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John McEnroe ripped into the Australian Open crowd following the Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev match, declaring their boos for the Serb “ludicrous.” After overcoming Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday despite a left leg injury, the record 10-time champion at Melbourne Park managed to take to the court on Friday. But after the second-seeded German won…
Novak Djokovic could not fight for his 11th Australian Open title! The Serb injured his left leg in the quarter-final duel against Carlos Alcaraz and retired versus Alexander Zverev after the opening set of the semi-final clash. Speaking about the injury, Novak cited a muscle tear in his left leg that forced him to retire…
World no. 2 Alexander Zverev will compete in his third Major final at the Australian Open! The German faced the ten-time champion in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic, and prevailed in the opening set 7-6 after 80 minutes of a thrilling battle. Novak missed a volley at 5-6 in the tie break and retired, leaving the court…
Martina Navratilova fully stood behind Ben Shelton’s harsh criticism of Australian Open broadcasters as the tennis legend highlights that certain interviewers must level up their game. After beating Lorenzo Sonego to make the semifinal at Melbourne Park, the American tennis star had something he wanted to publicly say. At the end of his post-match presser,…
Nick Kyrgios was left in absolute disbelief after reading one comment about Alex de Minaur’s game that he even declared it “the worst take ever.” At this year’s Australian Open, the top-ranked Australian male tennis player reached his first quarterfinal at Melbourne Park before Jannik Sinner ended his campaign with a routine 6-3 6-2 6-1…
Boris Becker thinks Alexander Zverev can definitely beat Novak Djokovic but for that to happen the German tennis star must “take the initiative” and not allow the Serb to run him around the court and be the one controlling the pace. On Friday, the 27-year-old will be aiming to reach his maiden Australian Open final…
Novak Djokovic has not held any practice sessions in the last two days to recover from his adductor injury, but Australian Open director Craig Tiley has assured that the former world No. 1 will play the semifinal against Alexander Zverev tomorrow. The 37-year-old from Belgrade reached his 50th semifinal in a Major tournament and became…
Alex de Minaur entered the Australian Open with high hopes. World no. 8 wished to become the first home winner in Melbourne in 1976, but that will have to wait at least for another year! Alex faced world no. 1 Jannik Sinner in the quarter-final. Sinner toppled de Minaur 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in an hour…
American Ben Shelton faces world No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner for a spot in the Australian Open final. Photo credit: Getty Australian Open Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaJanuary 12-26, 2025A$86.5 million ($58.91 million U.S. dollars)Hard Court History At Stake at 2025 Australian Open Ten-time AO champion Novak Djokovic returns playing for a record-extending 11th AO…
Madison Keys of the United States celebrates her thrilling three-set upset of Iga Swiatek to reach her first Australian Open final. Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images The Happy Slam is a platform for Madison Keys’ major dreams. A courageous Madison Keys saved match point at 5-6 shocking second-seeded Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) in a pulsating and…