Nervous Djokovic rekindles 'love affair' with Australian Open
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a return against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their ATP Cup group A men’s singles tennis match in Melbourne on February 5, 2021. William WEST / AFP
Novak Djokovic likened his relationship with the Australian Open...
'Definitely on my mind' – Serena says elusive 24th major weighs heavily
Serena Williams of the US hits a return against Danielle Collins of the US during their Yara Valley Classic Women’s singles tennis match in Melbourne on February 5, 2021. (Photo by David Gray / AFP)Serena Williams admitted Saturday...
‘I thought I had COVID, but it was cancer’
When Spanish player, Carla Suarez Navarro, had stomach pains and sickness last summer, she suspected it was COVID-19.
After tests, however, the news was far worse than she could have imagined as she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a...
Serena, Halep advance in Australian Open warm-up events
Former world number one Serena Williams and Simona Halep started the season with straight-sets victories in Melbourne a week before the Australian Open gets underway.
Williams and Halep played in an exhibition event with a crowd of 4,000 watching...
Impressive Osaka makes winning start in Melbourne, Kenin through
Japan’s Naomi Osaka hits a return against France’s Alize Cornet during their Gippsland Trophy women’s singles tennis match in Melbourne on February 2, 2021. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / —
World number three Naomi Osaka made light...
Djokovic says future of men's tennis in good hands
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (L) celebrates with teammate Filip Krajinovic (R) after winning against Canada’s Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov during their group A men’s doubles tennis match on day one of the 2021 ATP Cup in Melbourne on...
Kittens, puppies: bizarre tennis quarantine requests
Simona Halep of Romania hits a return against Anastasia Potapova of Russia during their second round Gippsland Trophy women’s singles tennis match in Melbourne on February 1, 2021. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) /
Tennis players forced into...
Osaka, Djokovic, Nadal keen to be at Olympics but virus a big concern
Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal said Sunday they remain keen to compete in the delayed Tokyo Olympics, and would be guided by what the health experts tell them.Japan’s Naomi Osaka is keen to compete...
Djokovic retreats over 'misconstrued' quarantine demands
Men’s world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia responds to fans from a hotel balcony in Adelaide, South Australia on January 20, 2021, one of the locations where players have quarantined for two weeks upon their...
Rats ‘invade’ Australian Open players’ quarantine hotel
Dutch tennis coach Sven Groeneveld under quarantine for two weeks following his arrival trains in his hotel room in Melbourne on January 20, 2021, ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)Australian Open...
