSydney coach to use million-dollar payday to travel and buy propertyPending tax advice, tennis coach Jordan Smith is Australia’s newest millionaire, thrust into the global spotlight after beating top professionals in the One Point Slam on Wednesday night.Smith’s improbable run to the $1m prize made him a magnet on Thursday morning at Melbourne Park, amid more than a dozen local and international interviews, selfies, promotions and autographs. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tennis player celebrates too early then loses match in embarrassing Australian Open blunder

Sebastian Ofner thought he had won the third set tiebreak against Nishesh Basavareddy when he led 7-1 but didn’t realise it was being played to 10 points, and was ultimately knocked out in Melbourne

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4 d. ago The Australian Open's biggest loser: Austrian player celebrates 'winning'

Sebastian Ofner suffered a brutal exit from Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday afternoon after he appeared to forget the tournament's tiebreak rules.

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6 d. ago How to watch the 2026 Australian Open on TV, the schedule, seedings and more

Play in the Australian Open is scheduled to begin January 18 on the hard courts of Melbourne Park

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9 d. ago Nick Kyrgios responds after failing to receive Australian Open wildcard

The maverick Australian will not play in the men’s singles at his home Grand Slam in Melbourne

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9 d. ago Nick Kyrgios rules out playing singles at Australian Open to focus on doubles

‘Five setters are a different beast’, says 30-year-old Australian has attempted comeback from injury in recent weeksNick Kyrgios’s surgically-repaired knee and wrist will not prevent him from taking part at Melbourne Park, where Australian Open qualifying begins next week, but he will not feature in the singles draw.The 30-year-old posted on social media saying he wasn’t ready for best-of-five set tennis, ruling himself out of contention for a wildcard, but he would still take to the court alongside friend and doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis. Continue reading...

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