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MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas dreamed of holding the Australian Opentrophy aloft after nodding off on the eve of Sunday's final but Novak Djokovic ended up giving the confident Greek a rude awakening.In a rematch of the 2021 French Open…

A ruthless Novak Djokovic resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday and crushing the Grand Slam dream of Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipasin a one-sided final.In a rematch…

MELBOURNE: Victoria Azarenka said it took her 10 years to get over being accused of cheating when she last won the Australian Open, and defended Novak Djokovicwho has been accused of dramatising his injury during this year's tournament.The…

Victoria Azarenka ended 2022 ranked 27th in the world – which is exactly how she had started the year. She showed glimpses of her best form, played a few good matches, reached the fourth round at two Grand Slams but her 24-13 record during…

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic steamrolled local hope Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 on Monday to ease into the quarter-finals of the Australian Openwith a statement win in his quest for a 10th title at the Grand Slam that has only been…

MELBOURNE: Top seed Iga Swiatek continued to carve her way through the Australian Open draw on Friday, dismantling Cristina Bucsa 6-0 6-1 in bright sunshine on the Margaret Court Arenato reach the fourth round at a canter.The 21-year-old…

MELBOURNE: A vintage Andy Murray weathered a gallant fightback from Matteo Berrettini before dumping the 13th-seeded Italian out of the Australian Openfirst round with an epic 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(7) 7-6 (10-6) win on Tuesday.With the crowd…

NEW DELHI: Rafael Nadal's first round match at the Australian Open against Britain's Jack Draperon Monday witnessed a hilarious moment that might have happened for the first time in tennis history.The bizarre incident took place between…

MELBOURNE: Nick Kyrgios's hopes of ending his country's 47-year wait for a homegrown men's champion at the Australian Openwere shattered on the opening day when he pulled out of the tournament with a knee injury on Monday.The 27-year-old…

MELBOURNE: Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reportedly cut short a practice match against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday because of a left hamstring issue, five days before the Grand Slam.The Serbian superstar is back in…