Venus in tears after injury loss
Venus Williams was in tears as injury eventually saw her beaten by Sara Errani 6-1, 6-0 in Melbourne today. Williams bravely played through two injuries
Serena catsuit a ‘last-minute’ decision
Serena Williams says her one-legged catsuit was a “last-minute” addition to her Australian Open wardrobe. Williams told media the catsuit wasn’t in the original plan
Error-prone Kvitova beaten by Romanian Cirstea
Romanian Sorana Cirstea produced a shock in Melbourne today, beating 2019 Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Kvitova looked troubled for most of
Serena breezes into third round in Melbourne
Serena Williams eased her way into the Australian Open third round with a convincing 6-3, 6-0 win over Nina Stojanovic in Melbourne today. In a
Andreescu dumped in straight sets by Hsieh
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the second round, losing 6-3, 6-2 to Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei. In a baseline
Covid ‘cover-up’ denied by Adelaide government
The South Australian Government has rejected accusations it covered up an old COVID-19 case among tennis arrivals in Adelaide last month. The State Opposition has
Konta retires from Open with abdominal injury
British No.1 Johanna Konta has been forced to retire midway through her first-round match at the Australian Open against Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan due to an abdominal injury. Konta won the
Brilliant Barty hands out the double bagel
Australia’s Ash Barty steamrolled Danka Kovinic in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne 6-0, 6-0. The world No.1 humiliated the error-prone Montenegrin
First round defeat for young Brit Jones
Young Brit Francesca Jones’ first Grand Slam appearance ended in defeat as the Australian Open qualifier lost out 6-4, 6-1 to American Shelby Rogers today. Jones recovered from
No pressure as Gauff enjoys her tennis
Coco Gauff took less than an hour to dismantle Swiss Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-2 in Melboour today to book a second round showdown with world