Tennis

The Australian Open trophy presentation following the women’s final has been labelled “tacky and unnecessary.” Aryna Sabalenka cruised to her second consecutive title at Melbourne Park with a ruthless 6-3 6-2 victory Chinese underdog Zheng Qinwen on Saturday night. During the post-match presentation, Sabalenka was awarded the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, which is widely considered … Read more

Daniil Medvedev is through to the Australian Open final after a marathon five-set victory over Alex Zverev in Friday night’s semi-final. The Russian fought back from two sets down to seal the 5-7 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 victory in just under four and a half hours. It was a remarkable comeback from the third seed, … Read more

The sporting stars and celebrities were certainly out to play on Thursday night at the Australian Open in Melbourne. And during the pulsating semi-final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka, there was one section of the crowd that definitely attracted more camera attention than any other … and for a very good reason. Tennis legends … Read more

Tennis commentator Jelena Dokic was granted an odd request from Aryna Sabalenka after the defending champion booked her spot in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. In a match that started more than two hours late because of farcical scheduling, the world No.2 put on another clinic on Rod Laver Arena to beat ninth seed … Read more

Novak Djokovic has offered Nick Kyrgios some friendly advice on how to him a grand slam after the top seed booked his spot in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The 10-time champion toiled away for close to four hours before beating American Taylor Fritz 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday evening. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

Well, it might not have been a full jar, but Morgan Riddle, partner of American tennis star Taylor Fritz, did her best to keep her Vegemite promise. Ahead of Fritz’s fourth-round Australian Open clash with world No.7 Stefanos Tsitsipas, Instagram influencer Riddle told her 225,000 followers that she would “eat a jar of vegemite on … Read more

A protester has tossed leaflets emblazoned with “free Palestine” on to an Australian Open court, disrupting a tense five-set battle between Olympic champion Alexander Zverev and Brit Cameron Norrie. The fourth-round encounter on Margaret Court Arena was briefly halted during the sixth game of the third set on Monday afternoon after a woman wearing a … Read more