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Andrey Rublev defeats Dominic Thiem in Melbourne Opener
Melbourne : Andrey Rublev won his fifth straight ATP Head2Head meeting with Dominic Thiem as he expertly navigated a challenging opening-round draw on Tuesday at the Australian Open.
In a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win, the fifth seed followed a…
Australian Open : Taylor Fritz, Holger Rune and Alexander Zverev progress to second round with…
Melbourne : American tennis player Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam campaign as a top-eight seed, made a strong start to his 2023 Australian Open campaign with a 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win against Nikoloz Basilashvili on Tuesday.
Fritz,…
Aus Open : Rafael Nadal wins hard-fought battle against Jack Draper to begin his title defence
Melbourne : The 22-time Grand Slam champion, Spain's Rafael Nadal won the Australian Open first-round match against Britain's Jack Draper to kickstart his title defence here at Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
The Spaniard registered a 7-5,…
Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Australian Open due to knee injury
Melbourne : World No.21 Nick Kyrgios withdrew from his home major, Australian Open, due to a knee injury. He made the announcement here at Melbourne Park on Monday. Kyrgios was scheduled to face Roman Safiullin in his first round on Tuesday…
Aus Open : Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Emma Raducanu power into second round
Melbourne : American teen sensation Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Britain's Emma Raducanu opened their 2023 Australian Open campaign with a victory here on Monday. The 18-year-old Gauff advanced to the second round with a 6-1, 6-4 win over…
Australian Open : Stefanos Tsitsipas kick-starts No. 1 bid with comfortable first-round win
Melbourne : Stefanos Tsitsipas is playing for a double prize at the Australian Open. The Greek started his campaign like a man on a mission on Monday at Melbourne Park, where he eased past Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach the…
Australian Open : Iga Swiatek crosses Niemeier hurdle to enter round-two
Melbourne : World No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland began her 2023 Australian Open campaign with a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 win over Germany's Jule Niemeier on Monday. Swiatek will face Colombia's Camila Osorio in the second round on Wednesday.
A…
Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas battle for No. 1 at Australian Open
Melbourne : Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas all start their campaigns knowing they will become the new No. 1 in the ATP Rankings by lifting the 2023 Australian Open trophy.
World No. 3 Ruud can also claim top spot by…
Ignored for India Test tour, Adam Zampa looking forward to ODI World Cup
Melbourne : Ignored for the upcoming Test series against India, Australia's white-ball leg-spinner Adam Zampa has vowed not to give up on making his debut in the latest version of the game but would prioritise doing well in white-ball…
Australian Open : Iga Swiatek to meet Jule Niemeier in opener; Ons Jabeur to open vs Tamara Zidansek…
Melbourne : World number one Iga Swiatek of Poland and Ons Jabeur of Tunisia will be leading the women's singles field as the top two seeded players, as per the draws revealed in a ceremony conducted on Thursday here at Melbourne Park.…