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February 5, 2025 12:09 PM

Former world number one Simona Halep announces retirement

Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep announced her retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday after losing in the first round at her home event in Cluj. Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was redu...

January 27, 2025 10:04 AM

Grand Slam trophy eludes gloomy Zverev again

Wanting nothing more than to hoist a Grand Slam trophy, Alexander Zverev found it tough to be within touching distance of the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after his Australian Open final defeat to Jannik Sinner on Sunday. The German second seed suff...

January 24, 2025 4:33 PM

Siniakova-Townsend to battle Hsieh-Ostapenko for Australian Open women’s doubles title

Top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend have set up a final date with number three seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenka in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open. Both teams came through a three-set semifinal at the Margaret Co...

January 23, 2025 3:55 PM

Italian duo Bolelli-Vavassori set to face Heliovaara-Patten in men’s Australian Open doubles final

Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, runners-up of last year’s Australian open, rallied past Andre Goransson and Sem Verbeek 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the finals after winning at the Adelaide International earlier this month. The third se...

January 15, 2025 4:43 PM

Australian Open: Gauff, Osaka, Pegula, and Sabalenka advance to third round

American teenager Coco Gauff extended her impressive winning streak to nine matches with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Jodie Burrage in the Australian Open second round. Gauff overcame a 5-3 deficit in the second set, rallying with four straight games to s...

January 9, 2025 1:36 PM

Sinner begins Australian Open title defence against Jarry, Sabalenka gets Stephens

Jannik Sinner begins his Australian Open title defence against Nicolas Jarry while women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 2017 U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens after the draw for the year’s first Grand Slam was made at Melbourne Park on ...

August 29, 2024 11:00 AM

Djokovic advances to third round after Djere retires injured

Defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title on track on Wednesday after fellow Serb Laslo Djere retired injured while trailing 6-4 6-4 2-0 in their second-round match. Djokovic had needed five sets to ...

January 27, 2024 7:15 PM

Australian Open Final: Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest-ever man to win Grand Slam

India's 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna has today become the oldest man to win a Grand Slam, after winning the Australian Open 2024 men's doubles title. Pairing with Matthew Ebden, the second-seeded duo clinched the Australian Open 2024 men's doubles titl...