A top-20 fixture for all but two years of the past decade, Madison Keys wears Frances Tiafoe’s tongue-in-cheek nickname for her as a badge of honour. Tiafoe has affectionately called his fellow ...

Australian Open 2018 champion Caroline Wozniacki will make a special appearance at AO 2025 as a headline guest at the ninth annual AO Inspirational Series event on Thursday 23 January, hosted by ...

The men’s singles draw at Australian Open 2025 threw up a tantalising prospect. With 10-time AO champion Novak Djokovic seeded seventh, and Carlos Alcaraz seeded third, it set up the potential for a ...

A well-known story in tennis lore is Virginia Ruzici’s 1978 Roland Garros victory and the subsequent pay-cheque she received – scenes Richard Williams witnessed on television and which inspired him to ...

Iga Swiatek’s superlative level of tennis is conveying an ominous message to her three remaining rivals at Australian Open 2025: Bring it on. The Pole's dominant display against eighth seed Emma ...

The cool, dimly-lit network of tunnels underneath Rod Laver Arena are a contrast to the hot, bright sun and loud frivolity of the Australian Open outside. Walking down a short staircase to a corridor ...

The 19th seed is the only American women’s singles player to reach the semifinals, outlasting the four countrywomen who sit above her in the world rankings: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro ...

While most Italian fans will have been tracking the progress of their world No.1 player Jannik Sinner during the opening 10 days of Australian Open 2025, it’s been another of the country’s troop of 10 ...

Deep in the throes of battle, when the struggle of mind over matter reaches its peak, Jannik Sinner freely admits a little luck never goes astray. His body had been revolting against him from the ...

Toppling second seed Alexander Zverev is no easy feat. The German became the first man through to the Australian Open 2025 semifinals, recovering from set point deficits in the first two sets to ...

They are elite athletes who captivate millions and icons on and off the court. But it’s easy to forget that at their core the players at AO 2025 are just like the rest of us. As Coco Gauff reminds us, ...

In addition to all the usual sights and sounds at Australian Open 2025, visitors this year will be able to enjoy more wheelchair tennis. The sport has come a long way in the last two decades, with the ...