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Carlos Alcaraz sends a nice message to Madison Keys
The women’s edition of the 2025 Australian Open crowned a very surprising champion. On the eve of the first Grand Slam of the new season, everyone thought that the winner would be one between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek. Not only did neither of these two champions win, but both were victims of the same…
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Novak Djokovic drops MRI bomb, silences doubters!
Novak Djokovic ended his Australian Open campaign in the semi-final. Novak experienced a torn hamstring injury in his left thigh in the quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz. The ten-time champion missed training sessions on Wednesday and Thursday to recover for the semi-final. The Serb battled against Alexander Zverev and lost the opener 7-6 after 80 minutes.…
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Aryna Sabalenka confesses why she ‘needed’ to smash racket after painful final loss
Aryna Sabalenka says she wanted to take out her frustration on a racket because she didn’t want to risk potentially being nervous and disrespectful during her on-court speech. Moments after Madison Keys blasted a forehand winner to complete a 6-3 2-6 7-5 win, the Belarusian shook the American’s hand and as soon as she arrived…
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Madison Keys Upsets Defending Champion Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open Final Thriller
Madison Keys of the United States poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after the the Women’s Singles Final match between Madison Keys of the United States and Aryna Sabalenka during the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images A courageous Madison Keys dethroned…
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Watch: Aryna Sabalenka angrily smashes racket after tight Australian Open final loss
Aryna Sabalenka couldn’t hide her frustration after losing a tight Australian Open final as the world No. 1 angrily smashed her racket several times before putting a towel over her head and leaving the court to recollect before the speech. Aryna Sabalenka© X screenshot The Belarusian, who was bidding to become the fifth player…
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Australian Open: Giant-slayer Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka for first Slam at 29
Madison Keys delivered once again in a thriller as the No. 19 seed edged out top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win the Australian Open and become a Grand Slam champion at the age of 29. Two days earlier, the American saved a match point to upset world No. 2 Iga Swiatek and it…
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Italian Tennis President accuses Novak Djokovic of having made ‘faux pas’
Angelo Binaghi, President of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, did not appreciate the words shared by Novak Djokovic on the sidelines of the Australian Open 2025 semifinal lost against Alexander Zverev. The 24-time Grand Slam champion withdrew in the semifinal after the first set against the German. The Serbian tennis player, after losing the tie…
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Aryna Sabalenka gets a very incredible record
Aryna Sabalenka has achieved a new incredible record on the courts of the Australian Open. The Belarusian, beating her friend Paula Badosa, has got her third consecutive final in Melbourne (who is playing right now against Madison Keys). A result achieved in the past by only seven players. The world number one is also the…
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Martina Navratilova slams Australian Open crowd over disgusting Novak Djokovic act
Martina Navratilova unloaded on the Australian Open crowd, slamming their treatment of Novak Djokovic as “disgusting.” Moments after retiring injured from his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev at Melbourne, the tournament’s record 10-time champion was booed off the court. The scene quickly went viral and many weren’t that impressed with the crowd’s act, especially knowing…
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Ex-top 10 identifies reasons behind Iga Swiatek’s surprise Australian Open loss
Barbara Schett thinks Iga Swiatek felt “rushed” in her Australian Open semifinal against Madison Keys and the former world No. 7 also opinioned that the Pole dominating her opening five matches probably backfired in some ways. On Thursday, the Polish tennis star failed to clinch her first Australian Open final ticket after missing out on…
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Novak Djokovic shares where his collaboration with Andy Murray stands after AO exit
Novak Djokovic admitted it was disappointing for him and Andy Murray to see their first tournament in an unfortunate way and also said that they would sit down for a conversation and see if continuing their partnership makes sense. On Friday, the current world No. 7 retired injured to Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open…
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The British Open will return to St. Andrews
The British Open will be held in its 155th year at the legendary St Andrews in 2027, marking the return of the prestigious tournament to the course five years after Cameron Smith took the title in 2022. “I am looking forward to the return of The Open to St Andrews, as are the fans and…
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Nick Kyrgios applauds John Millman’s reporting on disrespectful Novak Djokovic boos
John Millman took a strong stance against the Australian Open crowd’s boos for Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios applauded the former Australian tennis star for his reporting. As you probably know very well by now, the record 10-time Australian Open champion was very loudly booed after retiring his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev due to…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas comforts girlfriend Paula Badosa with outstanding note
Stefanos Tsitsipas was there for Paula Badosa after the Spaniard suffered a heartbreaking Australian Open loss, telling his girlfriend that she is a winner in both tennis and life. On Thursday, the Spanish tennis star appeared in her first Grand Slam semifinal. But overcoming world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka proved to be too big a…
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Caroline Wozniacki dismisses retirement rumors, tells why she mysteriously skipped AO
Caroline Wozniacki has confirmed that she is not done with pro tennis as the Dane clarified that she skipped the Australian Open because she wasn’t feeling well enough to be able to compete due to rheumatoid arthritis. In early January, tennis fans noticed that the 2018 Australian Open champion’s name was crossed from the tournament’s…
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Australian Open: Jannik Sinner downs Ben Shelton – How it happened?
World no. 1 Jannik Sinner is a win away from the Australian Open title defense! The two-time Major champion faced the American Ben Shelton in the semi-final and scored a solid 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph in two hours and 36 minutes. Thus, the 23-year-old scored his 20th straight hard-court Major win and advanced into the…
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Reason why Novak Djokovic must continue to work with Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic’s run at the 2025 Australian Open ended in the semifinals. The former world number 1 tried in every way to recover from the adductor injury that had affected him in the previous round, but the miracle did not succeed this time and he had to retire at the end of the first set…
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Ben Shelton explains why he is disappointed after his match against Jannik Sinner
Ben Shelton put Jannik Sinner in trouble for just one set in the second semifinal of the 2025 Australian Open. The world number 20 was twice ahead of a break in the first set and had a couple of set points at 6-5, but he didn’t take advantage of those chances and the match basically…
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Jannik Sinner gets a remarkable record, better than Rafael Nadal
Jannik Sinner has confirmed, if there was still any need, his status as ruler of the ATP Tour, also underlined by the two incredible victories performed against Alex De Minaur and Ben Shelton, respectively in the quarterfinals and in the semifinals at the Australian Open 2025. The ATP number 1 has reached the final at…
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Iga Swiatek shares all her disappointment after Australian Open defeat against Keys
After a practically perfect run and with a one-set advantage over Madison Keys, former WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek had already anticipated the possibility of facing Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Australian Open 2025, but fate decided otherwise for her. The Polish player was sensationally overtaken by the 29-year-old American, who won the third-set…