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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
What back injury? Rafa eases into second round
Rafael Nadal showed no signs of a back injury as he beat Serbia’s Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round at the Australian
Popyrin shocks Goffin in upset of the day
Australia’s Alex Popyrin produced one of the upset of the day at the Australian Open, stunning 13th seed David Goffin 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6
The Russians are coming: Medvedev, Rublev through to round two
Daniil Medvedev cruised into the next round of the Australian Open after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil on the Margaret
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
Kanepi wins battle of the Baltic
Estonian Kaia Kanepi won the battle of the Baltic as she saw off Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-1. Kanepi broke her opponent’s serve twice in
Winning start for Watson after hard lockdown
Britain’s Heather Watson made a winning start at the Australian Open defeating Czech Kristyna Pliskova 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-3). The 28-year-old looked sharp after 14
Azarenka upset by Pegula and health questions
Victoria Azarenka was dumped from the Australian Open today, losing 7-5 6-4 to American Jessica Pegula in the first big upset of the tournament. With