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Sabalenka rues another Melbourne Park miss as hardcourt aura fades

While the Keys shock left Sabalenka inconsolable and her racket in pieces, defeat to fifth seed Rybakina had its own unique sting

Published 01 Feb, 2026 11:41am

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Mertens and Zhang win Australian Open women’s doubles crown

'It’s the first week that we’ve actually played together and what a result. It’s been amazing'

Published 31 Jan, 2026 11:23am

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Harrison and Skupski win Australian Open doubles title in first major together

They forced a tense tiebreak, which the British-American pair narrowly clinched with a powerful overhead smash from Skupski

Published 31 Jan, 2026 11:02am

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Elena Rybakina downs Swiatek to move into Australian Open semi-finals

Looking to lift the trophy for the first time, the 28-year-old will take on American Jessica Pegula for a place in Saturday's final

Published 28 Jan, 2026 11:21am

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Pain-free Zverev blasts into Australian Open semi-finals

Zverev sent down 24 aces in a 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) victory and faces world number one Carlos Alcaraz or home hope Alex de Minaur

Published 27 Jan, 2026 01:23pm

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Dominant Sabalenka brushes aside teenager Jovic to reach semis

Sabalenka was even more dominant in the second set, the 27-year-old firing a cross-court winner beyond Jovic to break serve in the opening game

Published 27 Jan, 2026 11:29am

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Organisers invoke extreme heat policy on hottest day at Australian Open

The threshold was reached soon after world number one Aryna Sabalenka completed her 6-3 6-0 win over American teenager Iva Jovic

Published 27 Jan, 2026 11:00am

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Swiatek beats Inglis to end Australian hopes, reach quarter-finals

The world number 168 was the final Australian in the women's singles draw

Published 26 Jan, 2026 03:30pm

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Jessica Pegula proud of consistent runs to Grand Slam quarter-finals

While many view Pegula as an underachiever at Grand Slams due to her lack of semi-final and final runs, the player saw it differently

Published 26 Jan, 2026 01:32pm

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Keys departs with head held high, promises to eat ‘gross’ apple pie

Keys, who dazzled at last year’s tournament to win her first Grand Slam crown

Published 26 Jan, 2026 01:22pm

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Lorenzo Musetti blitzes Fritz to set up Djokovic showdown in Melbourne

The Serb had already advanced to the last eight after his fourth-round opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew due to an abdominal injury on Sunday

Published 26 Jan, 2026 11:55am

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Zverev plays ‘two games at once’ as diabetes clock ticks under Australian Open run

The 28-year-old world number three has won an Olympic gold medal

Published 26 Jan, 2026 11:28am

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Amanda Anisimova downs Wang to book Melbourne quarter-final with Pegula

Anisimova delivered the knockout blow in the form of a huge ace, her seventh of the match, to make it an American quartet in the last eight

Published 26 Jan, 2026 10:28am

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Iva Jovic dumps out Putintseva in 53 minutes at Australian Open

Fans at John Cain Arena had barely settled in as 29th seed Jovic swept aside Putintseva in a display of precision and relentless pressure

Published 25 Jan, 2026 11:47am

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Aryna Sabalenka holds off next-gen talent Mboko to reach quarter-finals

Sabalenka played tiebreak tyrant again as she fended off Victoria Mboko 6-1 7-6(1) to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals

Published 25 Jan, 2026 11:37am

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Djokovic ‘hanging in there’ after landmark 400th Slam win

Roger Federer (369) and Serena Williams (365) are next best

Published 24 Jan, 2026 05:27pm

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Podcasters Keys, Pegula plan trash talk segment before Australian Open showdown

She wants to make me eat her disgusting apple pie with cheese on top of it if I lose

Published 24 Jan, 2026 11:59am

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Gauff rallies to despatch Baptiste in all-American matchup

Gauff was broken twice as she lost her first set of the tournament to world number 70 Baptiste

Published 23 Jan, 2026 12:41pm

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Putintseva embraces role as villain as Turkish fans boo her at Australian Open

The Kia Arena was transformed into a sea of red Turkish flags as fans flocked to support their unlikely hero Sonmez

Published 23 Jan, 2026 11:50am

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Alcaraz turns showman in Moutet mauling at Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz turned on the style as he raced into the Australian Open fourth round on Friday

Published 23 Jan, 2026 11:41am

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Iga Swiatek sees off Bouzkova to reach Australian Open third round

Swiatek eased through the first set, during which she raised the intensity early on and made several successful forays to the net

Published 22 Jan, 2026 01:36pm

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Djokovic eases past qualifier as Keys books third round berth

Djokovic, 38, raced through the opening set and pounced again in the opening game of the second set to heap pressure on world number 141 Maestrelli

Published 22 Jan, 2026 11:41am

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Emma Raducanu to ‘re-evaluate’ after flat Australian Open exit

The 28th seed Raducanu missed the chance to test herself against world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the third round

Published 21 Jan, 2026 02:27pm

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Daniil Medvedev survives early scare to reach third round in Melbourne

A three-times finalist at Melbourne Park, Medvedev battled for over an hour in the first set, only to lose after an intense tiebreak

Published 21 Jan, 2026 12:09pm

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Alcaraz passes Hanfmann test to make Australian Open third round

Alcaraz overcame an early stutter at the Australian Open to defeat German Yannick Hanfmann 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday

Published 21 Jan, 2026 12:05pm

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Top seed Sabalenka sees off Bai to progress to third round

Sabalenka, Melbourne Park champion in 2023 and 2024, powered to a 5-0 lead only to falter, with Bai holding serve and then breaking the Belarusian

Published 21 Jan, 2026 08:08am

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Sabalenka ready to mix it up, Alcaraz coninutes career Grand Slam bid

Sabalenka, 27, said she was mixing up her game as she bids for a third Australian Open crown

Published 20 Jan, 2026 12:41pm

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Champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australian Open

For the ninth-seeded Keys, the first hour and 12 minutes vs. Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova represented a major reality check

Published 20 Jan, 2026 10:56am

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Djokovic reaches 100th Australian Open match win in hunt for 25th Grand Slam

I’m blessed to be playing at this level and another win here tonight is a dream come true says Djokovic

Published 19 Jan, 2026 06:55pm

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Trailblazer Eala exits Australian Open after hero’s welcome

MELBOURNE: Packed crowds and long queues turned out to see Alexandra Eala at the Australian Open on Monday but the...

Published 19 Jan, 2026 01:23pm