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Todd Scoullar
Jan 12
'TENNIS WAS EVERYTHING TO ME': AROUND THE PRESSERS, AO DAY 1
Casper Ruud survived a tough five-setter on Day 1 of the tournament. It turns out that starting on Sunday might’ve helped him get over...
Christian Montegan
Jan 12
PEGULA EXPECTS 'TOUGH MATCH' AGAINST AUSSIE TEEN WITH 'NOTHING TO LOSE'
World No.6 Jessica Pegula admits she is wary of Australia's Maya Joint, who has "nothing to lose" ahead of their Australian Open...
Teodora Jovic
Jan 12
AO 'FEELS HOME' FOR ZHENG AS SHE SEEKS TO GO ONE BETTER
Fifth-seed and 2024 Australian Open finalist Qinwen Zheng admits the Australian Open "feels home" in the hope of using the Chinese...
Christian Montegan
Jan 12
FRENCH SHOWMAN SURPASSES FEDERER WITH NEW RECORD
France's Gaël Monfils surpassed Roger Federer's title for the oldest player to win an ATP event, capturing his crowning moment at...
Christian Montegan
Jan 12
‘SHE DOESN’T KNOW ME’: FROSTY RYBAKINA TAKES SWIPE AT FORMER NO.1
A visibly annoyed Elena Rybakina was again forced to answer questions about her relationship with former coach Stefano Vukov, taking a...
Todd Scoullar
Jan 11
'METAPHOR FOR A NEW WEEK': BEST OF THE PRESS, AO PRE-TOURNAMENT EDITION
It was a second round of media interviews yesterday before the real on-court action begins, as the main draw gets underway. One player...
Christian Montegan
Jan 11
CANADIAN DISRUPTS AMERICAN DOMINANCE IN ADELAIDE; TWO INJURY CONCERNS EMERGE
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Madison Keys captured the Adelaide titles in their respective fields, but two injury concerns could hamper...
Christian Montegan
Jan 11
SINNER LEARNS TRIBUNAL DATE FOR DOPING CASE; RODDICK TIPS LENGTHY BAN
Clarity has finally been provided for world No.1 Jannik Sinner ahead of his tribunal hearing, with the date set for April 16-17 behind...
Christian Montegan
Jan 11
AUSSIE DOUBLES' PARTNER CRASHES AT THE FINAL HURDLE IN HOBART
America's McCartney Kessler became the 29th Hobart International champion earlier this afternoon, rising 21 places to a career-high world...
Connor Joyce
Jan 11
AUS OPEN FIRST-ROUND PREVIEW
The 2025 Australian Open gets underway tomorrow (January 12) at Melbourne Park, beginning with a Sunday start for the second time. Once...
The First Serve
Jan 11
SEN ON THE RADIO AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
The First Serve Live Radio Show will return weekly on the radio for a 17th straight year on Monday, January 27 at 8pm AEDT on the Sports...
Kiran Gupta
Jan 11
AMERICANS THRIVE AS ADELAIDE REACHES END-POINT
Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula have set up an all-American final clash in Adelaide, while Sebastian Korda will line up against Felix...
Dale Roberts
Jan 11
JOINT BOWS OUT TO MERTENS; KESSLER REACHES HOBART FINAL
Young Australian Maya Joint’s dream run in Hobart came to an end in the semi-finals. She fell to second-seed Elise Mertens 6-2 6-3 in...
Teodora Jovic
Jan 11
'PLEASURE AND HONOUR TO HAVE ANDY AS COACH': DJOKOVIC EMBRACES CHANGE
In November, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray announced via social media that the latter would become Djokovic’s new coach, and the tennis...
Teodora Jovic
Jan 11
DEMON HOPES 'TUNNEL VISION' CAN HELP ACHIEVE CAREER-FIRST
Alex de Minaur is Australia’s biggest hope coming into the start of the 2025 Australian Open, but can he achieve a career-first? The...
Todd Scoullar
Jan 10
'WORST TIME IN MY LIFE': BEST OF THE PRESS, PRE-TOURNAMENT EDITION
Two days out from the Australian Open main draw, and it was a day of press conferences at Melbourne Park. Some of the world's best...
Christian Montegan
Jan 10
INDESTRUCTIBLE AIAVA HAS LAST LAUGH OVER ONLINE TROLLS
A tremendous performance to qualify for the Australian Open main draw brought the emotions out for Destanee Aiava, but her victory...
Christian Montegan
Jan 10
KYRGIOS 'FEELING PRETTY GOOD' AS GRAND SLAM RETURN BECKONS
Nick Kyrgios has provided the latest update on his planned return to Grand Slam tennis, assuring he is "feeling pretty good" after going...
Teodora Jovic
Jan 10
EMOTIONAL BIRRELL WINS THROUGH TO PRICELESS AO MAIN DRAW
Ninth-seed Kimberly Birrell survived a stern test to qualify for the Australian Open main draw in a tough three-set contest, winning 6-3,...
Kiran Gupta
Jan 10
DEVASTATED KOKKINAKIS WITHDRAWS AS AUSTRALIAN HOPES DASHED IN ADELAIDE
It was a torrid day for the Australians in Adelaide, as all three Aussies in action were defeated, while Thanasi Kokkinakis had to...
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