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There’s an eerie silence at Melbourne Park and players are not happy about it. Elina Svitolina misses the fans while one player has slammed a mid-match evac.
Ashleigh Barty. (AFP Photo) MELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty cast friendship aside Thursday with a straight-sets victory over compatriot Daria Gavrilova, as the world number one overcame a patchy performance at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old seemingly lost focus on the brink of victory before downing her Fed Cup teammate 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) in one hour and 32 minutes. Barty's left thigh was heavily strapped but she appeared to move with ease in the second-round win against 387th-ranked Gavrilova. "This isn't very subtle," Barty said referring to the bandage. "I'm as fit as a fiddle. "When you ...
Tennis News: Rafael Nadal will test his sore back again Thursday as he chases a record 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open, while top women's seed Ashleigh Bart
Serena Williams said she played better when she was not thinking quite as much after reaching the third round of the Australian Open for the 19th time with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Nina Stojanovic on Wednesday.
5 Min Read MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Making the Olympics safe from coronavirus will be difficult for Tokyo without stiff quarantine measures that will also inspire athletes and spectators with the confidence to attend events, Australia’s top tennis official said on Wednesday. The Japanese capital is expected to welcome 11,000 athletes at the end of July, when it holds the summer Games postponed from last year because of the virus, but is not currently considering wholesale quarantine for them. Speaking on the sidelines of the Australian Open, the first major Grand Slam event to host crowds, the...