The Australian Open

Alcaraz to miss AO due to freak leg injury
- By Bill Scott
- . January 7, 2023
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will miss the Australian Open due to a leg injury suffered in training, the Spaniard announced on Saturday. The teenaged reigning

Barty expecting first child
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 6, 2023
Former No.1 Ashleigh Barty has announced on Instagram that she is pregnant. Barty posted a photo of baby shoes with one of her dogs to

Tearful Raducanu’s freak ankle injury days ahead of Australian Open
- By Roger Parker
- . January 5, 2023
US Open 2021 winner Emma Raducanu had to concede her second round match in Auckland’s ASB Classic after rolling her ankle on the slippery surface

Absent Osaka leaves Open officials completely confused
- By Bill Scott
- . January 5, 2023
Naomi Osaka has not been spotted on a tennis court since September and may not even bother with the Australian Open. That seems to be

Kyrgios-Djokovic go from hate to mate in time for AO
- By Bill Scott
- . January 5, 2023
The long-running social media spat between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios appears to be at a lull, with the pair set to train together next

Disappointed Djokovic dreams of a US visa reprieve
- By Bill Scott
- . January 5, 2023
Novak Djokovic is hoping against the odds that his luck will turn regarding what looks to be another ban from entering the US. The defiantly

Kyrgios in race to be fit for Melbourne
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 5, 2023
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Adelaide International next week and now faces a race against the clock to be ready for Australian Open,

No-Vaxx surely a no-show for US spring Masters pair
- By Bill Scott
- . January 4, 2023
Novak Djokovic will have to steel himself for another half-baked season after the US extended its ban on non-vaxxed foreigners entering the country. The sanctions

AO cash crunch means qualifying no longer free for fans
- By Bill Scott
- . January 4, 2023
Australian Open bosses are pleading poverty after two COVID editions, with next week’s qualifying rounds now set to attract an admission charge. AO officials have

Federer turns down AO invite
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 3, 2023
Roger Federer has declined an invitation to attend this year’s Australian Open. The Swiss star has decided spend more time with family at home. Federer