Cruz Hewitt has made his Australian Open debut in the junior boys’ championship, receiving a taste of what dad Lleyton experienced as a big crowd packed into Court 3 for the occasion on Sunday. Among those in the stands were his former world No.1 father but mum Bec, Lleyton’s parents Glynn and Cherilyn and Australian … Read more
Australian Open organisers have banished 10-time champion Novak Djokovic from the Rod Laver Arena night session for the first time in three years. Djokovic’s fourth-round match against French 20th seed Adrian Mannarino has been scheduled for the second match at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, not before 1.30pm AEDT. Organisers have instead given local hope … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has cruised into the last 16 of the Australian Open after dominating 30th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Friday night. The 10-time champion, who had surprisingly dropped sets in his first and second-round matches, needed just under two and a half hours to wrap up the 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-2) victory … Read more
Australia’s greatest male representation at its own grand slam in 26 years has been ravaged in the space of just five days. The country entered the Australian Open with an astonishing 14 players in the men’s singles draw, coming on the back of nine sitting inside the top 100 in the world rankings. Both feats … Read more
World No.8 Holger Rune has been caught out for a juvenile act as his frustrations began to boil over at the Australian Open. The 20-year-old was a set and a break down against fellow 20-year-old Arthur Cazaux in their second-round match on Thursday night when his performance began to get to him. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
Novak Djokovic has a “special relationship” with a Melbourne tree, the 10-time Australian Open champion says. Melbourne has been the site of the Serbian tennis legend’s most successful grand slam over his extraordinary career, where he has effectively monopolised the tournament since his first win back in 2008. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Novak Djokovic reveals … Read more
An under-the-weather Novak Djokovic has survived a serious scare from local hope Alexei Popyrin to maintain his five-year unbeaten run at the Australian Open. The world No.1 was clearly at less than 100 per cent for Wednesday night’s second-round match inside Rod Laver Arena, lacking energy at times and blowing his nose between games. WATCH … Read more
Thanasi Kokkinakis has overcome a huge scare against world No.37 Sebastian Ofner to progress at the Australian Open in a five-set thriller. The home hero trailed two sets to one before lighting a fire under himself to win the fourth set in just seven games. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Brave act in match tiebreak sets … Read more
Max Purcell has given local fans something to cheer after a rough start to Tuesday’s action at the Australian Open, where Olivia Gadecki crashed out in less than an hour. Gadecki was unable to emulate her first-round victory as a wildcard last year as one-time US Open champion Sloane Stephens sealed a 6-3 6-1 victory … Read more
Local favourite Rinky Hijikata has missed out on the biggest win of his career after hopes of an Australian Open over 24th seed Jan-Lennard Struff unravelled in a fifth-set match tiebreak. The 22-year-old Aussie made it all the way to the fourth round of the US Open last year but didn’t have to face a … Read more
