Aryna Sabalenka makes it back-to-back AO titles. Is she the most feared player in the game? Aussie claims silverware,more records tumble,and the countdown is on to the Men’s Final.
Australian Open tournament organisers have one million reasons to think they are on the right track with changes to scheduling and courtside access. And they think other slams will follow suit.
Russian street fighter Daniil Medvedev became the first player in almost 30 years to mount multiple comebacks from two-set deficits en route to the Melbourne Park final. Cool-as-ice Italian Jannik Sinner stands between him and the title.
Daniil Medvedev is an ideal opponent for Jannik Sinner to attack first and ask questions later. The Italian will bend his rival to his own strategic intentions and push him to all corners of Rod Laver Arena.
With the help of artificial intelligence,tennis insiders at the Australian Open have observed slight changes to Jannik Sinner’s serve. Before our eyes at Melbourne Park,those tweaks are bearing fruit.
“Not everything in my wardrobe is high fashion;I like pairing my favourite designers with basics from Reformation,Staud and Cotton Citizen,” says the tennis star.
Aged 43,the Indian ace is now the oldest man in the Open era to win a grand slam doubles title,lifting the trophy on his 61st appearance in a men’s doubles draw.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 12th seed Zheng Qinwen in the women’s final tonight,while Aussies Emerson Jones competes in the girls juniors championship final and Matthew Ebden is in the men’s doubles final.
Aryna Sabalenka has become the first Australian Open women’s defending champion in more than a decade,the world No.2 overpowering China’s Zheng Qinwen with a clinical straight sets victory.
Novak Djokovic's record-breaking run at the Open has come to an end at the hands of Jannik Sinner. What does it all mean? Plus,Daniil Medvedev's amazing comeback,and the battle for the women's title as defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Zheng Qinwen.
The 21-year-old who left home to practise at age seven has rocketed from relative obscurity to become the next big thing in Chinese tennis.