The Australian Open

Ruthless Muguruza set to meet Barty in final
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
Spain’s Garbine Muguruza clinically despatched No.8 seed Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-0, in under an hour today at the Yarra Valley Classic to set up a

Hard road to victory for Serena: Australian Open women’s draw
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
If Serena Williams does win her 24th major in Melbourne this month then she will have done it the hard way, after this year’s draw

Tough draw for Djokovic in Melbourne
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will begin his defence of his Australian Open title against Frenchman Jeremy Chardy after being placed in there toughest section of the men’s

Osaka, Azarenka pull out of warm-ups with ‘minor injuries’
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
Former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have withdrawn from warm-up tournaments in Melbourne with minor injuries. Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland

Nadal niggle won’t stop him playing: Tiley
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley believes Rafa Nadal’s back injury will not prevent the world No.2 playing at the Australian Open begins on Monday.

Tennis returns as Barty sees off Rogers’ challenge
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 5, 2021
Tennis returned to Melbourne Park today after a 24-hour covid-enforced break, as world no. 1 Ash Barty beat American Shelby Rogers to advance to the

Kyrgios in doubt with knee injury
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 5, 2021
Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open warm-up ended when he was knocked out of the Murray River Open in straight sets by Borna Coric, 6-3, 6-4 today.

Sinner stars in Ocean Road victory
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 5, 2021
Italian young gun Jannick Sinner gained revenge over Aljaz Bedene at the Great Ocean Road Open today, beating the Slovenian 7-6, 6-2. Sinners’ previous encounter

AO boss ‘absolutely confident’ event will go ahead
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 4, 2021
Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley “absolutely confident” the first Grand Slam of the year will start as planned on Monday. There are 160 players

Possible AO draw delay for 24 hours
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 4, 2021
While the start of the Australian Open is under a cloud after a new COVID-19 scare in Melbourne, the draw for the tournament is likely