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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Former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have withdrawn from warm-up tournaments in Melbourne with minor injuries.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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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‘O Canada’ a real United Nations of Tennis says Gaby

Polsat Sport TV Commentator Tomasz Lorek investigates the rise of Canadian Tennis through the eyes of doubles specialist GABY DABROWSKI Without doubt, Canadian tennis is

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Kanepi powers way to quarterfinals

Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi continued her good form at the Australian Open warm-up events today with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Russian Darya Kasatkina in an

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Sweet Serena – Williams sends message with dominant show

Serena Williams blew away Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova on Wednesday 6-1, 6-4 to send a message that was ready for next week’s Australian Open. “So far,

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Australian Open draw in quarantine

Breaking with years of Grand Slam tradition, the 2021 Australian Open draw will be held behind closed doors in the office of tournament director Craig