Mertens too hot for Kanepi in Gippsland Trophy final
Belgian Elise Mertens defeated Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi, 6-4, 6-1, to win her sixth WTA singles title at the Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne today. Mertens
Williams confident despite shoulder scare
Serena Williams is confident a shoulder injury will not stop bid for a 24th Open title, telling reporters in Melbourne today she was relaxed and
Ruthless Muguruza set to meet Barty in final
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
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
Osaka, Azarenka pull out of warm-ups with ‘minor injuries’
Former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have withdrawn from warm-up tournaments in Melbourne with minor injuries.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
Tennis returns as Barty sees off Rogers’ challenge
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
AO boss ‘absolutely confident’ event will go ahead
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
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
‘No impact’ on Australian Open start after new covid outbreak
Hundreds of people in Melbourne, including tennis players, coaches and associated staff have been forced to self-isolate after a hotel quarantine worker linked to the
Premier defends hosting AO after covid outbreak
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has defended hosting the Australian Open after coming under attack from sections of the media in Melbourne. 3AW radio station’s Neil