MELBOURNE – In tennis, being world number one isn’t enough to join the group of the legends. Not even a handful of Grand Slams, like the ones Aryna Sabalenka has, will suffice. To stand out, tennis players need to leave
MELBOURNE – John McEnroe was right: ‘It’s not the first time we’ve seen this routine, don’t be fooled’. And so it was. Novak Djokovic proved for the umpteenth time that being left for dead is about as dangerous as it gets
MELBOURNE – Paula Badosa ‘s life took a 180-degree turn: from excruciating pain in her back and the thought of retirement, to breaking through to the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time. It happened on Tuesday in
MELBOURNE – The day came when Coco Gauff considered becoming a better reader: “I’ll be forced to read more books! To be a more productive human being.” Her reflection—shared with laughter—this Sunday in Melbourne didn’t stem from a sudden revelation
Add this to the list of controversies and tense episodes in Novak Djokovic’s career: this time, the Serbian refused to give an on-court interview after his fourth-round win at the Australian Open. “The famous journalist who works for Channel 9
MELBOURNE – Looking to make up for lost time, Emma Raducanu will have a great chance against Iga Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open. ‘It’s going to be a great shot of adrenaline,’ said the British 18-year-old
MELBOURNE – Isn’t tennis a sport that demands maximum concentration? You wouldn’t think so, judging by the priorities of the Australian Open organisers. This 2025, they not only kept the bar with a terrace next to Court 6 for a
MELBOURNE – It wasn’t Brad Gilbert’s ‘winning ugly’ that he needed, because he wouldn’t know how to do it, but Joao Fonseca came up just short of passing a test of maturity in Australia on Thursday: winning by playing badly.
MELBOURNE – Anyone remember wii Sports? Well, anyone who’s forgotten it can recapture the memory these days at the Australian Open, which ‘gamifies’ its players for live matches. It happens every day at the first Grand Slam of the year,
MELBOURNE – Nicolas Jarry and Jannik Sinner’s versions of their doping cases clash in Australia. First it was the Chilean who said: ‘I would have liked the same support he had. Then came the counterattack from the world number one:
MELBOURNE – The pursuit of beauty can lead to tragedy, examples of which abound in history, literature, film or music. Also tennis, where no one embodies tragic beauty better than Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas: playing beautiful no longer works, he discovered
MELBOURNE – Broken rackets, self-harming, and angry outbursts were the reflection of his torment. Deep down, Andrey Rublev was living in hell, and he can now admit it openly: “I saw no reason to live.” The world’s No. 9 player
