Actor Liam Hemsworth with his girlfriend,Gabriella Brooks,in the Polo Ralph Lauren Suite.

Hollywood on centre court as celebrities descend for men’s Open final

A-list guests were plentiful at the last night of the Australian Open,and surprise singing stars outshone a Hemsworth.

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University of Illinois college tennis figures circa 2003 (from left):Evan Zeder,now New Balance director of global sports marketing for tennis;coach Bruce Berque,now head tennis coach at Texas University;Nathan Zeder,brother of Evan;and coach Craig Tiley,now Australian Open tournament director.

‘I don’t know if Craig ever sleeps’:Why the Open isn’t Tiley’s only big win

Before he was tournament director of the Australian Open,Craig Tiley had a big impact in the US.

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Alex de Minaur (left) and Lleyton Hewitt flank tennis legend Frank Sedgman at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Hewitt and de Minaur are Frank fanboys;The Melbourne hotels that host players

A chance meeting in a corridor put Australia’s greatest hope in the company of one of its greatest legends.

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Ariarne Titmus bending the O dress code.

Dress code fail:Titmus and Boxall trade volleys over tennis fashion

Double fashion fault left Olympic swimmer and coach in a quandary at an exclusive Open dinner.

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Some of the best AO Reserve seats in the house are vacant.

Mystery solved:Why some of the best seats at Rod Laver Arena are empty for big matches

Plus,the fans Tennis Australia doesn’t want at matches and a tennis-going theatre hunk reveals details of his latest project.

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Australian player Lizette Cabera gets her makeup done by a MECCA make-up artist at the beauty bar for players.

Kiss and make-up:Welcome to the Mecca at this year’s Australian Open

There’s one item tennis players can’t get enough of in their goody bag from the Australian Open this year.

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Casey Dellacqua,Todd Woodbridge and Lleyton Hewitt pose with the United Cup trophy during the 2025 United Cup Official Draw at Foundation Hall,Museum of Contemporary Art on October 21,2024 in Sydney,Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images for Tennis Australia)

Grand slam! Todd Woodbridge and Lleyton Hewitt’s enormous Tennis Australia salaries

It seems a tennis ambassador can earn much more than Kevin Rudd,Australia’s actual ambassador to the United States.

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Kylie Minogue at the Brit Awards in London last year.

The Open should be so lucky:Behind the scenes moves to lure Kylie Minogue

The star singer is due in the country in preparation for her next tour,raising hopes she might make the trip to Melbourne Park.

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Proud father Peter Bol.

The one thing that’s made Peter Bol even better;Mason Cox turns cub reporter

Champion middle distance runner Bol is seeing life from a different perspective these days. Meanwhile,Mark Philippoussis has revealed which sport his boy prefers over tennis.

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De Minaur prepares to hit with Jannik Sinner.

How Alex de Minaur narrowly avoided doing a nude calendar shoot

Australia’s great tennis hope was perilously close to exposing himself or having to run a marathon thanks to the backroom hobby of a cohort of tennis mates.

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