• 

  Margaret Court gets recognition, without addressing Australian crowd

  Tennis | January 27, 2020 16:04 IST

  Court's criticism of homosexuality has been condemned by current and former players, and prompted some to call for her name to be removed from one of the Australian Open's main arenas.

• 

  Australian Open 2020: Stan Wawrinka edges Daniil Medvedev to enter quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 27, 2020 14:42 IST

  Wawrinka came back to beat US Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 Monday to reach the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park, where he won the 2014 championship.

• 

  Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep crushes Elise Mertens to enter last 8

  Tennis | January 27, 2020 10:13 IST

  The 28-year-old recorded 21 winners to just eight unforced errors in a masterful counterpunching effort that she needed to counteract the Belgian's total of 36 winners and 38 unforced errors.

• 

  Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios in Australian Open 2020: As good as it gets

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 20:21 IST

  Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios's rivalry is set to take centre stage on Day 8 of the Australian Open 2020.

• 

  Australian Open 2020: Time out prompts a question from Tennys Sandgren about Fabio Fognini's rules

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 20:13 IST

  It rubbed Sandgren the wrong way. It got more frustrating for the American when Fognini, after being docked a point for wasting time after dropping his opening service game in the second set, called immediately for a medical time out to treat blisters on his fingers.

• 

  'Didn't do it for the hype': Sofia Kenin stops Coco Gauff in Australia

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 19:59 IST

  Kenin stopped Gauff's latest Grand Slam run by beating her 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-0 in the Australian Open's fourth round on Sunday.

• 

  Roger Federer overcomes slow start, reaches Australian Open 2020 quarterfinal

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 18:19 IST

  After seeming sluggish while dropping the opener, Federer quickly righted himself and pushed through the next three sets without a hitch, reaching the 57th Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career

• 

  Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty cruises into Australian Open quarters, beats Alison Riske in straight sets

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 15:59 IST

  French Open champion Barty will play her quarterfinal match on Tuesday against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. Kvitova beat Barty in the quarterfinals last year at Melbourne Park.

• 

  Tennys Sandgren reaches quarterfinals at Australian Open 2020, beats Fabio Fognini

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 15:28 IST

  Tennys Sandgren is into the Australian Open quarterfinals for the second time in three years after beating 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini in four sets in a heated match on Melbourne Arena.

• 

  Australian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios fourth-round duel highlight day 8

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 15:22 IST

  All the ingredients are there for a classic fourth-round match between Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios at night on Rod Laver Arena.

• 

  Leander Paes, Jelena Ostapenko reach mixed doubles 2nd round at Australian Open 2020

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 15:20 IST

  Paes and Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, erased a one-set deficit to edge out local wild cards entrants Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7(4) 6-3 10-6 in the opening round which lasted one hour and 27 minutes.

Advertisement
• 

  Australian Open 2020: Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab woman to reach Grand Slam quarters

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 14:32 IST

  Ons Jabeur defeated China's Wang Qiang 7-6, 6-1 to reach the quarter-final of Australian Open.

• 

  Australian Open 2020: 15-year-old Coco Gauff dumped out in 4th round by Sofia Kenin

  Tennis | January 26, 2020 13:50 IST

  Coco Gauff lost to Sofia Kenin 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 in the fourth round of Australian Open 2020 on Sunday.

• 

  Rohan Bopanna, Nadiia Kichenok progress to mixed doubles second round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 19:14 IST

  The Indo-Ukrainian pair beat Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Austin Krajicek from USA 7-5 4-6 10-6 in one hour and 15 minutes.

• 

  Kyrgios sets up fourth-round clash with Nadal, survives five-set thriller against Khachanov

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 19:03 IST

  Nicky Kyrgios sets up a fourth-round clash with 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal after surviving a five-set thriller against Russia's Karen Khachanov on Saturday at the Melbourne Arena.

• 

  Medvedev reaches second week at Australian Open 2020, to face Wawrinka in pre-quarters

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 17:42 IST

  Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 for his first Grand Slam title. This is his seventh trip to the round of 16 in Melbourne and first since 2017.

• 

  Zverev back in fourth round at Australian Open 2020; Red-hot Rublev awaits

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 16:09 IST

  Andrey Rublev is on quite a streak at the moment: 11-0 in 2020, 15 wins in a row dating to the Davis Cup at the end of last year.

• 

  Another seed out in Australian Open as Garbiñe Muguruza beats Elina Svitolina in straight sets

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 15:24 IST

  Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon the following year, took the first set in 23 minutes and conceded just 12 points in seven games.

• 

  Australian Open 2020: Ashleigh Barty sees opposition disappear; Federer, Djokovic highlight day 7

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 15:14 IST

  Ash Barty was on and off the court quickly in her third-round match, a straight-sets win that left her most of the rest of the day to do whatever she pleased. If she chose to watch any tennis on TV, it would have been interesting viewing.

• 

  Improved Rafael Nadal makes foe feel 'powerless' at Australian Open 2020

  Tennis | January 25, 2020 15:09 IST

  This assessment arrived after Nadal needed less than 100 minutes to move a step closer to a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 27th-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta in the third round Saturday.