The No 5 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, took her tally of matches won Down Under to 8 in a row as she also notched up her maiden Australian Open...
READ MOREMelbourne | Sabalenka storms on to meet Bencic
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 21, 2023 | Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka stormed past Elise Mertens into the Round of 16 on Saturday, where she will meet Belinda Bencic at the Australian Open, while other early winners on Day 6...
Melbourne | Vondrousova downs Jabeur as Bencic and Pliskova advance
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 19, 2023 | Australian Open
Marketa Vondrousova pulled off the biggest shock of the Australian Open to date, late on Thursday night, with a 6-1 5-7 6-1 upset win over World No 2 Ons Jabeur, while...
Melbourne | Jabeur survives scare, as Bencic and Kontaveit sail into AO R2
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 17, 2023 | Australian Open
Half a day’s play was lost on Tuesday when, first, searing heat and then torrential rain disrupted matches on the outside courts at the Australian Open on...
Adelaide | Bencic blasts Kasatkina to lift Adelaide 2 title
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 14, 2023 | WTA Tour
Belinda Bencic blasted past Daria Kasatkina to win her 7th career singles title at the Adelaide International 2 on Saturday, the Swiss dismissing the Russian in convincing...
Adelaide | Bencic and Kasatkina both walkover into WTA 500 Final
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 13, 2023 | WTA Tour
Paula Badosa, the No 9 seed from Spain, was the first to withdraw from the WTA 500 Adelaide International 2 semi-final on Friday, citing a thigh injury and handing No 5 seed...
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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.