Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-3 on a mixed day for Canadians on Monday at the Australian Open. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 27 seed, needed four hours 59 minutes…
For a full set, Karen Khachanov’s Australian Open quarterfinal versus Sebastian Korda on Tuesday was as tight as can be. Right up until, that is, Khachanov unleashed a down-the-line backhand to cap a 17-shot point and steal…
It all came so seemingly easy for Iga Swiatek last season: two Grand Slam trophies, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak, a lengthy stay at No. 1 in the rankings. Those accomplishments made everyone else expect…
Novak Djokovic and coach Marian Vajda are no longer working together, splitting up after 15 years and 20 Grand Slam titles. A statement that went up on Djokovic’s website on Tuesday said that the two men “agreed to…
Ashleigh Barty was front and center — albeit not for very long — when the Australian Open celebrated its inaugural First Nations Day. The top-ranked Barty has Indigenous heritage, and her second-round match at Melbourne Park’s…
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu made a second-round exit at the Australian Open on Wednesday, dropping a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei at Melbourne Park. The eighth-seeded Canadian struggled from the start versus her 71st-ranked…
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the trip Down Under for the year’s first tennis Grand Slam. Players and officials have to…
Men’s tennis’s governing body has revealed the Australian Open will start on February 8, three weeks later than planned. While Tennis Australia and the Victorian and Australian governments are yet to confirm, the ATP on…
