The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year excepting 1986, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Prior to 1988 it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park – green coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020.
World number one Novak Djokovic is bringing together some of the world's top tennis players for a series of matches to run from Jun. 13-Jul. 5 in the Balkan region.
The organisers of the U.S. Open say a decision on whether to hold the grand slam this year amid the coronavirus outbreak will be made in June, and playing it without fans is on the table but highly..
Novak Djokovic says queuing for bread in difficult times in Serbia gave him the inner steel needed to fight back to win an eighth Australian Open crown. BBC News - Published
Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in a thriller on Sunday to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim.. Reuters - Published
Factbox on Novak Djokovic, who beat Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 to claim a record-extending eighth Australian Open title on Sunday. Reuters - Published
Novak Djokovic defends his Australian Open crown and wins a 17th Grand Slam by beating Dominic Thiem in a gripping five-set final. BBC News - Published
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin thanks her dad, who is a former cab driver and self-taught coach, for guiding her to a maiden Grand Slam title. BBC News - Published
Sofia Kenin showed grit and combativeness on the way to her maiden Grand Slam title on Saturday, as the 21-year-old American fought her way back from a set down to beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the.. Reuters - Published
American Sofia Kenin counter-punched her way back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-2 6-2 win on Saturday. Reuters - Published
American Sofia Kenin wins a first Grand Slam title by beating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in three sets in the Australian Open final. BBC News - Published
Sofia Kenin has "butterflies" as she prepares for her Grand Slam final debut, while Garbine Muguruza hopes to make her experience count. BBC News - Published
Roger Federer says he felt he had a 3% chance of beating Novak Djokovic in their Australian Open semi-final and described the experience as "horrible". BBC News - Published
Garbine Muguruza continues her recent revival by reaching the Australian Open final with a straight-set win over Romania's Simona Halep. BBC News - Published
Having flirted with Grand Slam glory for a number of years, Dominic Thiem took another confident step toward a maiden major title by turning the tables on nemesis Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open on.. Reuters - Published
Rafa Nadal paid the ultimate respect to his Australian Open conqueror Dominic Thiem on Wednesday, seeing something of himself in the hard-working Austrian after falling short in a quarter-final classic.. Reuters - Published
Dominic Thiem ended six years of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian Open semi-final and rocked the.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •BBC News
Alexander Zverev is through to a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time after beating Stan Wawrinka in four sets at the Australian Open. BBC News - Published
Britain's Jamie Murray and American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands are through to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open. BBC News - Published
Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe incur the wrath of Tennis Australia by parading a banner at the Australian Open calling for Margaret Court Arena to be renamed. BBC News - Published
Roger Federer saves seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final. BBC News - Published
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic led the tennis world in mourning for "mentor" Kobe Bryant on Monday after Melbourne Park awoke to the news that the NBA great had died in a helicopter crash.. Reuters - Published
Stan Wawrinka produces some of his best tennis to battle past fourth seed Daniil Medvedev and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. BBC News - Published
Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal battles past rival Nick Kyrgios in a thrilling four-set match to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. BBC News - Published
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeats Diego Schwartzman at the Australian Open to set up a quarter-final against Milos Raonic. BBC News - Published
Coco Gauff misses out on her first Grand Slam quarter-final as fellow American Sofia Kenin fights back to win in the Australian Open fourth round. BBC News - Published
Seventh seed Petra Kvitova comes from a set down to defeat Greek Maria Sakkari 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-2 and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. BBC News - Published
Home favourite Nick Kyrgios sets up an Australian Open last-16 meeting with Rafael Nadal after beating Karen Khachanov in a five-set thriller. BBC News - Published
Top seed Rafael Nadal cruises past Spanish compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets to reach the Australian Open fourth round. BBC News - Published
Roger Federer has never struggled for ways to win matches at the Australian Open but in beating John Millman to chalk up his 100th on the Melbourne hardcourts the 38-year-old Swiss found himself in.. Reuters - Published
As Serena Williams describes her defeat by Wang Qiang at the Australian Open as "unprofessional", BBC Sport looks at what's next for the 23-time Grand Slam champion. BBC News - Published
Roger Federer faced down local battler John Millman 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 4-6 7-6(8) in a five-set thriller on Friday night to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open and restore some normality to Melbourne.. Reuters - Published
Roger Federer survives an epic five-set thriller to beat unseeded John Millman 10-8 in a final-set tie-break to reach the Australian Open fourth round. BBC News - Published
Defending champion Novak Djokovic takes only 85 minutes to defeat Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 6-2 and reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. BBC News - Published
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