Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka kissed her hands and raised them to the sky. She’d just defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 for the 2024 Australian Open championship and her second consecutive title in
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Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 26, 2024, 02:40 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions
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USATSI Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev battles sixth-ranked Alexander Medvedev in a 2024 Australian Open men’s semifinal match on Friday at 3:30 a.m. ET at Rod Laver Arena. Medvedev reached the semifinals with a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland. Zverev, meanwhile, reached the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2),
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Yahoo Sports How playoff offenses gameplan for elite defenses with 11-year NFL vet Marshall Newhouse | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by 11-year NFL vet Marshall Newhouse to give an in-depth preview of this weekend’s Conference Championship game matchups by breaking down each offense and how they prepare for the defenses they face.
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How GOOD was PRIME Ashleigh Barty Actually? It was early 2022 and Ashleigh Barty just became the first Aussie to win the Australian Open in 44 years and she did so without losing a single set. A final display of dominance before Barty announced her retirement from tennis later that same year, leaving the sport
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Jan 20, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The fourth-round action at the Australian Open gets underway on Day 8. Men’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic returns to the court in a rare afternoon appearance at Rod Laver Arena. Women’s No. 4 Coco Gauff takes on Magdalena Frech, while later, Australia’s home grown hope
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Mirra Andreeva of Russia reacts during her third-round win over Diane Parry of France at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) Mirra Andreeva may only be 16 years old, but the young Russian is playing like an experienced veteran during the first week of
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USA’s Jessica Pegula suffered an embarrassing second-round defeat in the Australian Open 2024 to crash out of the season’s first Grand Slam on Thursday. She suffered a straight-sets defeat to France’s Clara Burel. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman achieves her biggest victory when she takes out world No. 5 Pegula and advances to the third round of the
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