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Yastremska Anti-doping ban confirmed – out of AO
- By Roger Parker
- . January 23, 2021
Darya Yastremska has failed to overturn the provisional Anti-doping ban imposed on her on 7 January 2021 and will miss the Australian Open. The ITF

Barty has ‘no worries’ about AO expectations
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 23, 2021
Australian Ash Barty has told the ABC TV network in Australia she is not worried by the challenge of playing at the first Open of

Serena practises with daughter in Australia: watch video here
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 23, 2021
Serena Williams has posted video footage of a training session in Australia – with her daughter Olympia joining in. The video shows Olympia, 3, warming

Bencic fears injuries after AO lockdown
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 23, 2021
Swiss player Belinda Bencic hopes organisers will make the situation fairer for those players confined to their rooms for 14 days. Bencic told reporters in

Azarenka has hopes for ‘bubble in a bubble’ training
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 22, 2021
Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka is hopeful a protocol for players in ‘hard’ lockdown in Melbourne can be agreed to allow “a training bubble within

AO hard lockdown players will suffer, admits Thiem
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 22, 2021
Dominic Thiem believes the 70 players in hard lockdown in Melbourne will be “seriously disadvantaged” when the Australian Open starts on February 8. Speaking to

Laura Robson career may be over after more hip surgery
- By Roger Parker
- . January 22, 2021
Laura Robson received an unwelcome 27th birthday surprise announcing on her Instagram account that she has had to undergo a third hip operation caused by

Barty back on court next week in Adelaide
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Ash Barty will make her first appearance in almost a year when she takes part in an exhibition event in Adelaide next week. World No

Umpire has heart attack in lockdown hotel
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Veteran tennis umpire Carlos Bernardes has reportedly suffered a heart attack inside his hotel quarantine room in Melbourne. The Australian Open official was rushed to

Sakkari has ‘no complaints’ about Melbourne lockdown
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Rising Greek star Maria Sakkari has Melbourne media she had “no complaints” with conditions inside hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open. Sakkari told Neil