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Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic started his title defence with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 2-6 6-1 victory over Jan-Lennard Struff on Monday. Djokovic survived a scare on Rod Laver Arena, but the 16-time grand slam champion eventually moved into the second round at Melbourne Park. Eyeing a record-extending eighth Australian Open …
Read More »Australian Open results: Venus Williams dumped out by 15-year-old Coco Gauff in repeat of Wimbledon upset
Venus Williams succumbed to teenage starlet Coco Gauff once again in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The 15-year-old’s success in the first round at Wimbledon last summer thrust her into the realms of global superstardom. AFP or licensors 2 Coco Gauff celebrates after her 7-6 (5) …
Read More »Australian Open 2020: Gauff repeats Wimbledon exploits with Venus victory
Coco Gauff showed the future is now after vanquishing Venus Williams in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open. American teenager Gauff defied her age yet again, the 15-year-old defeating veteran Williams 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in her Australian Open main-draw debut at a wet Melbourne Park on …
Read More »Australian Open 2020: The best Opta facts ahead of the year’s first grand slam
The 108th edition of the Australian Open begins on Monday as the world’s best tennis players battle it out at the first grand slam of 2020. Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka will return to defend the titles they won last year, adding to the event’s storied history. The pair will …
Read More »Barty ends wait for home title in Adelaide
Ash Barty claimed her first title in her native Australia as she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final of the Adelaide International. The world number one will start her campaign to add her home grand slam to the French Open title she won in 2019 next week, and will do so in …
Read More »Humbert edges Paire in Auckland to win first ATP title
Ugo Humbert clinched his maiden ATP Tour title with a thrilling win over Benoit Paire in the Auckland Open final on Saturday. Humbert edged an all-French final 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) after a hard-fought contest that lasted two hours, 34 minutes. The 21-year-old saw out his victory after giving …
Read More »Australian Open 2020: Can the ‘Big Three’ be budged? How the men’s title has gained lustre in Melbourne
Stefanos Tsitsipas looks ready. Daniil Medvedev looks ready. Dominic Thiem looks ready. Men’s tennis is due another grand slam champion, with Marin Cilic at the 2014 US Open being its last first-time winner of a major. And if that breakthrough moment is going to come anywhere in 2020, then why …
Read More »Barty battles back to set up Yastremska final
Ash Barty produced a superb comeback to reach the final of the Adelaide International, where she will face Dayana Yastremska in an enticing clash before she bids to win the Australian Open. The world number one was forced to come through a testing last-four encounter with American Danielle Collins but …
Read More »Rublev on course for second title in 2020 after reaching Adelaide final
Andrey Rublev outlasted fellow young gun Felix Auger-Aliassime in a gruelling clash on Friday to reach the Adelaide International final. The Russian won 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 in a three-hour test, putting him one step away from a second title in 2020. After triumphing at the Qatar Open last …
Read More »Australian Open 2020: Kerber hopeful over hamstring injury
Angelique Kerber is hopeful over her fitness for the Australian Open as she deals with a hamstring injury. Kerber retired during her second-round match against Dayana Yastremska at the Adelaide International on Wednesday. The 2016 Australian Open champion, who will face a qualifier in the first round, said she was …
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