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Japans Naomi Osaka makes a forehand return to Britain’s Katie Boulter during a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 3. (AP Photo) Ash Barty looked like the world No. 1 in the first set, then struggled the rest of the way against No. 52-ranked Marie Bouzkova before completing a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win in an Australian Open tuneup tournament on Wednesday. In the third set, the 2019 French Open champion exchanged three service breaks early bef...

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams continued her impressive Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets thrashing of Tsvetana Pironkova Wednesday, as world number three Naomi Osaka and top-ranked Ashleigh Barty struggled. Williams, 39, has been in belligerent form at the Yarra Valley Classic and overpowered the Bulgarian with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in 74 minutes. “So far, so good. It’s special to play here with what’s going on in the world,” said Williams, who only lost four games against Dar...

MELBOURNE (AP) — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off and 520 people who flew to Melbourne for the years first tennis major were ordered to isolate after a worker at one of the tournaments’ quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian Open is scheduled to begin Monday. Any players, coaches or officials who quarantined at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Melbourne were deemed to be casual contacts of the 26-year-old infected man...

Serena Sizzles As Osaka, Barty Struggle In Melbourne By Tristan LAVALETTE 02/03/21 AT 6:23 AM Serena Williams continued her impressive Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets thrashing of Tsvetana Pironkova Wednesday, as world number three Naomi Osaka and top-ranked Ashleigh Barty struggled. Williams, 39, has been on belligerent form at the Yarra Valley Classic and overpowered the Bulgarian with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in 74 minutes. "So far, so good. Its special to play here with what...

Serena sizzles after Barty, Kenin script hard-fought wins By Nandita Bose, Steve Keating and Michael Martina Yarra Valley Classic MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams sounded a warning for her fellow Australian Open contenders on Wednesday with a sleek 6-1 6-4 victory against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova to reach the quarter-finals of the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne. After top two seeds Ash Barty and Sofia Kenin faced steep challenges to keep their preparations on course, W...

2021 Australian Open: Youngsters to watch 2021 Australian Open: Youngsters to watch Over the last two decades or so, both men’s and women’s tennis has been dominated by the same old names. Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have mostly stolen the headlines and won Grand Slam trophies galore. But, in more recent times, especially in the women’s game, we have started to see young players challenge the seasoned professionals on all fronts. The WTA Tour rankings a...

COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups By JOHN PYEFebruary 4, 2021 GMT MELBOURNE (AP) — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off and 520 people who flew to Melbourne for the year’s first tennis major were ordered to isolate after a worker at one of the tournaments’ quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian Open is scheduled to begin Monday. Any players, coaches or officials who quarantined at the G...

Serena Williams continued her impressive Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets thrashing of Tsvetana Pironkova Wednesday, as world number three Naomi Osaka and top-ranked Ashleigh Barty struggled.

February 3, 2021 The efforts of Australian Open organisers to make the tournament happen will come to fruition when the year’s first Grand Slam begins on February 8. The players have all completed two weeks of quarantine and Melbourne Park will see the strongest field since the ATP and WTA Tours resumed last summer. Here, we out five talking points for a tournament that will attract plenty of attention on and off court. Will it be Covid-19 free? The world’s best tennis players are arriving,...

WHIZ News COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups MELBOURNE (AP) — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off after a worker at one of the tournaments’ Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. Players preparing for the year’s first Grand Slam tournament, which is supposed to begin Monday, must isolate at their hotels until they test negative for the illness caused by the coronavirus. “We will work with ...