Was just trying to be in the present: Grieving Ostapenko on her struggle during Australian Open loss

The 22-year-old, who decided to play in Melbourne despite losing her father earlier this month, lost to Belinda Bencic in the second round.

AFP

· Jan 23, 2020 · 10:54 am

Tennis: Will the widespread bushfires in Australia affect the first Grand Slam of the year?

The Australian Open is due to begin in Melbourne on January 20.

AFP

· Jan 10, 2020 · 03:57 pm

Tennis: Smoke from bushfires won’t delay Australian Open schedule, say organisers

Novak Djokovic had earlier said that organisers should consider delaying the tournament, as a last resort, if conditions did not improve.

AFP

· Jan 07, 2020 · 08:59 pm

Tennis: Smoke from bushfires unlikely to affect Australian Open schedule, say organisers

Novak Djokovic, president of the ATP players council, said organisers should consider delaying the tournament, as a last resort, if conditions did not improve.

AFP

· Jan 07, 2020 · 11:51 am

Tennis: Pay rise awaits players as Australian Open increases prize money

Australian Open organisers on Tuesday announced a 13.6 percent boost in the total purse to $49.1 million.

AFP

· Dec 24, 2019 · 10:10 am

Australian Open takeaways: Osaka’s consistency, Djokovic’s dominance and what it means for tennis

The two weeks of entertaining tennis at the first Grand Slam of 2019 gives an indication of what to expect this season.

Zenia D'Cunha

· Jan 29, 2019 · 09:30 am

Watch: Djokovic’s Italian accent, headband fight and other hilarious moments from Australian Open

One of the funniest moments of this year’s Australian Open was when Rafael Nadal spotted a journalist dozing off during his press conference.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 28, 2019 · 05:19 pm

Data check: Greatest up for debate, but Djokovic is dominating this decade like Federer in the 2000s

While Roger Federer won 15 Grand Slams from 2003 to 2010, Novak Djokovic has won 14 since 2011, with three more Majors left this year.

Zenia D'Cunha

· Jan 28, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Shortest Djokovic-Nadal Major match, going past Sampras: Big numbers from Australian Open final

With his record seventh Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic became the first male player to win three or more consecutive Grand Slam titles three times.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 27, 2019 · 09:24 pm

Australian Open final: Novak Djokovic’s domination of Rafael Nadal is a sign of things to come

The Serb’s domination of Nadal and Federer suggests that if he can stay fit and focussed, there are few in the men’s game who can stop him.

Ashish Magotra

· Jan 27, 2019 · 07:42 pm

One of my best matches in a Grand Slam final: Djokovic on dominant win over Nadal in Australian Open

With the victory, the Serb became the first man to win seven titles at the ‘happy slam’.

AFP

· Jan 27, 2019 · 06:27 pm

Tonight was not my night but it’s important to me: Nadal sees positives in Australian Open loss

Despite the rout, Nadal said he was content with being able to even reach the final given the injury problems and surgery after US Open.

AFP

· Jan 27, 2019 · 06:15 pm