It took 2 hours and 28 minutes of blistering tennis to resolve the issue of the Australian Open’s women’s singles final, and it was Aryna...
READ MOREMelbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova to meet Aoyama & Shibahara in AO doubles final
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 28, 2023 | Australian Open
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova defeated Marta Kostyuk & Elena-Gabriela Ruse to advance to the Australian Open women’s doubles final, where they...
Melbourne | Mirza hanging up her racket
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 27, 2023 | Australian Open
Sania Mirza, India’s greatest women’s tennis player, reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam of her illustrious career, with...
Melbourne | Flag furore puts Ukraine in the spotlight at AO
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 27, 2023 | Off Court
The sensitivities over the invasion of Ukraine by Russia continue, exacerbated by Novak Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, who tastelessly was filmed on the steps of Rod Laver...
Melbourne | Preview: Rybakina and Sabalenka to clash in AO Final
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 27, 2023 | Australian Open
Elena Rybakina has had something to prove ever since she won Wimbledon and was denied her ranking points, and she could not have been more emphatic than by reaching the...
Melbourne | It’s a Rybakina versus Sabalenka AO final
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 26, 2023 | Australian Open
After two thrilling and nail-biting semi-finals, Wimbledon champion Rybakina will meet Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday, thus averting an...
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Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova to meet Aoyama & Shibahara in AO doubles final
Jan 28, 2023
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova defeated Marta Kostyuk & Elena-Gabriela Ruse to advance to the Australian Open women’s doubles final, where they will face Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara, the No 10 seeds, who put an end to the hopes of the...

Melbourne | Djokovic explains father’s ‘lapse’ after claiming place in final
Jan 27, 2023
As expected, Novak Djokovic, following a straight sets victory over Tommy Paul, has reached the final of the Australian Open where Stefanos Tsitsipas awaits and where he hopes to lift the men’s trophy for a record breaking 10th time for the 22nd grand slam of his...

Melbourne | Mirza hanging up her racket
Jan 27, 2023
Sania Mirza, India's greatest women's tennis player, reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam of her illustrious career, with Rohan Bopanna, but fell short to Luisa Stefani & Rafael Matos, the first all-Brazilian team to win a...

Melbourne | Hewett and Reid seal record wheelchair doubles titles
Jan 27, 2023
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid equalled the record for most Grand Slam men’s doubles titles won by a pair in the Open Era today after the British second seeds beat Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-1, 6-2 to seal their fourth successive Australian Open...

Melbourne | Tsitsipas overcomes hiccup to reach final
Jan 27, 2023
It was his fourth time in the semi-final of the Australian Open and for the first time, he overcame a major mental hurdle to reach the final of the ‘Happy Slam’ which looked possible when he dropped the third set against Karen Khachanov.