dropping a set for just the second time in three years at Melbourne Park. Sabalenka and Badosa have previously met seven times, with Sabalenka winning five of those meetings including their latest encounter at the third round of Roland-Garros last year.

World No.2 Iga Swiatek powered past No.8 Emma Navarro at the Australian Open to advance to her first Grand Slam semifinal since Roland Garros.

Australian Open boss Craig Tiley's call for Novak Djokovic to be immortalised in statue at Melbourne Park has been shot down by Aussie broadcaster Gerard Whateley, who also argued that fans were within their rights to boo the 24-time major winner.

The blue planet that is Melbourne Park has never teemed with so much life as it has this year. Total attendance at the Australian Open reached 1.1 million, including qualifying week, and the 99-acre grounds were full of fresh experiments such as the child-friendly Topcourt area near the Yarra River.

Jannik Sinner retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev on Sunday, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat.

The Australian Open bottom half will finalize its semifinalists on Wednesday, with Iga Swiatek taking on Emma Navarro, while Madison Keys faces Elina Svitolina in Melbourne.

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World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka sailed into her third straight Australian Open quarterfinal with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Mirra Andreeva on Sunday.

Why is everyone so angry at what long has been known as the Happy Slam? Things are a little out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s

Jannik Sinner retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev on Sunday, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat.

Long-serving Australian Open boss Craig Tiley says Melbourne Park needs to continue ... It wasn’t used in the Olympics, Davis Cup or Roland-Garros,” he said. Novak Djokovic with Tennis ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Wang Ziying and Li Xiaohui have combined to win China’s first Grand Slam title in wheelchair tennis. Wang and Li had a 6-2, 6-3 win over Zhu Zhenzhen of China and Manami Tanaka of Japan in the Australian Open women’s wheelchair doubles final on Friday.