It’s all you can eat at the Australian Open – including itself

It’s all you can eat at the Australian Open – including itself

At the Australian Open,you can watch,be seen,shop,preen,drink and eat to your heart’s content,and even see a bit of tennis between bites.

  • byGreg Baum

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Big-game scalp:Jannik Sinner turns trophy hunter

Big-game scalp:Jannik Sinner turns trophy hunter

Jannik Sinner says this year is hunting season for him. On Sunday night,he bagged his first major championship. There’ll be many more.

  • byGreg Baum
Too old,too good:How a pair of tennis veterans teamed up to top the world

Too old,too good:How a pair of tennis veterans teamed up to top the world

With a combined age of 79,the golden-oldie double pairing of Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna now have a No.1 world ranking to go with their shiny new Australian Open trophy.

  • byScott Spits
Sabalenka and the Australian Open loosen things up – and lead the way

Sabalenka and the Australian Open loosen things up – and lead the way

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.

  • byChip Le Grand
AI analysed Jannik Sinner’s skeleton. This is what it found

AI analysed Jannik Sinner’s skeleton. This is what it found

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.

  • byScott Spits
Are pro tennis players getting short-changed?

Are pro tennis players getting short-changed?

The rewards for the game’s elite are enormous,but the majority of professionals are struggling to pay the bills.

  • byJonathan Drennan
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As it happened Australian Open 2024:Zverev beats Alcaraz in four sets to seal semi-final berth

As it happened Australian Open 2024:Zverev beats Alcaraz in four sets to seal semi-final berth

Linda Noskova takes on Dayana Yastremska,Hubert Hurkacz does battle with Daniil Medvedev,while Anna Kalinskaya v Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev v Carlos Alcaraz round off the quarter-finals on day 11.

  • byCaroline Schelle andRoy Ward
Australian Open,we love you. But you need to calm down

Australian Open,we love you. But you need to calm down

The joy of Australia’s greatest major event is starting to fade with unrelenting crowds and a “dynamic” pricing system that’s dynamically prohibitive.

  • byNeil McMahon
Australian Open serves up a brand bonanza … for those willing to pay

Australian Open serves up a brand bonanza … for those willing to pay

From the front gates of Melbourne Park to the sunscreen sample you’re offered outside centre court,there’s a brand paying top dollar to get in front of your eyes.

  • byStephen Brook andCara Waters
Don’t mention the war:Tennis star slams lack of interest in Ukraine plight

Don’t mention the war:Tennis star slams lack of interest in Ukraine plight

Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko sprayed the tennis world for its ambivalence toward the Russia-Ukraine war as she exited the Australian Open on Friday,lamenting that people have lost interest in her country’s plight.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘No one’s the freak’:How Adam Hills fell in love with para-standing tennis

‘No one’s the freak’:How Adam Hills fell in love with para-standing tennis

The comedian and TV host will play in the first tournament of its kind staged in Australia.

  • byStephen Brook