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MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion who nearly walked away from tennis last year, was eliminated from the Australian Open on Friday by the unseeded American Amanda Anisimova. Anisimova prevailed in three tense sets, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-5), after saving two match points in the third set. “Definitely I think … Read more

Novak Djokovic’s initial first-round opponent Miomir Kecmanovic through to Australian Open last 16 as Serb concedes his ‘unbelievable’ run wouldn’t have had ‘much of a chance’ if he had faced deported world No 1 Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday  Kecmanovic will now face Gael Monfils in the Australian … Read more

4.57am EST 04:57 Anisimova 4-6, 6-3, 2-2 Osaka* (*denotes next server) A double fault brings 30-30 but Anisimova hits another booming wide serve which opens up the court and brings her game point. She holds for 2-2. 4.55am EST 04:55 Barty* 6-2, 4-2 Giorgi (*Denotes next server) It’s all going swimmingly for Ash Barty on … Read more

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares book their spot in the third round of men’s doubles after coming from a set down to beat Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara at the Australian Open Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beat Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara Murray and Soares had to come from a set down to win … Read more

Novak Djokovic could be deported from Australia because it was “plainly open” to the immigration minister to conclude the world No 1 tennis star was opposed to vaccination against Covid, the full federal court has said. Chief justice James Allsop on Thursday delivered the court’s reasons for rejecting Djokovic’s challenge to his visa cancellation. The … Read more

Melbourne Park in the afternoon is generally a tough gig. The sun is at its most intense, raising the on-court temperature even higher than the mercury measures and sapping players’ energy like a sieve. On Wednesday, 20 January, this particular time slot on Rod Laver Arena comes with the added insult of being the curtain-raiser … Read more

The Tennis Australia chief executive, Craig Tiley, has declared he will not resign over the Novak Djokovic visa saga and rejected suggestions his governing body paid for the deported world No 1’s legal fees. It comes as TA faces increasing scrutiny from players concerned the Australian Open’s voluntary Covid-19 testing protocol is exposing them to … Read more

We have been here before with Andy Murray, wondering if he will depart the Australian Open, never to return again. So perhaps not too much should be read into his obvious despondency after what was, by ranking, his worst defeat at a Grand Slam. His loss — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 — to Japanese qualifier Taro … Read more

As Aryna Sabalenka stepped up to the baseline for her Australian Open second-round match against Wang Xinyu of China, it did not take her long to realise this would be yet another day without her serve. The double faults came immediately and with great variety: slightly long, barely wide, back fence, photo pit. She served … Read more