The Australian Open

What Open? I didn’t watch it, admits frustrated Murray
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 23, 2021
Former world No.1 Andy Murray gave the Australian Open final between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev a miss, saying the disappointment of not being allowed

Family first for Djokovic in 2021
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 23, 2021
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic plans to reduce his schedule in 2021, opting to spend more time with his family, where he can. Djokovic said

Premier the reason for AO final boos
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 22, 2021
Tennis Australia president Jayne Hrdlicka faced a chorus of boos during the presentation ceremony at the Australian Open yesterday after mentioning the COVID-19 vaccine and

Osaka popularity rockets in Japan
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 21, 2021
Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open triumph went into orbit yesterday as a Japanese astronaut sent greetings from the international space station. Astronaut Soichi Noguchi wrote: “Naomi

Watch Australian Open Women’s Final highlights here
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 20, 2021

Adidas slammed for Tsitsipas shorts failure
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 20, 2021
Sportswear giant Adidas has been slammed for an embarrassing ‘wardrobe malfunction’ that saw their pinup boy Stefanos Tsitsipas’ olive green shorts become a sweaty mess

Ram and Salisbury chase Bryan Brothers feat
- By Roger Parker
- . February 19, 2021
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury will attempt to become the first pairing to win consecutive men’s doubles titles since the Bryan Brothers in 2011 when

Retirement? Let Serena make that call
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 19, 2021
It’s barely 24 hours since Serena Williams was beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka in their Australian Open semi-final clash, yet already there are

Australian Open losses to top $78 million
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 19, 2021
The Australian Open is set to record a loss of more than US$78 million, tournament director Craig Tiley admitted today. The COVID-19 restrictions has seen

I’m done: Serena in tears after loss to Osaka
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 18, 2021
Serena Williams broke down in tears at her post-match press conference , declaring “I’m done” before walking out of the press room, visibly shaken by